MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY QUESTIONNAIRE
From: Magnesium for Life by Mark Sircus
1.Circle each “YES” answer which is given a numerical value.
2.Total your score, then Subtract 15 if you supplement at least 600 mg of magnesium daily
▲ Score 30-50-It is likely your body is magnesium deficient.
▲ Score >50- You are magnesium deficient!
QUESTION -“YES?” |
POINTS |
Under excessive emotional stress |
2 |
Irritable, or easily provoked to anger |
3 |
Restless, or hyperactive |
2 |
Easily startled by sounds or lights |
4 |
Difficulty sleeping |
2 |
Chronic headaches or migraines |
3 |
Convulsions |
2 |
Fine tremor or shakiness in your hands |
3 |
Fine, barely noticeable muscle twitching around your eyes, facial muscles, or other muscles of your body |
3 |
Muscle cramps |
3 |
Muscle spasms in hands or feet |
3 |
Gag or choke from spasms in your esophagus |
4 |
Have asthma or wheezing |
3 |
Suffer from emphysema, chronic bronchitis, or shortness of breath |
2 |
Have osteoporosis |
5 |
Have you ever had a kidney stone |
3 |
Suffer from chronic kidney disease |
2 |
Have diabetes |
4 |
Have an overactive thyroid, or parathyroid gland |
3 |
Have high blood pressure |
3 |
Have mitral valve prolapse (“floppy heart valve”) |
4 |
Have very fast heart beats, irregular heart beats, or arrhythmia |
3 |
Take Digitalis (Digoxin) |
3 |
Take any kind of diuretic |
5 |
Recent radiation therapy or exposure |
5 |
Have more than 7 alcohol drinks weekly |
4 |
Have you ever had a drinking problem? |
3 |
Have more than 3 servings of caffeine daily |
2 |
Eat sugar containing food daily |
2 |
Crave carbohydrates &/or chocolate |
2 |
Crave salt |
2 |
Eat a high processed food/ junk food diet |
2 |
Eat a diet low in green, leafy vegetables, seeds, & fresh fruit |
2 |
Eat a low protein diet |
2 |
Pass undigested food or fat in your stools |
2 |
Suffer from chronic intestinal disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's, irritable bowel syndrome |
3 |
Frequent diarrhea or constipation |
3 |
Suffer from PMS or menstrual cramps |
3 |
Pregnant or recently pregnant |
2 |
In previous pregnancy had high blood pressure or preeclampsia |
4 |
Chronic fatigue |
2 |
Muscle weakness |
2 |
Cold hands &/or feet |
2 |
Numbness in face, hands, or feet |
2 |
Persistent tingling in body |
2 |
Chronic lack of interest, indifference, or apathy |
2 |
Poor memory |
2 |
Loss of concentration |
2 |
Anxiety |
3 |
Chronic depression for no apparent reason |
2 |
Feelings of disorientation as to time or place |
2 |
Feel your personality is stiff or mechanical |
2 |
Hallucinations |
2 |
Feel that people are trying to harm or persecute you |
2 |
Face pale, puffy, or lacking in color |
2 |
Loss of considerable sexual energy or vitality |
2 |
Been told by your Dr that your blood calcium is low |
3 |
Take Calcium supplements regularly without magnesium |
2 |
Take iron or zinc supplements regularly without magnesium |
2 |
Known chronic exposure to fluorides |
2 |
Frequently use antibiotics, steroids, oral contraceptives, Indomethacin, Cisplatin, Amphotericin B, Cholestyramine, synthetic estrogens |
3 |
Chronic low-level inflammation (CLII) involved in almost all health problems
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