I kinda wish there was a way to get tap water fortified with whatever magnesium it is thats in spring water or failing that magnesium glycinate.

My understanding is magnesium deficiency is a common thing and that lack of it causes several musculo-skeletal and nervous system problems and in general a less relaxed state of being when deficient

San pellegrino would be interesting to look at since it has a good deal of magnesium in its spring water, those lucky bastards got that good stuff on tap😋

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
    4·
    11 hours ago

    Seriously depends on your local water source. Our tap water has more than enough mg, ca, and other mineral ingredients to start making it a pain in the ass (hard water). But it is (of course) drinkable, and tastes quite good.

  • cosmicrookie@lemmy.world
    8·
    15 hours ago

    You can get magnesium tablets. Adding it to tap water could work but we use water for so many other things besides drinking. There i for example no need for it to be in the water that washing machines use, no need to clean the dishes or your floors in magnesium enriched water either…

  • kersploosh@sh.itjust.works
    35·
    1 day ago

    I would rather find ways to encourage people to eat foods that are natural sources of magnesium. They provide lots of other dietary benefits beyond just magnesium.

    • Soy products (milk, flour, tofu)

    • Legumes and seeds

    • Nuts (almonds, cashews, Brazil nuts)

    • Peanuts and peanut butter

    • Whole grain breads and cereals (brown rice, millet)

    • Fruit (bananas, dried apricots, etc.)

    • Vegetables, particularly dark green, leafy vegetables (artichokes, chard, beet greens, avocados, etc.)

    • Dried beans (lima, black-eyed peas, navy)

    • cheese_greater@lemmy.worldOP
      5·
      4 hours ago

      Hemp seeds are the richest in Mg that I’m aware of atm

      There’s something so luxurious about drinking it straight from the Earth’s blood (water, not oil haha)

  • isableandaking@lemmy.world
    814·
    1 day ago

    Terrible idea, the current problems with Fluoride are not enough to convince you ? Just buy a multivitamin/vitamin and take it if you are deficient.

    Things to keep in mind - safe dosage varies by gender, race, genetic predispositions, diet, weight, etc. This same water gets used to make coffee, tea, orange juice, soda/pop, etc. so now whatever you drink has magnesium.

    Let’s add some D3 in the water for the winter months, oh but now people are getting calcified arteries, so we need some Vitamin K2 mk7 as well. And on it goes until we are overmedicated zombies.

    • N0x0n@lemmy.ml
      2·
      12 hours ago

      And on it goes until we are overmedicated zombies.

      Isn’t that already happening ? I mean look arround you, people get stuffed with things to keep you functional enough and moving without a though. Just like Zombies…

      Pharmaceuticals are not here to heal you, but to keep you alive long enough to pay your bills and make them richer !

      Hope one day we all have balls to become more like Luigi.

      • isableandaking@lemmy.world
        2·
        5 hours ago

        Have we stopped fluoridating the water supply ? No. So yeah it’s already happening.

        Your kids are too loud and can’t concentrate in school - we got a pill for that. Your teens are depressed from taking that same pill for most of their life - we got another pill for that. You can’t concentrate well in college or when working - wow you already know third pill it is.

        It’s insanity and I blame capitalism, but you also have to be able to read between the lines. At some point the parents and their knowledge and experience, their desire for their offspring to be better should come into play. So you can say yes to vaccines, no to pills - but can you say yes/no when it comes to your water being pre-medicated for you ? Nope. So it’s the worst a hidden killer, right there fucking you up from the womb to the hole.