Not all magnesium supplements will provide the same benefits! Find out about the best magnesium supplements so you can experience the true benefits of magnesium.
0:00 Introduction: What magnesium is best?
0:45 Magnesium benefits
1:36 Magnesium oxide
3:34 Magnesium sulfate
3:45 Magnesium orotate
4:02 Magnesium taurate
4:17 Magnesium lactate
4:55 Magnesium citrate
5:20 Magnesium malate
5:32 Magnesium threonate
5:57 Magnesium glycinate
6:57 Magnesium dosage
Today, I’m going to tell you about the best magnesium supplements and the worst!
Magnesium is vital for the following:
•Energy production
•Vitamin D function
•Vitamin K2 function
•Preventing kidney stones
•Heart health
•Blood pressure
•Preventing muscle cramps
•Preventing migraines
•Sleep
Magnesium supplements contain different forms of magnesium. Let’s take a look at them, starting with the worst.
1. The worst magnesium – Magnesium oxide is the worst yet most common magnesium supplement. It only has a 4% absorption rate. It’s also very expensive!
2. Magnesium sulfate has a 10% absorption rate and a high laxative effect. It may help relax your muscles superficially.
3. Magnesium orotate has a 15% absorption rate. This form of magnesium can penetrate the cell and increase energy. Magnesium orotate also works as an antioxidant and supports the DNA.
4. Magnesium taurate has a 20% absorption rate and supports heart health, blood pressure, and the nervous system.
5. Magnesium lactate has a 25% absorption rate and is more gentle on the GI system. It supports the cardiovascular system and can improve energy. Magnesium lactate is often used topically, which may be beneficial for your muscles.
6. Magnesium citrate has a 30% absorption rate. It can help prevent kidney stones and is good for cardiovascular issues and blood pressure. It can also help with detoxification.
7. Magnesium malate has a 40% absorption rate. It’s beneficial for chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia.
8. Magnesium threonate has a 75% absorption rate. It supports cognitive function and is a good form of magnesium for sleep.
9. The best magnesium – Magnesium glycinate is the most absorbable type of magnesium. There are a lot of magnesium glycinate benefits. It’s gentle on the GI system, helps prevent muscle spasms, supports sleep and relaxation, and reduces stress. Magnesium glycinate may help relieve migraines and won’t interfere with other minerals.
Consider taking 400 mg of magnesium glycinate each night as a maintenance dose. Double this for a therapeutic dose and take throughout the day.
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Thanks for watching! Give magnesium glycinate a try. I’ll see you in the next video.
62 responses to “The BEST and WORST Forms of Magnesium”
I wish local doctor’s knew this ❤
They do they just don’t tell u
@@GgGg-lx7yy they actually dont know – sorry to say
Don’t think it’s either or, think it’s both and. Some will, some won’t, but think most will.
@@DillanRichardson. they do hey just don’t tell u I’m not here to argue
Those “doctors” are agent of the academy that will never want you healthy. They aren’t aloud to speak any about minerals. In fact every govern-ment (mind control) claims that minerals aren’t considered as health substance. 7:51
Thank you Dr. Ten years in construction left me stressed and ill for the last four years, videos helped
I acknowledge all that the construction workers give to the rest of us. Trouble is they don’t always have the best air to breathe. Toxins would be the big barrier that is holding down your health. Everyone is toxic to some degree these days. Study up on sauna detoxification that includes good doses of vitamins and minerals that replace the ones you lose in sweating. Here’s a Dr. Berg video on this: What Happens If You Use a SAUNA for 14 Days
I will state some facts about me. When I have severe pain morphine doesn’t even touch the sides of my pain whereas good old paracetamol works like a charm. Magnesium oxide helps me sleep better than magnesium glycinate, absolute facts for me. So there you have it not everything works the same for everyone!!
I find that CBD works well for pain and sleep.
That’s because your zinc intake and vit b6 and magnesium r what helps u sleep not just the magnesium
@@ChrisOld-of1hd I don’t take zinc, occasionally take vit b….take vit d and magnesium religiously and if I don’t boy can I tell!
This is so true. I find taking Glycinate doesn’t do anything for me. Same with zinc.
Thank you and good morning! Always! I’m sticking to your advice with clean eating! I think it has fixed my brain! I don’t know how to describe it. Things are changing!
Thank you, always!
Most welcome!
In my whole life I never heard a doctor explain every detail. On health. Love having you around. You are great and you are helping alot of people.M
Well he has mentioned that he has more medical training than a regular physician being a chiropractor. And my chiropractor confirmed it.
Magnesium bisglycinat has been a game changer for my sleep. I always have vivid dreams after taking 200mg.
my doctor stay in the room for 6 minutes
That’s 3 minutes longer than my doctor does 😂. I wait for 15-20 minutes just for him to do that.
Time to get a new doctor 💊
SMDH
I used to go to Dr after Dr for lots of health problems.
Don’t none of them explain like Dr Berg and I hate to say this but most doctors really don’t care about us.
Over the years I get more love from nurses and PA.❤
Becareful of chelate. I had a bad reaction with it.
Anymore it’s so hard to get a doctor’s appt in a timely fashion, so I have been navigating towards nurse practitioners and have found them far superior in their care. Plus they are so much more receptive to information that I learn here
Part of the reason has to do with insurance. Doctor has a time limit I believe of 15 minutes to spend with a patient. I believe certain protocols have to be observed by the medical industry. 😢
@@di4085 I agree insurance and Medicare has changed the landscape of medicine as well as the overall health of America. I worked at a hospital for nearly 43 years. Each year Congress would determine some kind of reimbursement rate and we would be notified by Medicare. Last couple of years, we were notified of 10% decrease in reimbursement. Then administration would ask each department to cut 10% across the board in employee hours, supplies, etc but increase patient census by 10%. So we frantically learned to adapt to do more with less. So you are right, doctors shouldn’t shoulder all the blame. Administration looks at inputs/outputs and determine “X”amount of patients scheduled each hour (in their eyes hopefully a well rounded mix of commercially insured patients, Medicare, self-insured, and non insured patients). This schedule hopefully pays all the bills including everyone’s salary from door greeters to 6 figure administrators. Then to add to the stress factor if a doctor decides he needs to spend more time with a particular patient and makes others wait, and oh no😱 someone writes a negative review, doctor receives an inquiring email from administration. Some doctors do choose to have more control of this knee-jerk-chain…and try to maintain their income status by forgoing the hierarchy and do a “concierge” service. I’ve seen some opt of Medicare, and actually seen some go back to house calls(even go to work place. But these individuals are far and few between. And the rat race continues….
Sorry for the novel.
I started implementing what you suggested for vitamin D3/K2 and I told my Doctor who doesn’t know anything about taking some good healthy Fats with the vitamin D 3
So I will be getting my lab work done in 3 months instead of 6 months.
I can’t wait for the results.❤ ❤❤❤
Dr Berg notes:
Magnesium is vital for the following:
•Energy production
•Vitamin D function
•Vitamin K2 function
•Preventing kidney stones
•Heart health
•Blood pressure
•Preventing muscle cramps
•Preventing migraines
•Sleep
Magnesium supplements contain different forms of magnesium. Let’s take a look at them, starting with the worst.
1. The worst magnesium – Magnesium oxide is the worst yet most common magnesium supplement. It only has a 4% absorption rate. It’s also very expensive!
2. Magnesium sulfate has a 10% absorption rate and a high laxative effect. It may help relax your muscles superficially.
3. Magnesium orotate has a 15% absorption rate. This form of magnesium can penetrate the cell and increase energy. Magnesium orotate also works as an antioxidant and supports the DNA.
4. Magnesium taurate has a 20% absorption rate and supports heart health, blood pressure, and the nervous system.
5. Magnesium lactate has a 25% absorption rate and is more gentle on the GI system. It supports the cardiovascular system and can improve energy. Magnesium lactate is often used topically, which may be beneficial for your muscles.
6. Magnesium citrate has a 30% absorption rate. It can help prevent kidney stones and is good for cardiovascular issues and blood pressure. It can also help with detoxification.
7. Magnesium malate has a 40% absorption rate. It’s beneficial for chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia.
8. Magnesium threonate has a 75% absorption rate. It supports cognitive function and is a good form of magnesium for sleep.
9. The best magnesium – Magnesium glycinate is the most absorbable type of magnesium. There are a lot of magnesium glycinate benefits. It’s gentle on the GI system, helps prevent muscle spasms, supports sleep and relaxation, and reduces stress. Magnesium glycinate may help relieve migraines and won’t interfere with other minerals.
Consider taking 400 mg of magnesium glycinate each night as a maintenance dose. Double this for a therapeutic dose and take throughout the day
Thank you Dr Berg!
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What is the best brand to purchase? Does it matter?
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Magnesium citrate is a laxative and is what berg puts in his electrolyte powders.. It’s a full blown blowout after one serving.. Horrible stuff…
Thank you, of course they one I have is oxide!! I’ll look for the correct/best one in future. THANK YOU
Just looked at my RE-LYTE Unflavored Packs and it uses a combo of Glycinate and Malate..
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Have a great weekend Stacey. 👍
I googled this on your channel a few days ago and was sad when I couldn’t find a video comparing different forms of magnesium, and now here it is! Thank you Dr.Berg
Thanks for typing this out!
I’ve been taking 220mg of magnesium glycinate for a week and it feels awesome my anxiety disappeared I feel energetic
I’ve been taking magnesium for 2 months now and I’ve noticed it helps a lot with my blood pressure and sleep 😴
One of the few doctors who understands chemistry
Or maybe he just googles to find relevant research papers.
My former neighbor who is diabetic was told by his doctor to take magnesium, she told him he can buy it at CVS so he went to cvs and bought a bottle, completely unaware that there were different types of magnesium. His doctor spends more time talking about politics with him than explaining exactly which is the correct type of magnesium for diabetes. I told his daughter to get the correct type for him
inositol might benefit diabetics… and it’s sweet like sugar.. and anxiolytic.. might also boost testosterone in males.
Research moringa leaf powder/encapsulated for insulin issues. Very nutrient dense
This is exactly the goal of today’s politics
@@kingskings1013 I keep a moringa tree in a pretty big container, to keep it from growing huge. The leaves are supposed to have loads of nutrition, so I pinch off a few and eat them. Same with mulberry leaves. I eat the mulberries too.
@@anoldladi oh yes I love my mulberry.
Dr.Berg has a listening device in my home and depending on what my concern of the day is, he will make a video on that exact subject. I didn’t like it at first but now I don’t mind so much. Thank you for audio stalking me — I’ve learned so much!
Much love to Dr.Berg 💕
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It does feel that way 😂
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Me too. Seems like whatever I’m thinking about ends up as a topic here right away. I was talking about magnesium types with my brother 4 days ago.
So Magnesium Oxide isn’t the “worst” form of Magnesium, that’s simply not the case.. It’s the most poorly absorbed in the intestines, but guess what? Depending on your condition, that is 100% ideal. Why? Because that unabsorbed Magnesium ends up in the colon/lower digestive tract and softens your stool. It’s the gold standard OTC treatment for constipation in Japan. For me, it was an absolute game changer. I had mild IBS w/ chronic constipation for decades. Cured with Magnesium Oxide (well, cured as long as I continue to supplement). No more meds/laxatives/expensive pharm drugs that have all sorts of side effects. Tried other forms of Magnesium, like Citrate and Glycinate. They don’t work anywhere near as well (or don’t even work for this condition at all, because they’re too well absorbed in the upper GI tract and never make it into the colon). Side effects from Magnesium Oxide? Zilch. The the best forms of Magnesium depends on your condition.
what a dumb comment lol. Theres nuances to everything, theres a reason why statistics are based of the average. If oxide is the worst for 99.9% of people its the worst lmfao. Youre not some special saint because it helps you. When buying supplements people want to know the efficacy and bioavailability for 99.9% of people. Im sure some people shouldnt take magnesium at all
It’s the worst for those with a magnesium deficiency. If you need a laxative, it’s the best type.
@@gomonkey statistics are always based off the average. Especially when the statistics apply to 99.9% of people. Theres nuances to everything, this isnt new. Few people probably shouldnt even take mag to begin with.
Right – but that camaphages the real cause of constipation – however, it might be a good temporary solution
@@Drberg camaphage? do you mean camouflage?
Vitamin D and Magnesium. I suffered from chronic back pain especially lower back for decades. My lower back pain was prominent in the morning after I sat up in bed and then first stood up. After taking 10 to 12,000 IUs of D3 and 800 to 1000 mg of magnesium (citrate and glycinate) a day for 6 months I no longer have back pain especially first thing in the morning. Over a number of decades I have spent tens of thousands on various medical treatments with minimal effect.
Magnesium Glycinate, Taurate, and Orotate with cayenne pepper have been a life changer for me.