For over 15 years, I’ve spent my career as a health journalist uncovering medical trends, talking to experts, and analyzing studies. 

I’ve also spent countless hours in the lab—working directly with research and running tests.

I’ve always trusted science, always believed that facts and data were the ultimate truth. 

But never, in all my years of research, did I think I'd be writing this: you need to throw away your magnesium supplements.

That might sound extreme, but the evidence I uncovered about magnesium—likely sitting in your medicine cabinet right now—was so unsettling that I felt I had no choice. 

My background in lab science has taught me to follow the data, and this data tells a disturbing story.

But let me step back for a moment and tell you why I even started down this path. 

I wasn’t expecting to be here today—warning you about something that many of us assume is harmless.

I'm a mom to two children. As a mother, I’ve always been hyper-aware of what my family consumes. The last thing I want is to expose them—or myself—to something toxic. 

Like millions of Americans, I thought I was doing the right thing by taking magnesium supplements for things like better sleep, muscle cramping, and stress. 

After all, these products are sold in every store, touted as a simple, effective solution to many health concerns. I thought I was helping my body like everyone else.

But one night, after taking my daughter to the doctor after she was complaining of headaches and fatigue, I felt an overwhelming sense of guilt. 

I had just given her a dose of magnesium the night before. She’d been taking it for weeks, just like I had. 

What if I was unknowingly giving her something dangerous? What if, despite all my research, I was failing to protect her?

That question haunted me, and it sent me straight back into detective mode. I couldn’t rest until I had answers. 

That’s when I started researching deeper into the magnesium supplements we all trust—and what I found was shocking.