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Magnesium is an inorganic element that activates more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. It is the fourth most abundant metal in the human body and plays a crucial role in a number of important bodily processes.
Approximately 69% of magnesium ions are stored in bones. The remaining percentage participates in intermediary metabolism, with about 70% existing in free form, while the remaining 30% is bound to proteins (mainly albumin), citrate ions, phosphate ions, and other substances that form complexes.
Magnesium is a cofactor of many enzymatic systems. Thus, all enzymatic reactions that depend on adenosine triphosphate (ATP) molecules require magnesium as a cofactor of the ATP-magnesium complex. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a primary biochemical substance found in all aerobic and anaerobic organisms (plant and animal) and acts as a carrier of chemical energy. ATP molecules have been termed the energy currency unit in intracellular energy transfers from one biochemical molecule to another.
Moreover, magnesium maintains electrolyte levels in equilibrium, facilitates calcium absorption, contributes to normal muscle and nerve function, to the contraction of both skeletal and smooth muscles, and plays a key role in sleep regulation.
Numerous studies have shown that magnesium deficiency is associated with cardiac disorders such as ventricular arrhythmias not treated with conventional therapy, increased sensitivity to digoxin, and coronary artery spasms. Additional symptoms include neuromuscular and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Magnesium citrate (magnesium citrate) is more easily and better absorbed than other forms of magnesium, and has a particularly beneficial effect on the elderly and individuals with low stomach acidity.
NOW Magnesium Citrate in powder form is a highly bioavailable form of magnesium and contains no additives.
