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Originally Posted by mrsD
Any supplement listing magnesium oxide + other types, will turn out to be mostly oxide.
Try to find one without oxide listed. Oxide is not absorbed we know now from studies, and remains in the bowel and acts like a laxative. It is a waste unless you are constipated.
To get into the blood stream you need chloride form delayed release called SlowMag, or its generic ... OR
a chelate that is listed alone. (no oxide with it). I have called manufacturers of supplements when oxide is listed with other ingredients and they cannot tell you what the ratios are in those mixtures. Assume it is oxide. Oxide is cheap and is used in most supplements.
citrate
gluconate
malate
taurate
lactate
carbonate
are examples of chelates.
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Thats good to know.
I've just had a look at all of my sups and can see listed on my zinc (15 mg one a day) magnesium Stearate as the last ingredient, and also listed midway on my one a day Multi Vit and iron sup.There's no % listed however for the Mg stearate on either of them. Can this be used to up my Mg intake as I'm not sure exactly how much is in it OR what exactly it is??????
I've done alittle research( very brief )....Is Magnesium Stearate just used to coat tablets OR is it also used to supplement?????
All this supplementation can be quite complicated.
Many thanks for the advice...... I'll make sure my next lot of sups are not basically oxide based.
