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Pure Encapsulations Pure Encapsulations - Magnesium Glycinate, 180 caps

Name: Pure Encapsulations Pure Encapsulations - Magnesium Glycinate, 180 caps
Brand: Pure Encapsulations
SKU: pure-encapsulations-magnesium-glycinate
Price: 57.48 CAD
Availability: InStock

Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate - A highly bioavailable form of magnesium that supports the metabolism of macronutrients and energy production. Magnesium is an essential bone matrix mineral that promotes healthy bone metabolism. Magnesium also plays essential roles in maintaining healthy muscle contractile function. As magnesium regulates calcium channels, it may have an important role in controlling cramping. Several clinical trials have found that magnesium supports muscle function during intense exercise and helps to lessen nighttime leg cramps.

Price

Regular Canadian retail price: $57.48 CAD. Price Vault members pay below retail on this product. Member pricing is private and shown after a free opt-in, with no membership fee, no minimum order and no subscription.

In stock. Free shipping across Canada on orders over $89, flat $9.95 under that. 30 days to request a return, with return shipping paid by the customer. Ships from Victoria, BC.

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Why people keep reordering it

Highly absorbable forms: Chelated forms your body takes up, instead of oxide that mostly passes through.
Calm and recovery: Supports muscle relaxation, sleep quality and everyday stress resilience.
Gentle on digestion: Formulated to skip the laxative effect of cheaper magnesium.

Best suited to: night cramps or legs that will not settle, loose stools from other magnesium supplements, tired of swallowing four or five capsules.

What the research supports

One capsule gives you 120 mg of magnesium, and at two to three a day the bottle lasts two to three months.

Studies use 300 to 400 mg a day.

Muscle cramps (evidence: moderate, from randomized controlled trial, meta-analysis): Muscles need magnesium to release after they tighten, and a shortfall leaves them prone to cramping. Trials at 300 mg and up show fewer cramps, most clearly in people who started out low.
Sleep (evidence: mixed, from ): Magnesium helps quiet an overactive nervous system, which is why some people take it before bed. Trials on sleep are split, and it tends to work best in people who were low to begin with.
Digestive tolerance (evidence: moderate, from randomized controlled trial, meta-analysis): Bisglycinate binds magnesium to an amino acid rather than a salt, so it moves through the gut gently. It consistently causes less loose stool than oxide or citrate at the same elemental dose.

Read the literature: Muscle cramps on PubMed, Sleep on PubMed, Digestive tolerance on PubMed.

Is it right for you

Worth it if

Night cramps or legs that will not settle: Three capsules reach 360 mg of elemental magnesium, and the glycine carried with it has its own calming action on the nervous system.
Loose stools from other magnesium supplements: Bisglycinate is an amino acid chelate rather than a salt, so it does not draw water into the intestine the way citrate and oxide do.
Tired of swallowing four or five capsules: 120 mg of elemental magnesium per capsule is at the high end for a bisglycinate, so a studied dose is two or three pills rather than a handful.

Look elsewhere if

Wanting magnesium to move the bowels: Magnesium citrate or oxide produces the osmotic effect that bisglycinate is specifically chosen to avoid, and costs less to do it.
Already using an electrolyte or greens powder: Add up the elemental magnesium first. Those powders often carry 100 to 200 mg already, and stacking mostly buys you loose stools.
Someone who struggles with capsules: Magnesium bisglycinate powder stirred into water delivers the same form without swallowing three capsules, though it takes more volume and does not taste like nothing.

What to expect

If you are running low, two or three capsules in the evening often shows up as easier sleep onset and fewer night cramps within a week. Magnesium status itself refills slowly, so judge muscle tension and sleep quality at three to four weeks of steady use rather than on day two.

How it compares

Compared with magnesium citrate: Bisglycinate is absorbed as a chelate and stays gentle at three capsules, where a matched elemental dose of citrate loosens most people up. The tradeoff: Citrate is cheaper per milligram of elemental magnesium and is the better buy if regularity is what you are actually after.
Compared with a cheaper bisglycinate at 100 mg per capsule: 120 mg per capsule means fewer pills for the same elemental dose, and there is nothing in the capsule beyond the magnesium, the vegetarian shell and a trace of ascorbyl palmitate. The tradeoff: You pay a brand premium per capsule for that, and the difference in pill count is one capsule at a full dose.

Product details

Medicinal ingredients: Magnesium (magnesium bisglycinate), Vitamin C (ascorbyl palmitate)
Ingredient form: caps
Servings per container: 180
Suggested use: Adults: Take 1-4 capsules daily with meals or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Country of manufacture: Canada
Independent testing: independent labs (Eurofins, Covance)
Certifications: Non-GMO, Made in Canada
Storage: Store in a cool, dry place
Brand: Pure Encapsulations

How to take it

Adults: Take 1-4 capsules daily with meals or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.

Store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.
Keep out of reach of children.
Consult a practitioner if you are pregnant, nursing or on medication.

Ingredients

Each capsule contains

Magnesium (magnesium bisglycinate): 120 mg
Vitamin C (ascorbyl palmitate): 4.3 mg

Non-medicinal ingredients

Vegetarian capsule (hypromellose, water).

Free from

Contains no animal products, gluten or GMOs.

Interactions and cautions

Medications: May reduce absorption of certain antibiotics and thyroid medication.
Timing: Separate from medications by 2 to 4 hours unless directed otherwise by a healthcare practitioner.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding: Consult a healthcare practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
General: Use only as directed. Discontinue and consult a practitioner if you experience an adverse reaction.

This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Consult a healthcare practitioner before use. Free certified advisors are available at 1-888-386-1211, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm PT.

Questions about Pure Encapsulations - Magnesium Glycinate

Is this the genuine, authentic product?: Yes. It is identical to what you would pay full price for anywhere else, sourced through our authorized supplier relationships.
How is the price below retail?: We buy direct, with nobody in the middle taking a cut, and we sell it for close to what we paid. You see the price privately because you have unlocked the Vault.
How fast does it ship?: Orders placed before 12pm PT are processed the same day and ship within two business days. Shipping is free over $89, and a flat $9.95 under that.
Can I return it?: You have 30 days after it arrives to request a return. Product must be unused, in its original packaging, with proof of purchase, and return shipping is paid by you. Find it cheaper anywhere in Canada and we will match the price.