Capsule
Optimum Magnesium
Nervous System Support
$10.00
$0.33 a day · 30-day supply
A blend of magnesium glycinate and magnesium malate. Magnesium supports normal muscle contraction, normal nerve signaling and a calm, balanced mood.
In depth
About this supplement
What Is Optimum Magnesium?
Magnesium is a mineral the body cannot make for itself and has to get from food. Here it comes in two forms, each with the mineral bound to an organic partner: magnesium lysinate glycinate, held by two amino acids, and dimagnesium malate. Between them they supply 250 mg of elemental magnesium per serving.
How It Works in the Body
Chelation is the idea behind this formula. Lysine and glycine each grip the magnesium ion through a nitrogen and an oxygen, closing a ring around it, so the mineral moves as a small neutral molecule instead of a loose charged ion. Dimagnesium malate is different chemistry: two magnesium ions bound to one malate, an acid of the citric acid cycle. Once magnesium is released inside the body it partners with ATP, which is the form enzymes actually work on.
What It Supports
- Enzyme cofactor work: Magnesium is required by hundreds of enzymes, among them every enzyme that spends ATP.
- Amino acid partners: Lysine and glycine arrive as amino acids, and glycine also contributes to collagen and to signaling in the nervous system.
- Calm nerve signaling: Magnesium supports normal nerve signaling and a calm, balanced mood.
- Muscle function: Magnesium supports normal muscle contraction and the release that follows it.
Who It May Suit
People who prefer amino acid chelates to plain mineral salts, and people who want two magnesium forms without taking two products. The capsule is hypromellose and nothing in the formula is animal-derived, so it suits a vegetarian or vegan diet.
Good To Know
A chelate carries more weight in ligand than in mineral, which is why the elemental figure is given separately. Magnesium can loosen stools in larger servings. Talk with your provider before use if you have kidney disease, or if you follow a protein-restricted eating plan, since this form brings lysine and glycine along with the mineral.
FAQ
Common questions
What is it?
Two magnesium compounds in one capsule. In magnesium lysinate glycinate the mineral is clamped by the amino acids lysine and glycine; in dimagnesium malate two magnesium ions bind one malate. Together they supply 250 mg of elemental magnesium per serving, and a serving is two capsules.
How does it work?
Chelation wraps the mineral up. Each amino acid grips magnesium through a nitrogen and an oxygen, closing a ring, so the mineral travels as a small neutral molecule rather than a loose ion. Once released inside the body, magnesium partners with ATP, the form enzymes use.
What makes this form different?
The pairing. One compound is an amino acid chelate and the other an organic acid salt, so a serving brings lysine, glycine and malate along with the mineral. The shell is hypromellose, and the rest is hydroxypropyl cellulose, ascorbyl palmitate, microcrystalline cellulose and silica.
Who is it for?
People who prefer amino acid chelates, and people who want two magnesium forms in one capsule instead of buying them separately. It suits a vegetarian or vegan diet, since the shell is plant cellulose and nothing in the formula comes from an animal.
What should I know before taking it?
The kidneys clear magnesium, and larger servings can loosen stools. Talk with your provider before use if you have kidney disease. Mention it too if you are on a protein-restricted eating plan, since the chelate carries lysine and glycine, or if you take a thyroid medicine.
Ingredients
What is in it
Every ingredient, as listed on the label.
Supplement Facts
Serving Size 2 capsules
| Ingredient | Amount Per Serving | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Magnesium (as dimagnesium malate and magnesium lysinate glycinate) | 250 mg | 60% |
Other Ingredients: Capsule (hypromellose), hydroxypropyl cellulose, ascorbyl palmitate, microcrystalline cellulose, silica.
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