Take magnesium for PMS
September 23, 2008
If you tend to feel blue just before you get your period, try boosting your magnesium intake. The essential mineral can alleviate the monthly blahs, and ease bloating and breast tenderness.
Eat your magnesium: Your best food sources are nuts (like almonds or walnuts), seeds (pumpkin or sunflower), dark green vegetables (spinach, kale, and bok choy), unrefined grains, soy, and tofu. Adult women need at least 310 mg of magnesium daily, so you’ll need to eat a variety of foods to get extra magnesium. For example, an ounce of dry roasted almonds contains 80 mg of magnesium, and a ½ cup of cooked spinach contains 75 mg.
Pop a supplement: To treat PMS, start taking 200 mg daily for the first two weeks of your cycle, then bump it up to 400 mg for the last two weeks. For a double whammy, look for a supplement touting both magnesium and calcium, which aids absorption.
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Eat your magnesium: Your best food sources are nuts (like almonds or walnuts), seeds (pumpkin or sunflower), dark green vegetables (spinach, kale, and bok choy), unrefined grains, soy, and tofu. Adult women need at least 310 mg of magnesium daily, so you’ll need to eat a variety of foods to get extra magnesium. For example, an ounce of dry roasted almonds contains 80 mg of magnesium, and a ½ cup of cooked spinach contains 75 mg.
Pop a supplement: To treat PMS, start taking 200 mg daily for the first two weeks of your cycle, then bump it up to 400 mg for the last two weeks. For a double whammy, look for a supplement touting both magnesium and calcium, which aids absorption.
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Your Comments:
My accupuncturist's suggested taking liquid Magnesium(one tablespoon a day) around my period for stress. I was suprised at how well it worked. On some days that my stress level seemed higher than others I took two tablespoons, which my accupuncturist's said was fine to do. He also said the liquid magnesium was better because it went right into your blood stream, making it work faster than a supplement. Hope this tip helps.
-- Michelle
