Magnesium deficiency linked to muscle cramps, numbness and palpitations
Cardiology professor Khaled Al-Nemer warns that low magnesium can cause muscle cramps, numbness and sometimes heart palpitations.
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AIDr. Khaled Al-Nemer, professor of cardiology and arterial catheterization at the College of Medicine, has said that magnesium deficiency is one of the causes of muscle cramps, numbness, and sometimes heart palpitations.
Al-Nemer added, via the X platform, that causes of magnesium deficiency include uncontrolled diabetes, diuretics, malabsorption, and certain antacid medications.
The cardiology professor also noted that magnesium is abundant in pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, almonds, spinach, and legumes.