Did You Know?
Athletes, such as endurance runners, with low magnesium levels burn energy faster and make the body work harder than those with adequate levels.*
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Certain Prescription Medications May be Associated with Magnesium Depletion
Certain antibiotics, diuretics (water pill), anti-neoplastics (anti-cancer medicines)
and certain other medications can potentially cause magnesium loss. Some examples of these drugs include:1-7 |
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Antibiotics
- Aminoglycosides
- Pentamidine
- Ticarcillin
Antineoplastics
- Aldesleukin
- Carboplatin
- Cisplatin
- Gemtuzumab
Immunosuppressants
- Cyclosporine
- Sirolimus
- Tacrolimus
Loop/Thiazide Diuretics
- Bumetanide
- Chlorthalidone
- Ethacrynic acid
- Furosemide
- Hydrochlorothiazide
- Indapamide
- Metolazone
- Torsemide
Other
- Acetazolamide
- Amphotericin ß
- Digoxin
- Foscarnet
Magnesium supplementation can help the body maintain proper magnesium levels.
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How can you increase your magnesium?
Eating a wide variey of green vegetables such as spinach as well as legumes (beans and peas), nuts and seeds, whole grains will help you meet your daily dietary need for magnesium.8
Other foods that increase magnesium intake include: |
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| Foods Rich in Magnesium8 |
Serving Size |
Magnesium (mg) |
| Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt |
1 cup |
157 |
| Seeds, pumpkin and squash seeds, whole, roasted, with salt |
1 oz |
156 |
| Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
1 cup |
120 |
| Nuts, mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, salt added |
1 oz |
64 |
| Artichokes, (globe or french), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
1 medium |
50 |
| Halibut, Greenland, cooked, dry heat |
3 oz |
28 |
| Orange juice, raw |
1 cup |
27 |
| Fish, tuna, white, canned in oil, drained solids |
3 oz |
26 |
| Flatfish (flounder and sole species), cooked, dry heat |
3 oz |
19 |
| Broccoli, raw, chopped |
1 cup |
18 |
| Bread, wheat |
1 slice |
12 |
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What if you cannot increase your magnesium enough through your diet?
Ask your physician or pharmacist about a magnesium
supplement.
If your diet isn't giving you the magnesium your body needs, ask about SLOW-MAG®, Magnesium Supplement Tablets, a dietary supplement that is enteric-coated to help prevent stomach upset and relies on magnesium chloride to help your body absorb more magnesium compared to magnesium oxide.9 |
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