>From: Mary French
 >What are natural (food) sources of this mineral?  Should I consider a
 >supplement, or does a paleodiet naturally supply a higher level of
 >magnesium?  What foods should I increase/ adjust.

Hi Mary

One of he best sources of Magnesium is from pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds.
I asked a while back if they were paleo and the answer seemed to be assertive
as others ate them. Anyway here is a nutritional breakdown of pumkin seeds. As
you can see they are also very high in potassium.

Pumpkin and/or squash seeds, hulled, roasted   Serving: cup
Grams: 227.00 Calories (kcal): 1184.94
Protein (gm): 74.84 Fat (gm): 95.64
Carb (gm): 30.49 Fiber (gm): 8.85
Water: 16.12 Saturated Fat (gm): 18.09
Polyunsat Fat (gm): 43.60 Monounsat Fat (gm): 29.74
Cholesterol (mg): 0.00 Alcohol (gm): 0.00
Vitamin A (RE): 86.26 Vitamin A (IU): 862.60
Carotene (mg): 86.26 Vitamin E (mg/IU): 2.27
Vitamin C (mg): 4.09 Thiamin (mg): 0.48
Riboflavin (mg): 0.72 Niacin (mg): 3.95
Vitamin B6 (mg): 0.20 Vitamin B12 (mg): 0.00
Calcium (mg): 97.61 Phosphorus (mg): 2660.44
Magnesium (mg): 1212.18 Iron (mg): 33.91
Zinc (mg): 16.89 Copper (mg): 3.14
Sodium (mg): 1305.25 Potassium (mg): 1829.62