Easy formula to absorb, made in USA, third party lab verified
I need to take magnesium due to low bone density issues which is the result of cancer treatment decades ago.  I have learned that not all magnesium supplements are created equally and that some forms of magnesium are more readily absorbed than other forms -  the National Institute of Health notes "studies have found that magnesium in the aspartate, citrate, lactate, and chloride forms is absorbed more completely and is more bioavailable than magnesium oxide and magnesium sulfate."  As a result, I switched from the less expensive magnesium oxide I had been taking to using more absorbable forms of magnesium.  My research led me to find that magnesium diglycinate is one of the most readily available forms of magnesium for digestion.  One study, entitled Bioavailability of Magnesium Diglycinate vs Magnesium Oxide in Patients with Ileal Resection confirms how much better-absorbed magnesium diglycinate is over the common magnesium oxide.  As a result, magnesium diglycinate is one of the best magnesium forms available for absorption.<br /><br />For a magnesium supplement, this has almost all the positives going for it (the only thing lacking is they are not organic):<br /><br />Made in the USA<br />Third-party tested<br /> Vegan capsule<br />Uses Magnesium Diglycinate<br />Well-sized and easy to swallow<br /><br />The only issue I have with this supplement is that to get 420 mg of magnesium requires 3 capsules rather than the daily dosage indicated on the package of 2 capsules.  Given the emphasis on the product page and package of 420 mg of magnesium and that the product contains 60 servings, I believed that one serving contained 420 mg of magnesium when the 2 capsule recommended serving contains only 280 mg of magnesium.
Rating: 5 stars