Magnesium Glycinate

terre · Post by **terre** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 12:15 pm

Could anyone share with me brands that they are currently using that they are pleased with.

Thanks,
Terre

brandy · Post by **brandy** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 1:55 pm

KAL magnesium glycinate 400; 2 tablets is 400 mg

terre · Post by **terre** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 3:28 pm

Thanks Brandy!

Terre

jlbattin · Post by **jlbattin** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 3:31 pm

Here's what I take:

http://www.amazon.com/Doctors-Best-Abso ... B000BD0RT0

I'm pretty sure I got the brand from someone on here.

terre · Post by **terre** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 3:42 pm

I so appreciate the link....thanks!

Terre

Erica P-G · Post by **Erica P-G** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 3:49 pm

Hi Terre,

Yes the Drs Best brand is a good one, I get mine from Vitacost.com

Cheers
Erica

Post by **tex** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 4:27 pm

That's the brand that I use also. Beware of brands that sell "buffered" chelated magnesium (such as Vitacost storebranded chelated magnesium). The "buffering" agent is cheap magnesium oxide which is not only poorly absorbed, but it's one of the forms of magnesium most likely to cause D. Doctor's Best brand is not "buffered".

Tex

ldubois7 · Post by **ldubois7** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:07 pm

I use this and tolerate it well.

Klaire Labs magnesium glycinate. It's on Amazon.

terre · Post by **terre** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 9:15 am

Thanks for the info Linda.

Terre

ldubois7 · Post by **ldubois7** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 5:23 pm

Terre,

Don't take my advice....haha....after looking closely my magnesium it is not all glycinate. There are fillers in it. ☹

BearcatRx · Post by **BearcatRx** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 5:41 pm

I use KAL brand. It claims to provide 400mg of elemental Mg per 2 tablets. I currently take 3 daily.

ldubois7 · Post by **ldubois7** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 5:48 pm

Has anyone used Pure Encapsulation magnesium?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TGE ... _i=desktop

Lilja · Post by **Lilja** » Fri Jan 29, 2016 1:10 am

Tex,

What does "buffered" mean? Does it mean that the active ingredients are spread in your body throughout the day?

And does this appear on the labelling of products? Or do they use other words or symbols for "buffered"?

I take Doctor's Best Chelated as well, and I know it is not buffered.

Lilia

BearcatRx · Post by **BearcatRx** » Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:59 am

Lilja wrote:Tex,

What does "buffered" mean? Does it mean that the active ingredients are spread in your body throughout the day?

And does this appear on the labelling of products? Or do they use other words or symbols for "buffered"?

I take Doctor's Best Chelated as well, and I know it is not buffered.

Lilia

Buffered generally means coated - a means of delayed release once it hits your stomach.. ie buffered aspirin which is enteric coated.

Post by **tex** » Fri Jan 29, 2016 6:51 pm

Lilia,

What Bearcat posted is correct of course for most medications, but in this particular case the "buffered" chelated magnesium that I was using is apparently buffered by the substitution of up to 50 % of the magnesium glycinate with cheap magnesium oxide. The vendor could call it "buffered" because it does indeed slow down the absorption of the magnesium, but the problem is that the reason it slows down absorption is because magnesium oxide is poorly absorbed, which defeats the purpose of using magnesium glycinate in the first place. The reason we prefer magnesium glycinate is because it is is very well absorbed, and it does not cause D. Magnesium oxide, by comparison, is well known for causing D.

The customer thinks she or he is getting a good deal (because of the cheaper price) but they are just buying a less-useful form of magnesium and risking the added bonus of D.

Tex