SanMagnesium! New addition to the SanOmega family
We're proud to finally introduce our latest supplement! A magnesium supplement with that little extra to give you the best possible effect! The combination of SanOmega and SanMagnesium gives you the vitamins and minerals that most people struggle to meet their needs. Here we have created an overview article where you can read more about what makes each individual nutrient in SanMagnesium so important.
SanOmega and SanMagnesium are formulated to work together.
Best together - good separately
The fat-soluble nutrients are found in SanOmega and the water-soluble nutrients are found in SanMagnesium. These nutrients work together and complement each other.
SanMagnesium is a dietary supplement containing natural magnesium from seawater, natural vitamin C, bioflavonoids and polyphenols. These help to protect the magnesium in its active form on its way from the stomach and into the bloodstream. In addition, SanMagnesium contains iodine, silicon, molybdenum, boron and selenium, vitamin B₆ for increased absorption, as well as B12 and folate, which together with vitamin B6 are important for several blood function processes.
Magnesium and inflammation
As early as the 1990s, researchers showed a link between magnesium deficiency and inflammation. In a normal situation, calcium should be on the outside of the cell and magnesium on the inside. With magnesium deficiency, calcium can enter the cell with inflammation as a result. Some researchers even claim that magnesium deficiency can be the start of the inflammatory reactions.
Do you take magnesium until you cramp up? Why doesn't it work?
Simple is often the best! Absorption determines how much gets into the cells. Many of the supplements on the market have the, for some, slightly unpleasant side effect of causing diarrhea. Sometimes very acute. What is crucial is that magnesium is absorbed in the gut and enters the bloodstream. Then it has to be ionized. There are different ways of doing this, but digestion is of course central. Stomach acid and a well-functioning gut are the solution. If the magnesium is not absorbed, the result is diarrhea, and consequently little effect of the supplement. In SanMagnesium, we use magnesium hydroxide from seawater, which is a chemical compound that is easily ionized by stomach acid.
Quality in every ingredient
Natural vitamin C
In SanMagnesium, we use natural vitamin C from either gooseberries (Amla) or cherries (Acerola). These are fruits that, in addition to being very rich in vitamin C, also provide more than 50 co-factors and co-nutrients such as polyphenols and bioflavinoids. Vitamin C acts as an antioxidant, protecting ionized magnesium from reacting with other substances in the intestinal tract. This allows more magnesium to reach the cells.
The key to the cells
Vitamin B6 is necessary for magnesium to cross the cell membrane from the bloodstream into the cells. Magnesium is a so-called intracellular mineral and does not help unless it gets to where it needs to be.
B vitamins that work together
We have chosen to use the three B vitamins B6, folate and B12 in SanMagnesium for several reasons. These are vitamins that several groups in the population need supplements of, while at the same time they have important and complementary tasks in the body. In addition to being important for normal blood formation, the immune system and tiredness and fatigue, this trio does an important job of reducing the amount of the amino acid homocysteine in the blood. High homocysteine has been shown to be a marker for heart disease as it leads to increased production of LDL cholesterol, among other things.
Selenium
Selenium mainly functions as a co-factor in antioxidant reactions. For example, the antioxidant glutathione peroxidase needs selenium to function. Glutathione peroxidase protects the body's fats from oxidation. In this way, taking selenium can help protect cells from oxidative stress.
In Norway, the soil is low in selenium. Over the past 20 years, we have also eaten more locally grown wheat and less imported wheat. This has led to a decrease in the average intake of selenium in the population.
Reverse the transport of calcium from bone to soft tissue.
By combining the use of SanOmega and SanMagnesium, we want to facilitate the return of calcium from calcified soft tissue to its proper place in the skeleton. It is a paradox that as we grow old, many of us become osteoporosis. It is common for older people to break their femoral neck because the skeleton is weakened. At the same time, the body may be calcified in joints, muscle attachments, blood vessels, etc. By giving an appropriate dose of retinol, the osteoclasts (bone-degrading cells) can break down both old and brittle bone tissue that needs to be renewed and calcifications in various parts of the body.
"It's a paradox that we die frail but calcified."
To prevent released calcium from sticking to the narrow capillary vessels, we need good levels of magnesium. Magnesium helps to dissolve calcium so that it doesn't precipitate out and cause calcification, or recalcification, again. When the dissolved calcium is returned to the skeleton, it is the osteoblasts (bone-building cells) that perform this task. The osteoblasts incorporate calcium into new, fresh bone tissue. Vitamin K2 and the mineral boron are key here. Boron is an important component when new bone tissue is formed. By ensuring good levels of these vitamins and minerals, we can contribute to stronger bones and teeth and reduce soft tissue calcification.
The Danish doctor Knut Flytlie writes in his book, Vitamins and Minerals, that if you lack magnesium, the osteoclasts will break down the skeleton to release magnesium. This will simultaneously lead to a release of calcium, and thus too much calcium in the blood. This can lead to osteoporosis and calcification in the body. Magnesium also helps the parathyroid glands to produce the hormone calcitonin. This hormone, together with the hormone calcitriol (active vitamin D), allows us to absorb calcium from the intestine and at the same time inhibits the osteoclasts so that less calcium is broken down from the bones. Sufficient magnesium in the diet is therefore essential for bone building.
To further increase ionization, we recommend that you take SanMagnesium with the main meal of the day! This is because stomach acid is strongest when you have eaten protein.
