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View the Show Notes For This Episode Get Free Weekly Health Tips from Dr. Hyman Sign Up for Dr. Hyman’s Weekly Longevity Journal Get Ad-free Episodes & Dr. Hyman+ Audio Exclusives Magnesium is a critical mineral that is responsible for more than 600 enzyme reactions in the body, yet most people are not getting enough of it. Magnesium is critical for your cells to make energy, for many different chemical pumps to work, to stabilize membranes, and to help muscles relax. Essentially, anything that is tight, irritable, crampy, or stiff—whether it is a body part or even a mood—can be a sign of low levels of magnesium, and magnesium deficiency has even been linked to inflammation in the body and higher CRP levels. In today’s episode of a new series I’m calling Know Your Numbers , I dive deep into magnesium. I discuss why millions of people suffer with undetected magnesium deficiency, how conventional medicine misses the mark in measuring magnesium levels, how Functional Medicine treats magnesium deficiency, and much more. You can test your magnesium levels with Function Health , a company I co-founded. It has been a lifelong dream for me. Function is the first-ever membership that includes 100+ lab tests and personalized insights from globally renowned doctors based on your results. Join Function at FunctionHealth.com . This episode is brought to you by AG1 and Open. Get your daily serving of vitamins, minerals, adaptogens, and more with AG1. Head to DrinkAG1.com/Hyman and get 10 FREE travel packs + a Welcome Kit with your first order. Take your meditation practice further and start your FREE 30-day trial of Open by visiting WithOpen.com/Mark today. Here are more details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): Symptoms of magnesium deficiency (5:23 / 3:25) Why is magnesium deficiency a problem? (6:19 / 4:21) Testing magnesium levels (7:27 / 5:29) How magnesium works in the body (8:45 / 6:47) Why magnesium deficiency is so prevalent (11:46 / 9:48) The Functional Medicine approach to measuring magnesium levels (16:14 / 14:16) Root causes of and conditions related to magnesium deficiency (17:48 / 15:50) Addressing magnesium deficiency (23:27 / 21:29)