Magnesium: The Mineral You've Been Missing
Mighty Magnesium: Are You Getting Enough?
In a world of busy schedules, multitasking, and everyday stressors, this mind-soothing mineral may hold the key to maintaining your composure regardless of the challenges you face. Magnesium helps calm your mind, boost your mood, and relax your body, empowering you to continue with confidence.1,2
But magnesium's benefits don't stop there. It also supports energy production, healthy bones, muscle function, digestion, and more.1,3 It might even improve your sleep quality! Magnesium is crucial because it plays a role in hundreds of bodily functions.4
Magnesium is a nutrient you definitely don't want to lack, which is why we developed Mellow Mag—a magnesium powder drink that delivers the health benefits of nature's most effective calming nutrient in an innovative, easily absorbable format. Mellow Mag comes in three delicious flavors: Strawberry Kiwi, Raspberry Lemonade, and Orange.
Continue reading to learn more about the benefits of magnesium and our new magnesium powder drink.
What are the Benefits of Magnesium?
Magnesium may be the eighth most abundant element in the universe, but that doesn’t guarantee adequate dietary intake.4 Unfortunately, most people do not meet the recommended daily intake of magnesium, which ranges from 300 mg to 400 mg for most healthy adults. Magnesium is an essential nutrient that benefits our body in numerous ways.5 Magnesium supplements are commonly used to promote calmness, soothe tired muscles, support heart health, enhance cellular energy, and improve cognitive health. Powdered magnesium drinks are an excellent way to maintain healthy magnesium levels.
Magnesium Benefits
Supports Mood
Magnesium can significantly improve mood, reduce stress, and alleviate anxiety, particularly in individuals with low magnesium levels, which can heighten anxiety and the body’s stress response.1,2,6
Calms the Mind
Magnesium aids the healthy functioning of nerves and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors, which help calm the mind and reduce tension.5,7
Promotes Cognitive Health
The calming and mood-supporting benefits of magnesium also aid in cognitive health, while its role in boosting cellular energy production can make you feel more energized and alert.
Relaxes Muscles
Magnesium contributes to potassium absorption (potassium also benefits muscles) and supports healthy muscle function and blood vessel relaxation.5,8
Supports Heart Health
Magnesium plays a role in cardiovascular regulation and maintaining healthy blood pressure, and studies have linked low levels of magnesium with various heart health concerns.9,10
Benefits Bones
Magnesium is involved in bone structural development and the transport of calcium and potassium through cell membranes.5
Energizes Cells
Magnesium is essential for energy production as the primary energy source for your cells (adenosine triphosphate, or ATP) cannot function without it.11
Promotes Sleep
The relaxing and calming effects of magnesium may also improve your sleep quality and prevent your mind from racing at night. Discover more about how magnesium aids sleep in the article Magnesium for Sleep.
For further information on the diverse ways magnesium promotes health and wellbeing, check out the article Magnesium Benefits & Uses.
What’s the Best Magnesium Supplement?
Shopping for a magnesium supplement reveals a plethora of types, due to magnesium's abundance in nature where it is always found combined with other elements. Scientists have also developed methods to combine magnesium with other nutrients to enhance its absorption and provide additional health benefits.4 Each type of magnesium may benefit your body in distinct ways. Here is a list of magnesium supplement types along with a summary of their differences.
Magnesium Carbonate—a form of magnesium often made into a powder that is easily mixed and absorbed, offering a full spectrum of magnesium benefits.
Magnesium Malate—a blend of magnesium and malic acid that supports ATP production and cellular energy.
Magnesium L-Threonate—a combination of magnesium and l-threonate that enhances mental sharpness and cognitive health.
Magnesium Aspartate—a form of magnesium combined with aspartic acid that promotes cellular energy.
Magnesium Taurate—a magnesium salt of taurine, often taken for heart health support and its calming effects.
Magnesium Orotate—a magnesium salt of orotic acid, also used to support heart health.
Magnesium Lysinate—a form of magnesium and the amino acid lysine used for gastric health.
Magnesium Glycinate—a chelated form of magnesium and the amino acid glycine that is highly bioavailable.
Magnesium Sulfate—a combination of magnesium and sulfur that soothes tired muscles, also known as Epsom salts.
Magnesium Chloride—a combination of magnesium and hydrochloric acid available in both pill and liquid form. This form of magnesium also nourishes and soothes skin when used as an oil.
Magnesium Citrate—a budget-friendly option that combines magnesium with citric acid, available in capsules/tablets, ionic liquid, or drink mix forms.
Magnesium Oxide—magnesium bound with oxygen, a common and inexpensive form that provides a strong laxative effect.
The best magnesium supplement for you will depend on the specific benefits you seek, but highly bioavailable forms like magnesium carbonate drinks or chelated magnesium glycinate are excellent choices for quickly replenishing your body’s magnesium levels. For a more comprehensive review of the various types of magnesium, read What is the Best Magnesium Supplement Form for You?
How Much Magnesium Do I Need?
The amount of magnesium you need depends on your dietary intake, but there is a high likelihood that you are not meeting your daily requirements.5 Most adults require between 300 mg to 400 mg of magnesium per day. Keep in mind that we only absorb 30% to 40% of the dietary magnesium we consume.5 Additionally, our bodies use more magnesium when we are stressed.1 This makes maintaining healthy magnesium levels even more challenging.
If you're like most people, you probably don't consume enough magnesium-rich foods daily to meet your needs, and even if you do, you may not absorb as much as you need.5
Most experts agree that you should obtain the majority of your nutrients from food sources when possible, but that isn't always feasible or practical. That’s when magnesium supplements can help bridge the nutritional gap.
Why Choose a Magnesium Powder Drink?
Magnesium powder drinks offer a quick and convenient way to replenish your body's magnesium stores and enjoy the benefits of magnesium, including relaxation, mood support, and stress relief. Powdered magnesium supplements also provide ultimate flexibility in customizing your magnesium dosage.
Magnesium powders are typically mixed with water or juice to create a magnesium drink. This is an effective way to take magnesium supplements because our bodies absorb liquids quickly. It also reduces the workload on your digestive system since it's already dissolved before you drink it.
Our innovative Mellow Mag magnesium powder is a combination of magnesium carbonate, citric acid, and malic acid, providing multifaceted magnesium benefits in a great-tasting and minimally processed drink. Mellow Mag delivers 330 mg of magnesium per serving and provides 79% of the recommended daily value for magnesium. It's organic, non-GMO, vegan, gluten-free, highly absorbable, and contains no added sugar or artificial sweeteners.
Where to Buy Magnesium Powder
BubbForest Health offers several magnesium powder options, including our new Mellow Mag drink. Here are a few options below.
BubbForest Mellow Mag—A calming magnesium supplement that also supports muscle and bone health, available in three delicious flavors: raspberry lemonade, strawberry kiwi, and orange. This easy-mixing magnesium drink provides 330 mg of magnesium per scoop and is a great way to restore healthy magnesium levels, promote relaxation, and combat stress daily. In fact, Mellow Mag offers higher levels of elemental magnesium than leading national brands.
BubbForest Premium 100% Pure Magnesium Citrate Powder—Our premium magnesium citrate powder is easy to mix and customize, providing an excellent alternative for individuals who prefer not to swallow pills. Each scoop of this unflavored magnesium powder delivers 630 mg of magnesium.
BubbForest Ultra Albion Chelated Magnesium Glycinate—This magnesium powder supplement uses TRAACS® technology to offer a highly bioavailable magnesium supplement that's gentle on the GI tract. Just one scoop of this flavor-free powder provides 400 mg of magnesium.
Get a Natural Calm from Magnesium
Magnesium naturally soothes your mind and body, promoting everyday calm and overall wellbeing. Replenish your body’s magnesium stores and reap the benefits of magnesium with a quick-acting magnesium drink like Mellow Mag.
About Lindsey Toth, MS, RD
Registered Dietitian, BubbForest Health
Lindsey is a nationally recognized registered dietitian and nutritionist with a soft spot for ice cream. She empowers people to take charge of their health by finding the balance between the pleasure and nourishment in food.
Her philosophy is that you should take care of your body because it’s the only permanent home you have. It’s what inspired her to pursue a career in nutrition and, ultimately, led her to BubbForest Health.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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3 Magnesium in man: implications for health and disease. PubMed. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25540137 (Accessed 4/10/2018)
4 Facts About Magnesium. Live Science. https://www.livesc
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