Magnesium promotes the absorption of minerals such as calcium and potassium, is essential for the proper function of the nervous system and muscles, and helps utilise B vitamins. Magnesium is an essential mineral and accounts for about 0.05% of the body's total weight. It plays a key part in the health of the human body. - It promotes healthy muscles - It is involved with several hundred enzymatic reactions connected with energy and cardiovascular production - It helps to regulate acid/alkali balance - It works with calcium to aid strong teeth and bones - It promotes absorption and metabolism of vitamin C and the minerals calcium, phosphorus, sodium and potassium. The following factors either inhibit your absorption of or increase your loss of magnesium: - A diet high in refined carbohydrates - Consumption of large quantities of tea, coffee, alcohol or table salt - Calcium supplementation - Diuretics, the oral contraceptive pill or oestrogen therapy. Nature's Own Magnesium Food Supplement Vegan Tablets are free from gluten, corn, wheat, soya and dairy. They do not contain any GM ingredients. Suitable for vegetarians & vegans. [I]Ingredients: Mineral enhanced yeast providing magnesium; sodium carboxymethylcellulose, vegetable stearic acid, vegetable magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide, vegetable protein (zein).[/I]
Biofood Magnesium is a highly bio-available food complex of magnesium. The nutrients are presented to the body in a probiotic culture, are gentle, of high potency and are well absorbed. Biofood Magnesium is yeast-free, food-based and high potency, and a revolutionary addition to Natures's Own Food State product range. It is called ‘Biofood’ because the magnesium is complexed in a lactobacillus bulgaricus instead of yeast. The benefits of Biofood Magnesium are: - A natural wholefood mineral formula - High absorption and utilisation potential - yet very gentle - Very high safety - Complete with amino acids for active transport to sites of need within the body - Totally yeast-free - Suitable for vegetarians Nature's Own Biofood Magnesium Tablets are free from gluten, corn, wheat, soya and dairy. They do not contain any GM ingredients. [I]Ingredients: Magnesium chloride incorporated in lactobacillus bulgaricus*, Microcrystalline cellulose, Vegetable stearic acid, Vegetable magnesium stearate, Amorphous silica, Sodium carboxymethylcellulose. (*Lactobacillus bulgaricus is a friendly probiotic bacteria).[/I]
Wise Owl Magnesium Biogurt 40mg is necessary for normal nerve and muscle function. Magnesium is necessary for the normal structure of bone and teeth. Magnesium is necessary for normal energy production. Free from: wheat; starch; gluten; milk products (lactose); added sugars; colourings; flavourings and preservatives. - The absorption of magnesium declines in tandem with the progression of the aging process. - In a nutritional survey in the USA during 1994 found that on average people over the age of 50 were up to 75% are magnesium deficient. - Magnesium can help reduce the symptoms of PMS, sufferers are generally found to be low in magnesium.
Magnesium is an essential component of bones and teeth. It is widely available from popular items in the diet such as bananas, nuts, dried fruit, meat and cereals. Magnesium is involved with some of the B vitamins acting as a co-factor in hormonal and enzymatic activity. It is also closely involved in the body's use of calcium and helps deposit calcium in bones, and is without doubt an important mineral for muscular and nerve functions. Bio-Health's unique blend of magnesium sources includes Magnesium gluconate (for added bio-availability) and provides 100mg of pure elemental Magnesium. Three capsules daily equals 100% of the European Union's daily recommended allowance and is recommended if the diet is poor or lacking in foods containing Magnesium. The herbal ingredients are from organic, wild crafted (non-threatened species) or cultivated plants and conform to accepted scientific standards, British Pharmacopoeia, European Pharmacopoeia and British Herbal Pharmacopoeia. Bio-Health Extra Magnesium Capsules are free from gluten, corn, wheat, soya and dairy. They do not contain any GM ingredients. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.