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Itchy, bitchy, itchie, itchie, itchy, itchy and bitchy.

Hello everyone, this is Karen Nickel family nurse practitioner, and this is It Nickle Family Nurse Practitioner and this is

Itchy and Bitchie a podcast that provides answers to your many

unanswered health questions. I continue to get questions about

magnesium from the enrollees in my course, the Barry

Manipause Answer. So I am sharing my magnesium podcast again. I had an interaction

with one of the course members just today about the use of magnesium to help with constipation.

The most common question I receive is, what type of magnesium should I take if I decide to take a supplement?

But before we get rolling, I want to remind you about my course called the

Paraminopause answer. If you are going through this phase in life called Perimenopause, I would love to have the opportunity to talk to you about the chorus to see if it's the right fit for you. There is a link on our website, Itchy and Buchi..com and our Facebook page I and B

podcast where you can schedule an appointment for a Zoom call with me. I'm going

to say it again. This is a Zoom call with me. It is not a webinar. so when you make an appointment I will be sitting at my

desk waiting for you to join the one-on-one zoom call now let's talk about

magnesium so let's start with what magnesium is and what it does for us.

Magnesium is an essential mineral that plays an important role in the function of the brain, heart, and

skeletal muscle.

Magnesium also is part of hundreds of enzomatic processes that regulate things like energy metabolism,

the making of proteins, muscle and nerve function, blood pressure control,

blood glucose regulation,

and synthesis and activation of Vitamin D.

Pretty important list.

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