Magnesium
143 sourcesRay Peat considered magnesium one of the most important minerals for metabolic health, essential for energy production, nerve and muscle function, and cardiovascular health. He noted that magnesium deficiency is extremely common and contributes to hypertension, heart arrhythmias, muscle cramps, anxiety, insomnia, and metabolic dysfunction.
Peat recommended magnesium-rich foods (dark chocolate, epsom salt baths) and topical magnesium for those with digestive issues. He noted that stress depletes magnesium (cortisol promotes urinary magnesium loss), creating a vicious cycle where magnesium deficiency increases stress vulnerability.
Key Positions
- Magnesium is essential for ATP production, nerve function, and muscle relaxation
- Deficiency contributes to heart arrhythmias, hypertension, and muscle cramps
- Stress depletes magnesium through cortisol-induced urinary loss
- Opposes excess calcium at the cellular level — the calcium/magnesium ratio matters
- Epsom salt baths provide topical magnesium absorption
- Coffee provides magnesium; dark chocolate is another good source
- Magnesium supports healthy blood vessel relaxation without the risks of nitric oxide
Sources
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Alzheimer's: The problem of Alzheimer's disease as a clue to immortality - part 1.
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Alzheimer's: The problem of Alzheimer's disease as a clue to immortality - part 2.
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Aspirin, brain and cancer.
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Autonomic systems.
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BSE ("mad cow"), scrapie, etc.: Stimulated amyloid degeneration and the toxic fats.
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Bleeding, clotting, cancer.
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Blocking Tissue Destruction.
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Bone Density: First Do No Harm.
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Caffeine: A vitamin-like nutrient, or adaptogen. Questions about tea and coffee, cancer and other degenerative diseases, and the hormones.
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Calcium and Disease: Hypertension, organ calcification, & shock, vs. respiratory energy
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Cancer: Disorder and Energy
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Cataracts: water, energy, light, and aging
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Cholesterol, longevity, intelligence, and health.
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Diabetes, scleroderma, oils and hormones.
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Eclampsia in the Real Organism: A Paradigm of General Distress Applicable in Infants, Adults, Etc.
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El problema de la enfermedad de Alzheimer como una pista para la inmortalidad
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Epilepsy and Progesterone.
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Estrogen - Age Stress Hormone.
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Estrogen and Osteoporosis.
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Fatigue, aging, and recuperation
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Glucose and sucrose for diabetes
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I Choose Ice Cream - Geneviève
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Immunodeficiency, dioxins, stress, and the hormones.
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Iron's Dangers.
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Meat physiology, stress, and degenerative physiology