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From some admittedly not very scientific research into this, it seems that different forms of magnesium are absorbed differently by the body. It is claimed that

by xlm1717 11y ago

From some admittedly not very scientific research into this, it seems that different forms of magnesium are absorbed differently by the body. It is claimed that magnesium oxide is poorly absorbed by the body and can lead to more side effects than other forms of magnesium. Magnesium citrate is supposed to be better, but the best forms are supposed to be chelated magnesium compounds. Chelated magnesium is supposed to be most easily absorbed by the body and best tolerated in terms of side effects. From personal experience, I will say that I feel better after taking chelated magnesium vs magnesium citrate. The specific chelated magnesium compound I take is magnesium glycinate/lysinate. It has helped ease symptoms of anxiety. I had previously taken magnesium citrate, which ended up making me feel nauseous. A lot of the sites that come up in google are alternative health sites (Mercola, etc.). Here are two links that may be more reliable: http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-998-magnesium.aspx?activeingredientid=998 http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-998... http://www.drugs.com/mtm/chelated-magnesium.html http://www.drugs.com/mtm/chelated-magnesium.html Also, here is a PDF of a class action lawsuit filed against a manufacturer accused of putting magnesium oxide in their chelated magnesium to cut costs. Has a lot of information on the purported benefits of magnesium and on how the magnesium industry is run: https://www.truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Hoffman-v.-Bluebonnet-Nutrition-Corp.-complaint-.pdf https://www.truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/0...

amelius 11y ago
Very interesting. Can you recommend a specific brand? By the way, I have noticed that flaxseed oil (1-2 tablespoons/day on some bread) also helps ease anxiety in my case. I have no clue about the mechanism behind it, but I just wanted to mention it.
- stevedonovan 11y ago
  Flaxseed oil is a good source of an omega 3 essential fatty acid, ALA. Generally most people don't get nearly enough omega 3 - the other source is oily fish. Our nervous system is particularly dependent on it.
logfromblammo 11y ago
Chelated magnesium is very easy to find. It's called "chlorophyll". The chlorin ring in chlorophyll serves practically the same function for magnesium as the porphyrin ring in heme serves for iron. R3 R2 R2 is CH3 (a,b,c1,c2,d) or CHO (f) \___/ R3 is CH=CH2 (a,b,c1,c2,f) or CHO (d) CHLOROPHYLL // \\ // \\ R7 is CH3 (a,c1,c2,d,f) or CHO (b) ,---`-. ,-'---. R8 is CH2CH3 (a,b,c1,d,f) or CH=CH2 (c2) // N \\ CH3 R7 // \\ / \ ,-'\ /`-. / || \ / :| C17-C18 bond: || N [Mg+2] N :| <-- if single, chlorin (a,b,d,f) || // \\ :| if double, porphyrin (c1,c2) / `-.// \\,-' \ R8 \ / R17 \ N / R17 is CH2CH2COO-Phytyl (a,b,d,f) `===,-' `-.===< O or CH=CHCOOH (c1,c2) \ / \ // \ / \ // ===. .'--</ / '-..' \ H3C || \ || O---CH3 O H3C R3 R3 is CH(OH)CH2-Farnesene (A,O) \___/ or CH=CH2 (B) HEME // \\ or CH(cystein-S-yl)CH3 (C) // \\ ,---`-. ,-'---. // N \\ R18 is CH3 (B,C,O) R18 // \\ CH3 or CH=O (A) \ ,-'\ /`-. / || \ / || || N [Fe+2] N || || // \\ || / `-.// \\,-' \ CH2 \ / R8 CH2 \ N / R8 is CH=CH2 (A,B,O) COOH `===,-' `-.===' or CH(Cystein-S-yl)CH3 (C) \ / \ / === / \ HOOCCH2CH2 CH3

by xlm1717 11y ago

amelius 11y ago

Very interesting. Can you recommend a specific brand? By the way, I have noticed that flaxseed oil (1-2 tablespoons/day on some bread) also helps ease anxiety in my case. I have no clue about the mechanism behind it, but I just wanted to mention it.

stevedonovan 11y ago
Flaxseed oil is a good source of an omega 3 essential fatty acid, ALA. Generally most people don't get nearly enough omega 3 - the other source is oily fish. Our nervous system is particularly dependent on it.

logfromblammo 11y ago

Chelated magnesium is very easy to find. It's called "chlorophyll". The chlorin ring in chlorophyll serves practically the same function for magnesium as the porphyrin ring in heme serves for iron. R3 R2 R2 is CH3 (a,b,c1,c2,d) or CHO (f) \___/ R3 is CH=CH2 (a,b,c1,c2,f) or CHO (d) CHLOROPHYLL // \\ // \\ R7 is CH3 (a,c1,c2,d,f) or CHO (b) ,---`-. ,-'---. R8 is CH2CH3 (a,b,c1,d,f) or CH=CH2 (c2) // N \\ CH3 R7 // \\ / \ ,-'\ /`-. / || \ / :| C17-C18 bond: || N [Mg+2] N :| <-- if single, chlorin (a,b,d,f) || // \\ :| if double, porphyrin (c1,c2) / `-.// \\,-' \ R8 \ / R17 \ N / R17 is CH2CH2COO-Phytyl (a,b,d,f) `===,-' `-.===< O or CH=CHCOOH (c1,c2) \ / \ // \ / \ // ===. .'--</ / '-..' \ H3C || \ || O---CH3 O H3C R3 R3 is CH(OH)CH2-Farnesene (A,O) \___/ or CH=CH2 (B) HEME // \\ or CH(cystein-S-yl)CH3 (C) // \\ ,---`-. ,-'---. // N \\ R18 is CH3 (B,C,O) R18 // \\ CH3 or CH=O (A) \ ,-'\ /`-. / || \ / || || N [Fe+2] N || || // \\ || / `-.// \\,-' \ CH2 \ / R8 CH2 \ N / R8 is CH=CH2 (A,B,O) COOH `===,-' `-.===' or CH(Cystein-S-yl)CH3 (C) \ / \ / === / \ HOOCCH2CH2 CH3