How to Get Enough Magnesium Chloride From Diet Alone

Magnesium chloride is a chemical compound consisting mainly of salts. It is found in heavy concentrations in sea water and brine. Because magnesium chloride aids in the production of digestive acids, the compound provides health benefits by boosting the stomach's ability to absorb vitamins, minerals and other nutrients in food. Oral magnesium chloride supplements are available in pill form, although your daily needs can be absorbed through various foods outlined here.

Things You'll Need

• Assorted foods rich in magnesium chloride, outlined below. Soy milk Tofu

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Instructions

• 1

  Talk with your doctor about increasing your magnesium chloride intake if you have a gastrointestinal disorder. The recommended daily allowance of magnesium chloride is 420 mg daily.

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  Snack on roasted pumpkin seed kernels. A 3 ounce serving contains more than 100 percent of the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of magnesium chloride.

• 3

  Eat more fish, which are rich in magnesium chloride. A 9-ounce serving of halibut provides 75 percent of the RDA.

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  Eat tree nuts unless you are allergic to them. A 1-ounce serving of Brazil nuts supplies 25 percent of the RDA for magnesium chloride. A 1-ounce serving of almonds contains a 20 percent RDA, as does a 1-ounce serving of dried pine nuts.

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  Consume beans and other legumes rich in magnesium chloride. A 1/2 cup of black beans, white beans, lima beans or navy beans delivers a 10 percent RDA of magnesium chloride.

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  Drink soy milk and eat tofu, which is derived from soy. Both are rich in magnesium chloride.