Are you getting enough? The recommended amount for women is 320 mg a day, and 420 mg a day for men.

You should be able to get the recommended daily amount just through food servings, but if not there are supplements available.

Magnesium rich foods include:
Green vegetables, such as spinach, artichoke and okra. There is a really yummy sounding recipe over at Veggie Chic for Okra Curry. Its definitely something I am going to try, as soon as I can locate some okra.

Fish, such as sole, halibut and flounder. On the west coast, we eat mostly salmon. Salmon is a little far down on the magnesium scale. However that fish does come with other benefits.

Beans White beans, and black beans win the prize here, with navy beans coming in a somewhat distant third place.

Seeds The most magnesium filled seed is the pumpkin seed. However, I have no idea how to find pumpkin seeds after Halloween is over. The only way I know how to find them, is by carving a jack-o-lantern. Other than that, I am clueless.

Legumes I will admit, I am not so sure what a legume is…..I always thought of it as a bean or seed…maybe one of you can enlighten me on this.

Nuts Ever heard the line “Pernambuco, where the nuts come from”? Charley’s Aunt comes from there…as do Brazil nuts. (sidenote: please excuse my obscure musical theatre references – I try to use my totally useless knowledge as much as I can, and I didn’t ever think that I could get rid of that Pernambuco reference. I have been trying to use it for almost 15 years).

And I saved the best for last…..now here is the best reason to cap off your meal with chocolate. Dark chocolate is high in magnesium.

**The real information in this post was provided by The New York State Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Program.

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Are You Getting Enough Magnesium?