Jarrow Magnesium Optimizer, 100 Tab

What does Magnesium Optimizer ® do?

Magnesium Optimizer ® is a synergistic combination of nutrients that optimize magnesium metabolism.* Magnesium is beneficial for nerve and muscular tissue metabolism.* Magnesium and potassium can be utilized by physically active individuals to support electrolyte levels in the body.* Taurine, a free-form amino acid antioxidant, is a cell membrane stabilizer.* Taurine enhances the effects of magnesium and potassium because taurine aids osmoregulation (maintenance of proper concentration of ions).*

Magnesium works with calcium and other minerals in bone formation.* Moreover, it is involved in over 300 enzyme reactions, including in energy (ATP) production, as well as cardiac and smooth muscle contractions.*

Who Can Benefit from this Product?
Research indicates many Americans do not consume adequate magnesium in their diets. Magnesium and potassium can be utilized by physically active individuals to support electrolyte levels in the body.*

What Distinguishes this Product?

• Superior bioavailability of magnesium citrate.
• Easy-Solv™ tablets for fast, easy digestion and absorption.
• Suitable for vegetarians / vegans.

How Does Each Active Ingredient Function in this Product?

Magnesium: An essential mineral involved in more than 300 chemical reactions in the body. Magnesium supports nerve, muscle and cardiovascular system health.*

Potassium: The citrate salt of potassium has been shown to aid in the preservation of skeletal integrity. In this respect, it may function by partially neutralizing the high acid loads associated with typical Western diets, and by sparing calcium from excessive loss. As a result, potassium may play a vital part in maintaining healthy bone density.* Evidence also suggests potassium intake plays an important role in promoting healthy blood pressure levels already within normal range.*

Taurine: An amino acid antioxidant, Taurine is a cell membrane stabilizer. It enhances the effects of magnesium and potassium because taurine aids osmoregulation (maintenance of proper concentration of ions).*

Magnesium Optimizer ®

Magnesium: Essential, Too Often Overlooked
Magnesium is an essential mineral involved in more than 300 chemical reactions in the body. Like calcium, most of the body’s magnesium (55%) is stored in the bone. Otherwise, it is similar to potassium in that it is found predominantly inside cells. Approximately 25% of the body’s magnesium is present in muscle tissues, a fact that underscores the fundamental role of this mineral in the generation of energy.

Despite its key function in the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the primary source of energy in the body, magnesium is also a “natural calcium channel blocker.”*; In addition, magnesium may influence energy levels indirectly by improving the metabolism of potassium. When potassium levels don’t increase with supplementation, this often indicates a lack of magnesium.*

Magnesium and Potassium -- Key Electrolytes
When most of us think of electrolytes, we think of batteries and conductors of electricity. In a sense, the body is a type of living battery with lots of little localized exchanges of electrons and protons. A few of the electrolyte functions of magnesium and potassium are:

1. Maintain the activities of the nerves and the energy metabolism of the muscles.*
2. Regulate shifts in bodily fluids, such as the amount of water in the blood and tissues.*
3. Help regulate the body’s acid-base balance. This, in turn, is connected to immune function and to energy control.*

Magnesium Deficiency
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of 1999-2000 found that substantial numbers of U.S. adults fail to consume adequate magnesium in their diets.

It is difficult to determine magnesium status through short-term tests, such as those which analyze the blood and urine. This is one reason that magnesium deficiency is so often unrecognized. Another reason is that the symptoms of magnesium deficiency vary from individual are often non-specific. The main reason for the non-specific nature of the symptoms is that magnesium is vital to so many different functions.* Typical signs of magnesium deficiency and physiologic manifestations of deficiency, especially chronic deficiency, include the following:

Cramps in the calves, thighs, toes and/or the soles of the feet

Generalized weakness, fatigue

Sleep disturbances

Poor concentration

Susceptibility to stress

Constipation, nausea

Brittle bones

Improvement in tissue levels of magnesium appears only slowly with supplementation, typically requiring at least 6 weeks of supplementation. Supplementation with magnesium is also useful in situations in which there is excessive electrolyte loss, such as in certain sports competitions in which minerals are rapidly lost through the sweat.*

Potassium
Deficiencies in potassium can be caused by magnesium deficiency, the intake of refined sugars and other refined carbohydrates, diuretics, alcohol, exercise-induced water loss, dieting (decreased dietary intake, gastrointestinal losses, i.e. diarrhea) and many other dietary and non-dietary factors. Potassium deficiencies are much more common today because of the consumption of refined food diets high in salt.

Virtually all of the body’s potassium is found inside of the cells. In contrast, most of the body’s sodium is found outside of the cells in the blood and other fluids. This contrast is maintained through the constant action of a protein-channel in all cell membranes known
as the sodium-potassium pump. Magnesium works in concert with potassium whereas calcium is associated more closely with the actions of sodium. A low level of potassium directly results in an electrolyte imbalance in the heart as sodium concentrations in the heart muscle increase. Also, potassium supplementation for maintaining healthy blood pressure levels already within normal range has been well established.*

Athletes and those who exercise heavily may require additional potassium. Potassium is involved in the production of glycogen (our storage form of carbohydrate found in the liver and the muscles) from blood sugar (glucose). Inadequate levels of potassium lead to inadequate storage of glycogen. During heavy exercise, the body can quickly exhaust its glycogen stores in its quest for energy. A deficiency in potassium therefore can lead to a more rapid development of fatigue and muscle weakness and to a slowing of recovery from strenuous exertion.

Size: 100 Tabs

Suggested Usage

Take 1 to 2 tablets per day preferably with meals, or as directed by your qualified health care consultant.

Other Ingredients

Cellulose, modified cellulose, stearic acid (vegetable source), modified cellulose gum, magnesium stearate (vegetable source) and silicon dioxide.

No wheat, no gluten, no soybeans, no dairy, no egg, no fish/shellfish, no peanuts/tree nuts.

Suitable for vegetarians / vegans

Keep out of the reach of children

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.