Rhonda Patrick on Magnesium
18 episodes · 56 references · 2013–2025
Based on dated public statements, not confirmation of use today.
Rhonda Patrick has reported taking Magnesium. Referenced across 18 episodes with 56 total references.
View full Magnesium page with research, safety, and pricing →“It's one of the many reasons I'm a magnesium junky and why I eat a ton of chlorophyll containing leafy greens because magnesium's right at the center of that chlorophyll molecule.”
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“I'm taking at night magnesi om so that's a combination of a variety of different magnesiums I take that in addition to the Magnesium glycinate that I take.”
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“I make my morning smoothie every day which consists of kale, chard, and spinach, which is my source of magnesium.”
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“The other one I sometimes take at night is magnesium glycinate by Pure Encapsulations.”
The Science of Magnesium and Its Role in Aging and Disease
“Magnesium is required for over 300 different enzymes in the body, including those that are important for the production of ATP, which is the energetic currency of the cell.”
Rhonda Patrick at Orthomolecular Medicine Congress in Bussum, Netherlands (Keynote Oct. 3rd, 2015)
“Your mitochondria have the ability to repair damage from oxidative stress using the same magnesium-dependent enzymes.”
Maximizing Your Mitochondria with Magnesium
“These DNA repair enzymes actually require magnesium as a co-factor to function. Without magnesium, these DNA repair enzymes do not work efficiently.”
Rhonda Patrick at Orthomolecular Medicine Congress in Bussum, Netherlands (Keynote Oct. 3rd, 2015)
“Magnesium is a cofactor for over 300 different enzymes in the body. It's important for the production and utilization of energy in the form of ATP, but it's also important for repairing DNA damage.”
How Micronutrients & Exercise Ameliorate Aging | Dr. Rhonda Patrick
“For optimal bioavailability of magnesium supplements, it's also generally more effective to take the total daily dose in divided smaller amounts rather than a single large dose.”
The Science of Magnesium and Its Role in Aging and Disease
“Requirements for magnesium depend on age and gender. It's somewhere like 400 milligrams a day for men and somewhere like 300 to 350 for women.”
How Micronutrients & Exercise Ameliorate Aging | Dr. Rhonda Patrick
“Magnesium glycinate's a really good bioavailability, has very good bioavailability, so does magnesium malate or magnesium citrate.”
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“Making sure you have the proper levels of magnesium in your cells by eating kale and spinach on a daily basis is very very important.”
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“If your magnesium levels are low, then you're going to have a difficult time making new mitochondria during exercise, therefore compromising your performance.”
Maximizing Your Mitochondria with Magnesium
“If magnesium intake is low, that may hinder the body's ability to utilize vitamin D effectively even if vitamin D intake is sufficient.”
The Science of Magnesium and Its Role in Aging and Disease
“Make sure you don't take enteric coating magnesium supplements as they can decrease the bioavailability by 67%.”
3 Mechanisms for Magnesium Deficiency
“Alcohol consumption also increases magnesium excretion in a dose dependent manner, with chronic heavy alcohol intake increasing excretion up to two to threefold.”
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