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Magnesium Deficiency Self-Assessment
A printable four-page checklist for recognizing the symptoms and risk factors of magnesium deficiency. This self-assessment covers sleep, muscle, digestive, and energy signs, the labs worth discussing with your clinician, and what your results may suggest.
Poor sleep. Muscle cramps and twitching. Tension headaches. Constipation. The particular exhaustion of feeling wired but tired. Every one of these has many possible causes. A low magnesium level is one of the more commonly overlooked culprits.
This four-page checklist will not diagnose you. What it will do is help you organize what you are actually experiencing into something worth bringing to your clinician.
What is inside
A symptom checklist across six areas: sleep and nervous system, muscles and recovery, cognition, digestion, heart rhythm, and general energy.
A risk factor checklist covering diet patterns, lifestyle drainers, gut and medical history, and the medications that quietly deplete magnesium.
Three-tier guidance on what your findings may suggest.
The specific labs worth requesting are serum magnesium, RBC magnesium, and related potassium, calcium, and kidney function values.
Safety reminders covering kidney disease, medication timing, and long-term acid suppression.
Why a normal lab result may not settle the question
Only about 1% of your body's magnesium circulates in the bloodstream. The rest is held in tissue, bone, and cells. A very low serum result confirms a problem, but a normal one does not rule it out. This is why symptoms and risk factors, taken together, often tell you more than a single number.
Who it is for
Anyone wondering whether magnesium is a missing piece of the picture, particularly those taking a proton pump inhibitor or a diuretic long-term, living with digestive conditions that impair absorption, or with potassium or calcium levels that run low without a clear explanation.
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The Aslan Health Podcast with Dr. Mike Hauman — Where Science Meets Soul
This content is educational and is not medical advice. Listening or reading does not create a physician-patient relationship, and nothing here substitutes for individualized care from your own clinician. Do not use it to diagnose or treat a health problem, and do not delay or disregard professional medical advice because of something you read or heard here.
Talk with your physician or pharmacist before starting any supplement — particularly if you are pregnant or nursing, have a diagnosed condition, or take prescription medication. Supplements can interact with medications.
If you think you may have a medical emergency, call 911 or your local emergency number.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
