Could dealing with depression be as simple as boosting your magnesium intake?
Studies say YES. Antidepressant drugs are not always effective and some have been accused of causing an increased number of suicides, particularly in young people.
Magnesium deficiency, which affects over 50% of people, is a common but often overlooked cause of mood disorders. This deficiency can damage neurons, leading to feelings of sadness, fatigue, and pessimism. Unlike many antidepressants, magnesium is inexpensive, easily available, and does not have dangerous side effects.
Case histories like those in this study showed rapid recovery (less than 7 days) from major depression using 125-300 mg of magnesium (as glycinate and taurinate) with each meal and at bedtime. Related and accompanying mental illnesses in these case histories including traumatic brain injury, headache, suicidal ideation, anxiety, irritability, insomnia, postpartum depression, cocaine, alcohol and tobacco abuse, hypersensitivity to calcium, short-term memory loss and IQ loss were also benefited.
Choosing A Magnesium Supplement
I recommend Mag-Key, a full-spectrum magnesium supplement. It contains not one, but FOUR highly absorbable forms of Magnesium (Magnesium Glycinate, Magnesium Taurinate, Magnesium Orotate, and Magnesium Malate) along with Vitamin B-6.
P.S. If someone you know is suffering from depression or other debilitating symptoms, won’t you please share this information with them?
Resources:
Eby GA, Eby KL. Rapid recovery from major depression using magnesium treatment. Med Hypotheses. 2006;67(2):362-70. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.01.047. Epub 2006 Mar 20. PMID: 16542786.
Eby GA 3rd, Eby KL. Magnesium for treatment-resistant depression: a review and hypothesis. Med Hypotheses. 2010 Apr;74(4):649-60. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.10.051. Epub 2009 Nov 27. PMID: 19944540.
