downwardsfromzero said:
Can you clarify what you mean by ionic magnesium powder? I mean, magnesium sulfate is essentially an ionic magnesium powder but I don't think you mean that.
The ease of absorption of chelated magnesium depends very much on what the chelating ligand(s) might be.
Would magnesium citrate fit the bill?
There are a small handful of ionic magnesiums on the market these days.
There are some even in already in ready-to-ingest-out-of-the-bottle liquid form.
Through trial and error I have come to the conclusion that powders that you mix with water tend to work the very best.
These are magnesium supplements that usually contain a basic magnesium salt, usually magnesium carbonate, and include in the powder various acids like citric acid, malic acid, aspartic acid, etc.
When mixed with water, the magnesium salt then reacts with the acids in the mix to create an ionic electrical charge. You can witness this reaction by the fizzing it creates. The more fizzing, the better the reaction and generally the better the results.
The benefits I have experienced and have witnessed in others with this type of magnesium supplement are that you can feel the magnesium's affect physiologically within a relatively short period of time (i.e., 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes). The relaxing and softening of muscle tissue (muscle cramps & spasms disappearing), the relaxation of the nervous system (a non-drug-like calming, anti-anxiety effect) and vasodilating effect (my colleagues and I used to measure this with a blood pressure cuff at one of the acupuncture clinics I used to manage).
Neither I, nor anyone else I have worked with, nor any client that I have ever had the privilege to help, has ever felt this pronounced an affect with magnesium pills.
I am not stating that other forms of magnesium are totally useless, I am simply stating that through several decades of observations, I have come to the conclusion that ionic magnesium supplements tend to give you the best results for your money when compared to other forms.