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The 7 Most Common Magnesium Types, Explained

2025-10-24 Education
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Paul Saladino MD
Paul Saladino MD
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Optimizing Magnesium Intake: Ranking Forms and Identifying True Dietary Sources

Stop wasting money on poor magnesium supplements; learn which specific forms absorb best based on your health goals, from sleep enhancement to cardiovascular support.

Short Summary

  • Dietary sources often touted (spinach, nuts, grains) are poor due to anti-nutrients like phytic acid and oxalates, severely reducing bioavailability.
  • Effective supplement forms include Glycinate (calming/sleep) and Taurate (cardiovascular); Citrate is primarily useful as a laxative.
  • Optimize intake first through diet—focusing on meat, coconut water, and milk—and address underlying issues like insulin resistance before relying on pills.

This overview clarifies widespread magnesium confusion by ranking supplement types by absorption and identifying true, bioavailable food sources, ensuring readers optimize their nutrient strategy efficiently.

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🗞️ Newsletter — Reclaim Your Optimal health: https://www.paulsaladinomd.co/sign-up?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=VIDEOID --- --- --- Find out your ideal diet with my ANIMAL-BASED CALCULATOR: https://www.paulsaladinomd.co/ab-guide#calculator?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=VIDEOID --- --- --- What's the Best Form of Magnesium? There are many different types of magnesium, and choosing the right one can be confusing. In this video, I'm going to break down each type of magnesium and explain which form is best for your goals. I'll also cover the best dietary sources of magnesium and highlight which foods to avoid for optimal absorption. There's a lot of misleading information about magnesium sources, and you might be surprised to learn that many popular magnesium-rich foods aren’t very bioavailable. While magnesium supplements can be beneficial, ensuring optimal magnesium intake through your diet is essential. I strongly believe diet is the biggest lever you can pull to heal and improve your health. It's always meat, organs, fruit, honey, and raw dairy. This is an animal-based diet, and I believe it's the most optimal diet for humans. --- --- --- If you can't get fresh heart & liver in your diet, try our 100% grass-fed desiccated beef organs at Heart & Soil: https://shop.heartandsoil.co/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=VIDEOID Looking for a healthy and delicious snack? This is why I created Lineage Provisions. Giving you real foods in the most convenient way. Check us out: http://lineageprovisions.com/psmdyt --- --- --- 00:00 Intro 01:51The best & worst sources of magnesium 05:44 How to test your magnesium levels 05:57 Supplements breakdown 07:50 The best forms of magnesium 10:01 Summary --- --- --- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulsaladinomd TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@paulsaladinomd2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulsaladinomd Send a message to the team: [email protected] --- --- --- Dr. Paul Saladino received his medical degree from the University of Arizona Medical School. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Saladino is a licensed physician in California, but he no longer practices in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Saladino and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Top Comments (10)

@StopPlayingTre 2025-10-24

Ngl Paul we need an updated "eat in a day 2025" video. Even tho it might be similar to previous vids, we all enjoy those videos.

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@legendofnagacharley1974 2025-10-24

Yeah -$ coffee price is ridiculous

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@Myron321 2025-10-25

For a few months I've been using magnesium citrate and am feeling great - no muscle cramps whatsoever.

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@dogman-q3i 2025-10-24

The problem is finding a mag supplement from a company that isnt shifty in their claims or arent flat out lying.

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@rvpvela911 2025-10-24

best summary to date on magnesium, thanks

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@holistic-therapist. 2025-10-24

Yes! Please do a video on taurine and talk about doseage as well. I've just started magnesium taurate... so far so good.

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@Mo-yj3wf 2025-10-24

Hmm.. I remember Paul talked with Morley Robins to take extra large portion of magnesium and now he tells he doesn’t take it at all..

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@MarteinMifune 2025-10-28

You're a legend! I've been trying to find out what form of magnesium I should take.

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@Official_surya_08-04 2025-10-25

Favorite clip on the internet today.

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@msamak3905 2025-10-30

Very informative. Thank you, Paul.

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