DH SUPPLIMENT Magnesium Oxide
MAGNESIUM SUPPLIEMENT DALTON HUFFMAN | STUDENT PHARMACIST
WHY MAGNESIUM BACKGROUND: MAGNESIUM IS A MATERIAL NATURALLY FOUND IN THE BODY. IT COMES NATURALLY FROM FOOD PRODUCTS THAT WE EAT. IT CAN BE FOUND IN SUPPLEMENTS, MEDICINES, AND ANTACID TABLETS AS WELL. PURPOSE: MAGNESIUM PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE BODY, SUCH AS SUPPORTING MUSCLE, NERVE FUNCTION, AND ENERGY PRODUCTION. CHRONICALLY LOW LEVELS OF MAGNESIUM MAY RISK HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART DISEASE. MECHANISM OF ACTION: MAGNESIUM IS A COFACTOR IN MORE THAN 300 ENZYME SYSTEMS. THESE ENZYMES INCLUDE PROTEIN SYNTHESIS, MUSCLE/NERVE FUNCTION, BLOOD GLUCOSE CONTROL, AND BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION.
DOSING: MEN SHOULD TYPICALLY INGEST BETWEEN 400-420 MG PER DAY; WOMEN 310-320 MG. MOST COMMONLY SEEN AS TABLETS, CHEWABLE TABLETS, CRYSTALS, POWDER. OR ORAL SOLUTION. TYPICALLY TAKE 1-2 TABLETS WITH FOOD IN THE MORNING ONCE PER DAY IN ORDER TO SEE THE RESULTS OF THE SUPPLEMENT. 97
