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Magnesium Glycinate

Three hundred enzymes' quiet cofactor — taken at night, in the form that doesn't send you running.

In Maya's Formula Nº 001: 200 mg · evening — low-normal magnesium, and sleep that needs the help.
Three things to remember — that's all
1
Evening — it helps you wind down.

Your level runs low, and sleep is where you'll feel the difference first.

2
Real but modest.

We won't oversell it: gentle help for pressure and sleep, not a miracle.

3
Food finishes the job.

Nuts, greens, and beans are the real fix — the dose trials down as they take over.

“The honest read: modest, real effects on blood pressure and sleep for people running low — not a miracle, and we won't sell it as one. Dosed and priced like what it is: a quiet cofactor your diet should eventually cover.”

Want the depth? It's all here — tap what you're curious about. Nothing below changes the three things above.

What it istap to read

Magnesium sits inside more than 300 enzyme systems — muscle relaxation, nerve signaling, blood-pressure regulation, sleep architecture. Modern diets run chronically light on it, and common medications (acid reducers, diuretics) drain it further.

Glycinate binds magnesium to glycine — itself mildly calming — and absorbs without the laxative effect that makes oxide and citrate self-limiting.

The research — and who paid for it2 studies + 1 against
Moderate — honest about it
Magnesium supplementation lowers blood pressure: meta-analysis of 34 randomized trialsZhang et al., Hypertension, 2016 · doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.116.07664University-led meta-analysis — independent of any supplement maker.
Magnesium improved sleep measures in older adults: double-blind randomized trialAbbasi et al., J Res Med Sci, 2012 · pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23853635/University-led trial — publicly funded.
Read against us Serum magnesium is a blunt marker — the body defends the blood level while tissues run short, so a 'normal' result can hide a real gap, and trials show modest average effects. de Baaij et al., Physiological Reviews, 2015 · doi.org/10.1152/physrev.00012.2014

We grade this one moderate and say so — and we read your medications and symptoms alongside the number, because the number alone under-tells.

How we weigh a study: we read it for you — including who paid for it. A study funded by the company selling the result is flagged and never load-bearing on its own. No supplement brand pays Liana — nobody's thumb is on this scale.

How we dose ittap to read
200–400 mg elemental, evening

The calming edge is real for many people; bedtime puts it to work.

Start at 200, climb only if needed

More isn't better past sufficiency; bowel tolerance is the body's own ceiling.

Two hours from certain antibiotics

Magnesium binds tetracyclines and fluoroquinolones — space them.

Safety — and who should skip ittap to read
  • Kidney disease changes the math entirely — renal clearance is how magnesium stays safe; the formula checks your eGFR first.
  • Loose stools mean the form or dose is wrong, not that you 'can't take magnesium.'
  • It gently lowers blood pressure — a feature for most, a note for anyone already on multiple BP medications.
When it leaves your formulathe goal is zero
The goal is zero

Nuts, greens, legumes, and whole grains are the maintenance dose nature intended. When intake holds and sleep and pressure are steady, the formula trials a step-down — magnesium is one of the easiest wins for the goal-is-zero.

The bottle we chose
One bottle, not a shelf

Doctor's Best · High Absorption Magnesium (glycinate-lysinate)

In an unregulated aisle, the brand is half the decision — so we made it for you.

A true chelate

Albion TRAACS glycinate-lysinate — the specific chelate with absorption research behind it.

Not secretly buffered

Many 'glycinate' bottles are quietly cut with cheap oxide. This one isn't — labeled 'not buffered,' and tested as such.

Matches the formula

Two tablets = 200 mg elemental — Maya's exact evening dose.

Category benchmark

Among the most independently tested and reviewed magnesium products in the category.

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