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Magnesium

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  • Form first: glycinate, citrate, malate, oxide, or L-threonate
  • Elemental magnesium amount, not just compound weight
  • Digestive tolerance and kidney or medication timing context

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Watch out

  • Kidney disease changes magnesium safety.
  • Magnesium can interfere with the timing of some medications, including certain antibiotics and thyroid medicines.

Label traps

  • High mg on the front label may not mean high elemental magnesium.
  • Different forms are not interchangeable for tolerance or use case.

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