Why combine Magnesium Bisglycinate with Magnesium Citrate?

We recently received a good question from one of our customers. She was examining the packaging of our magnesium

supplement carefully and wondered why we combine Magnesium Bisglycinate with Magnesium Citrate.

She always thought that bisglycinate was a much better form of magnesium than citrate. "So why would you combine it with another form of magnesium?" she asked. In this article, we'll explain why this is so beneficial for the body.

Magnesium bisglycinate is treated by the body as an amino acid, meaning it hardly competes with other minerals in the body. This often makes it better absorbed than, for example, bisglycinate citrate.

Research has also shown that bisglycinate is absorbed more quickly into the brain than into the muscles. This form is therefore better for psychological functions such as memory, concentration, and learning performance.

Magnesium citrate does compete with other minerals in the body, making it slightly less well absorbed. Many different minerals use the same type of receptors to enter a cell.

Research has shown that magnesium citrate is absorbed faster in the muscles than in the brain, which means it is actually better for muscle function (including the heart muscle).

Both forms of magnesium would like to enter a body cell together. A long line of other minerals lies in front of the body cell... Magnesium bisglycinate can use a different entrance than normal minerals!

This makes it easier for it to enter the body cell, because it doesn't compete with other minerals. The citrate has to wait in line for a while, so it takes longer to enter the body cell.