Kefir vs Magnesium for digestion
Short answer: For digestion, more users report improvement with Kefir — 100% of 12 reports, versus 83% of 29 for Magnesium.
Magnesium has 82 meta-analyses and 210 randomized trials on PubMed; the other has not been graded.
Based on 47 reports about Kefir and 1,893 about Magnesium. Not medical advice.
| Kefir Other | Magnesium Supplement | |
|---|---|---|
| User score | 48 | 51 |
| Verdict | Mostly positive | Mostly positive |
| Positive of reports that state an outcome | 94% | 72% |
| Reports | 47 | 1,893 |
| Research | Research pending | AResearch: Strong |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | — | 82 / 210 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Appetite % reporting improvement | — | 100% (2) |
| Focus % reporting improvement | 100% (2) | 77% (39) |
| Energy % reporting improvement | — | 75% (73) |
| Sleep % reporting improvement | — | 87% (331) |
| Anxiety % reporting improvement | 100% (2) | 89% (226) |
| Mood % reporting improvement | 100% (8) | 80% (99) |
| Memory % reporting improvement | — | 100% (7) |
| Performance % reporting improvement | — | 87% (15) |
| Recovery % reporting improvement | — | 96% (24) |
| Pain & inflammation % reporting improvement | — | 91% (33) |
| Digestion % reporting improvement | 100% (12) | 83% (29) |
| Libido % reporting improvement | — | 62% (13) |
| Hormones % reporting improvement | — | 91% (22) |
| Blood sugar % reporting improvement | — | 100% (3) |
| Heart & lipids % reporting improvement | — | 95% (22) |
| Skin & hair % reporting improvement | — | 100% (2) |
| Immunity % reporting improvement | — | 86% (7) |
| Longevity % reporting improvement | — | 100% (3) |
| Common side effects | stomach issues, nausea, irritation | diarrhea, drowsiness, stomach issues, vivid dreams |
| Typical dose reported | daily | daily |
“I make my own kefir. Been feeling great since I started doing it 3 weeks ago.”
This review confirms that the quality of literature is substandard for physicians to make well-informed recommendations on usage of oral magnesium for older adults with insomnia. However, given that oral magnesium is very cheap and widely available, RCT evidence may support oral magnesium supplements (less than 1 g quantities given up to three times a day) for insomnia symptoms.
BMC Complement Med Ther, 2021 ↗“after supplementing with 400mg of Magnesium daily. Winter blues hit me hard and my multivitamin wasn't doing any justice, but once I began supplementing Magnesium, everything changed.”
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