Magnesium

I think the best magnesium out there is magnesium threonate, if I were to pick one. But I prefer taking different chelates. So I use glycinate, I use orotate.

If you look at the physiology behind it, and there’s a lot of good research that’s really easy to find, every form of magnesium tends to go to a specific tissue.

So for example:

  • Magnesium glycinate has a preference for liver and muscle tissue;

  • Magnesium orotate tends to work more in the vascular system.

  • Magnesium threonate is more of a GABA inducer, therefore it improves sleep.

Personally, I take 2g of magnesium threonate at the last meal before going to bed, and I use various forms of chelates like magnesium glycerophosphate from GabaMag [made by Trilogy Nutritional Supplements]. - Charles-Poliquin

Notes on magnesium

This was one of the first supplements recommended to me when I was signed up for Life Force.

Magnesium particularly Threonate is both in Tim Ferris's Supplement List as well as Andrew Huberman's supplement list.


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  1. Threonate

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