I kinda wish there was a way to get tap water fortified with whatever magnesium it is thats in spring water or failing that magnesium glycinate.

My understanding is magnesium deficiency is a common thing and that lack of it causes several musculo-skeletal and nervous system problems and in general a less relaxed state of being when deficient

San pellegrino would be interesting to look at since it has a good deal of magnesium in its spring water, those lucky bastards got that good stuff on tap😋

  • isableandaking@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Terrible idea, the current problems with Fluoride are not enough to convince you ? Just buy a multivitamin/vitamin and take it if you are deficient.

    Things to keep in mind - safe dosage varies by gender, race, genetic predispositions, diet, weight, etc. This same water gets used to make coffee, tea, orange juice, soda/pop, etc. so now whatever you drink has magnesium.

    Let’s add some D3 in the water for the winter months, oh but now people are getting calcified arteries, so we need some Vitamin K2 mk7 as well. And on it goes until we are overmedicated zombies.

  • kersploosh@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    I would rather find ways to encourage people to eat foods that are natural sources of magnesium. They provide lots of other dietary benefits beyond just magnesium.

    • Soy products (milk, flour, tofu)

    • Legumes and seeds

    • Nuts (almonds, cashews, Brazil nuts)

    • Peanuts and peanut butter

    • Whole grain breads and cereals (brown rice, millet)

    • Fruit (bananas, dried apricots, etc.)

    • Vegetables, particularly dark green, leafy vegetables (artichokes, chard, beet greens, avocados, etc.)

    • Dried beans (lima, black-eyed peas, navy)

      • kersploosh@sh.itjust.works
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        2 months ago

        Tbh, I copy-pasted this from a health website. As far as I know, dried and canned beans are comparable. The biggest difference is that canned beans usually have added salt, which a lot of us could probably do without.