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Cardiovascular Health
Reacted Magnesium & Potassium includes highly absorbed magnesium and potassium to support cardiovascular health and a variety of other protocols.
Two important minerals are integral to heart health: magnesium and potassium. Nerve cells use these minerals to fire off messages that keep the heart pumping and muscles contracting. Maintaining magnesium and potassium balance is the key to sustaining healthy cardiovascular function. Potassium and magnesium deficiencies often coexist, so supplementation with extra potassium alone does not always correct a potassium deficiency. Studies have shown that supplementation with magnesium can assist in regaining potassium balance. Potassium and magnesium are minerals required in tandem for the proper functioning of the cells and organs in the body.
Reacted Magnesium & Potassium (Mg & K) provides 170 mg of magnesium and 85 mg of potassium per serving, both ideally formulated using amino acid chelate forms, including Albion® magnesium glycinate chelate buffered and potassium glycinate complex for enhanced absorption, optimal utilization, and gastrointestinal (GI) comfort. Some individuals, who take other forms of magnesium/potassium supplements, may experience GI side effects, including gas, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, or a combination of these symptoms. Supplementing the right form of these minerals can be key to maintaining GI comfort while achieving healthy levels of these important minerals in the body.
Key Benefits and Features:
| Serving Size: 2 Capsules | Amount/Serving |
| Magnesium (as DiMagnesium Malate, TRAACS Magnesium Lysinate Glycinate Chelate) | 170 mg |
| Potassium (as Potassium Glycinate Complex) | 85 mg |
Other Ingredients: None.
Does Not Contain: Gluten, yeast, artificial colors, or flavors.
Take 1-2 capsules per day or as recommended by your health care professional.
Warning: If you are pregnant or nursing, consult your physician before taking this product. Keep out of the reach of children.
Storage: Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.
Bioavailability – The Mineral Chelate Difference
The importance of bioavailability is obvious. If consuming a mineral supplement has little effect on improving the body’s mineral balance, there is no reason to ingest it. Signs of inferior mineral supplements include the use of cheap, poorly absorbed, rock-salt minerals like calcium carbonate and magnesium oxide. These mineral forms slow and limit absorption, relying on adequate stomach acid to release magnesium ions, which then enter the body via passive diffusion. And, because they tend to remain in the intestines longer, these forms of mineral supplements can cause intestinal distress such as constipation (calcium carbonate) or diarrhea (magnesium oxide).
Reacted Magnesium and Potassium provides the additional benefit of highly-absorbed, Albion® mineral chelates. Albion® is the world leader in manufacturing highly bioavailable mineral chelates, a specialized form of minerals bound to amino acids. This patented process creates organic mineral compounds that use active absorption mechanisms in the gastrointestinal tract to greatly enhance mineral absorption. In a magnesium comparison study reported by Graff et al. at Weber State University, Albion®’s magnesium amino acid chelate had.
In addition, other comparison studies have shown significantly superior absorption of magnesium chelates compared to other mineral forms:
Mineral chelates are gentle, “gut-friendly” minerals that do not cause diarrhea that often accompanies magnesium oxide and other rock-salt forms. Albion®’s mineral chelates have extensive clinical research proving their superior bioavailability, biologic activity, stability, and improved tolerance.
Magnesium
Magnesium is an abundant mineral in the body that is found naturally in many foods, like green leafy vegetables. It is also found in over-the-counter medications, such as laxatives. The average American intake of magnesium, according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES Study), is critically low: Many Americans fail to consume the estimated average requirement (EAR) established by the Institute of Medicine.8 In addition, more than 57% of the population does not meet the United States Department of Agriculture requirements for magnesium in their diet. Intracellular magnesium levels are decreased by excessive intake of alcohol, salt, coffee, phosphoric acid found in sodas, diets high in calcium, and high stress levels. Because of the widespread nature of magnesium deficiencies, adequate daily intake of magnesium is critical for proper hydration, stress response, muscle relaxation, promoting healthy blood pressure levels, optimal bone mineral density, and blood sugar regulation.
