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​The supplement aisle looks more like a pharmacy-meets-health-food jungle these days. Collagen for skin, ashwagandha for stress, omega-3 for your brain, melatonin for sleep, calcium for bones, B12 for energy… and on and on. But what if there is one humble mineral that could quietly do the job of half your supplement shelf? No, it’s not magic. It’s magnesium. And …

To ensure that you have adequate magnesium levels, you need to include a wide variety of magnesium-rich foods in your diet. Leafy green vegetables, especially spinach, are good sources of this essential mineral. Legumes, such as beans and peas, are also high in magnesium. Nuts, particularly Brazil nuts and almonds and seeds like hemp, pumpkin, and linseeds, are also great …