Did You Know?
A female over age 31 should get at least 320 mg of magnesium a day according to the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA).1
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Some Cancer Drugs Cause Magnesium Depletion
"Magnesium chloride has been suggested to be an important item in any person's cancer treatment strategy."2 |
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- What medications or drugs are known to potentially cause a magnesium loss?
Some of the known drugs that might cause magnesium loss include:
- Platinol®, a Cisplatin, is known to cause magnesium loss3
- Proleukin® Aldesleukin4
- Carboplatins5 including Paraplatin® or any of the generic forms
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- How can you increase your magnesium?
Eating a wide variey of green vegetables such as spinach as well as legumes (beans and peas), nuts and seeds, whole grains will help you meet your daily dietary need for magnesium.6
Other foods that increase magnesium intake include: |
| Foods High in Magnesium6 |
Serving Size |
Magnesium (mg) |
| Beans, black |
1 cup |
120 |
| Broccoli, raw |
1 cup |
22 |
| Halibut |
1/2 fillet |
170 |
| Nuts, mixed |
1 oz |
64 |
| Asparagus, cooked |
1 cup |
18 |
| Flounder |
1 fillet |
51 |
| Artichokes, cooked |
1 medium |
72 |
| Rockfish |
1 fillet |
51 |
| Tuna |
3 oz |
54 |
| Seeds, pumpkin and squash |
1 oz (142 seeds) |
151 |
| Soy milk |
1 cup |
61 |
| Spinach, cooked |
1 cup |
157 |
| Tofu |
1/4 block |
37 |
| Whole grain cereal, ready-to-eat |
1 cup |
39 |
| Oat cereal, cooked |
1 cup |
54 |
| Whole wheat bread |
1 slice |
24 |
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- What if you cannot increase your magnesium enough through your diet?
Ask your physician or pharmacist about a magnesium supplement. A 14 month randomized trial shows that magnesium supplements are of considerable benefit and show no harmful effects in patients receiving cisplatin treatment.
It is suggested that magnesium supplements should be a routine part of the treatment regime, and that these should comprise of both i.v. supplements during treatment and oral supplements between courses.7
If your diet isn't giving you the magnesium your body needs to function at its best, ask about SLOW-MAG®, Magnesium Supplement Tablets, a dietary supplement that is enteric-coated to help prevent stomach upset and relies on magnesium chloride to help your body absorb more magnesium compared to magnesium oxide.8
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