How Magnesium Reduces Your Risk of Cancer | Rhonda Patrick
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Magnesium is pivotal for long-term health processes, such as DNA repair. While deficiencies in DNA repair might not cause immediate harm, they lead to a gradual accumulation of damage – mutations that, over time, can become oncogenic or cancer-causing, In this video, expect to learn about:
- How not getting enough magnesium impairs DNA damage repair
- Why magnesium inadequacy is like throwing gas on the fire when it comes to aging
- How accumulated DNA damage increases cancer risk
- How magnesium intake below the RDA correlates with increased pancreatic cancer risk
- How magnesium intake affects all-cause mortality risk
- Whether getting magnesium from diet or supplements makes a difference
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