Supplemental sources of magnesium can include taking a relaxing Epsom salt bath.
Yes, an Epsom salt bath can get more magnesium into your system.
Hot water dissolves Epsom salts which creates a magical elixir that helps relieve sore muscles.
You should also include adequate amounts of magnesium rich foods in your diet which may be the best way to absorb magnesium.
Chelated magnesium supplements are also very effective. Chelated magnesium means that magnesium is held in place by a larger molecule such as an amino acid.
Chelation makes it easier for your body to absorb magnesium and that includes the chelated magnesium from food.
Some of the best sources of magnesium as far as supplements go, will be organic. However, a certain inorganic source of magnesium may also be very effective.
Epsom salts were discovered in Epsom England hence the name - Epsom salts.
Soaking in an Epsom salt bath can pull toxins from your cells and it's best not to use any kind of soap or bubbles when taking an Epsom salt bath.
Epsom Salt Instructions:
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Epsom salts are rich in both sulfates and magnesium. These will both be easily absorbed through your skin.
And by the way, sulfates are not the same as sulfites. Sulfates are mineral salts that contain sulfur.
To have the best experience, be sure to filter out the chlorine from your bath water by using a good water filter.
Food sources of magnesium will ensure that you get an adequate supply of magnesium as long as they were grown in mineral rich soil.
Also, food sources of magnesium will contain the most of this mineral when they are fresh. Storing foods for too long and long refrigeration times will deplete magnesium.
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Escargot - 250 mg. per 100 gram serving Black & Red Granular Caviar - 48 mg. per 1 Tablespoon serving Raw Kelp Seaweed - 34 mg. per 1 oz. serving |
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Chinook Salmon - 81 mg. per 3 oz. serving Atlantic Pollock - 57 mg. per 3 oz. serving Sablefish - 47 mg. per 3 oz. serving |
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Atlantic Mackerel - 65 mg. per 3 oz. serving Yellowfin Tuna - 50 mg. per 5 oz. serving Raw European Anchovy - 35 mg. per 3 oz. serving |
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Wild Eastern Oysters - 40 mg. per 6 med. oysters Alaska King Crab - 42 mg. per 3 oz. serving Dungeness Crab - 38 mg. per 3 oz. serving |
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Cooked Octopus - 51 mg. per 3 oz. serving Cooked Halibut - 45 mg. per 1/2 fillet or 159 gram serving Cooked Shrimp - 42 mg. per 4 oz. serving |
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45 to 59% Dark Chocolate - 206 mg. per 1 (141 gram) bar 70 to 85% Dark Chocolate - 128 mg. per 2 oz. serving Raw Cacao Powder - 102 mg. per 2.5 Tablespoon serving |
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Cacao Nibs - 128 mg. per 2 oz. serving Milk Chocolate Chips - 106 mg. per 1 cup serving Molasses - 48 mg. per 1 Tablespoon serving |
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Raw Coconut Milk - 178 mg. per 2 cup serving Raw Coconut Cream - 67 mg. per 1 cup serving Coconut Water - 60 mg. per 1 cup serving Raw Grass Fed Cow Yogurt - 60 mg. per 2 cup serving Dried Sweet Whey - 49 mg. per 1 oz. serving |
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Chopped English Walnuts - 92 mg. per 1/2 cup serving Raw Macadamia Nuts - 73 mg. per 2 oz. serving Raw Pistachios - 68 mg. per 2 oz. serving Pecans - 68 mg. per 2 oz serving |
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Pumpkin Seeds - 150 mg. per 1 oz. serving Hulled Hemp Seeds - 140 mg. per 2 Tablespoon serving Dried Sunflower Seeds - 91 mg. per 1 oz. serving Whole Flax Seeds - 40 mg. per 1 Tablespoon serving |
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Yardlong Beans Mature Seeds - 564 mg. per 1 cup serving Adzuki Beans - 119 mg. per 1 cup serving Cooked Lentils - 71 mg. per 1 cup serving |
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Hummus - 175 mg. per 1 cup serving Boiled Chickpeas (no salt) - 79 mg. per 1 cup serving Cooked Black Eyed Peas - 86 mg. per 1 cup serving |
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Tempeh - 134 mg. per typical 166 gram serving Cooked Large White Beans - 113 mg. per 1 cup serving Natto - 64 mg. per 2 oz. serving |
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Raw Millet Grain - 228 mg. per 1 cup Whole Grain Wheat Flour - 166 mg. per 1 cup serving Cooked Teff - 126 mg. per 1 cup serving Whole Grain Yellow Corn Flour - 109 mg. per 1 cup serving |
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Uncooked Rolled Oats - 92 mg. per 1 cup serving Cooked Med Grain Brown Rice - 86 mg. per 1 cup serving Cooked Wild Rice - 52 mg. per 1 cup serving |
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Pitted Prunes - 87 mg. per 1/2 cup serving Medjool Dates - 65 mg. per 5 dates Raw Tamarind - 52 mg. per 2 oz. serving Raw Guava - 36 mg. per 1 cup serving |
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Pureed California Avocados - 68 mg. per 1 cup serving Cooked Cubed Butternut Squash - 60 mg. per 1 cup serving California Avocado - 40 mg. per fruit Cucumbers - 40 mg. per 1 cup serving |
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Sun Dried Tomatoes - 108 mg. per 2 oz. serving Mashed Bananas - 61 mg. per 1 cup serving Mashed Papaya - 48 mg. per 1 cup serving |
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Fresh Basil - 64 mg. per 100 gram serving Pesto - 60 mg. per 1/2 cup serving Dried Cilantro Leaf - 48 mg. per 4 Tablespoon serving |
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Raw Green Peas - 48 mg. per 1 cup serving Baked Red Potato - 48 mg. per 1 small potato Yellow Sweet Corn - 33 mg. per 1 med. ear |
This is an extensive list of food sources of magnesium that will fit into any diet.
The most natural solution is to increase food sources of magnesium and to consume a balanced diet that provides enough of this crucial mineral.
However, some people will prefer or need to take some sort of magnesium supplement.
Organic magnesium is considered a soluble form of magnesium and inorganic magnesium is considered an insoluble form.
Organic Magnesium supplements include Citrate, Malate, and Orotate.
Inorganic Magnesium supplements include Sulfate, Carbonate, and Chloride.
Organic magnesium will be some of the best supplemental sources of magnesium - which does include food BTW.
This form of magnesium is better absorbed and retained by your body than most inorganic forms of magnesium.
However, magnesium chloride that is extracted from sea water may be the most easily absorbed of all the inorganic types of magnesium.
Magnesium oil that's made with magnesium chloride which occurs naturally in the ocean and in some ancient sea beds may be a very effective way to get magnesium into your body - transdermally.
Amino acid chelated magnesium is generally a very effective supplemental source of magnesium.
Good examples of effective amino acid chelated magnesium are Magnesium Taurate and Magnesium Glycinate.
These chelated magnesium supplements can be very harmful to you - especially to your brain cells!
Magnesium Aspartate - this form of magnesium will break down into aspartic acid that's a component of aspartame.
Magnesium Glutamate - this form of magnesium will break down into glutamic acid or MSG.
However, chelated magnesium is considered to be a more soluble form of magnesium and it's one of the more easily absorbed types of magnesium supplements.
Chelated magnesium is often chelated with an organic molecule such as an amino acid which allows magnesium to enter your system through your intestinal wall through the amino acid pathway.
Although, be careful of the other ingredients or additives that may go into these supplements - less is best.
It may take your body about 6 weeks to many months to replenish
its supply of magnesium. And it may be well worth your while to look into one or more
of these supplemental sources of magnesium.
For most people, supplemental sources of magnesium will be relatively safe. You can experiment on your own because any excess magnesium will be excreted in your urine and in your stool.
For most people, loose stools would be the common side effect of magnesium supplementation.
However, anyone with kidney disease or an extremely slow heart rate should probably avoid supplementing with magnesium.
As usual, you should
always do your research and consult your physician if you have any serious health concerns.
Magnesium supplements can be taken with or without meals. However, it's probably best to take them between your meals as magnesium requires stomach acid to be absorbed.
Just remember that magnesium is in fact an alkaline mineral which may neutralize the stomach acid needed for the proper digestion of acidic foods.
Someone who is suffering from very low levels of magnesium may also have a calcium and potassium deficiency because magnesium helps you to absorb both of these minerals.
Magnesium is what helps transport calcium and potassium - in and out of your cells.
However, please be aware that too much of any nutrient and that includes magnesium may cause an imbalance with other nutrients. Remember to try and keep a healthy balance!