Magnesium Glycinate Powder

- Highly absorbable magnesium in a great tasting powder
Magnesium Chelate Powder contains chelated magnesium bisglycinate, one of the best absorbed forms of magnesium. Each 5 gram (1 teaspoon) serving provides 300 mg of elemental magnesium in a delicious orange-flavored powder, sweetened with organic stevia leaf powder. Using a patented process that forms a very stable chelate between each magnesium ion and two molecules of the amino acid glycine, this product should not cause any of the adverse gastrointestinal symptoms associated with magnesium supplementation, such as loose stools or upset stomach.
Magnesium is an essential mineral that serves as an enzymatic cofactor for more than three hundred biochemical reactions in the body, including those of glycolysis, the first step in harvesting the energy potential of carbohydrates. Magnesium is the second most abundant intracellular cation (positively charged electrolyte) in the body after potassium. The adult human body contains approximately 25 grams of magnesium, more than 60% of which is found in the skeleton. Muscle tissue contains about 27%, then most of the rest is found in other intracellular areas; less than 1% is circulating in the blood.
As a structural component of hydroxyapatite (bone mineral matrix), a natural calcium channel blocker, a muscle relaxant, an initiator of calming effects on the nervous system, and a necessary element for electrolyte balance as well as the proper functioning of sodium-potassium pumps, magnesium plays a crucial role in supporting physical strength and mobility, muscle contraction, neurological health, cardiac function, and psychological balance. Magnesium's role as an enzymatic cofactor for processes that generate ATP underlies its importance in maintaining energy levels and metabolic efficiency.