Quest Synergistic Magnesium 150 mg is a high-quality synergistic formula of nutrients that together ensure optimum absorption and utilization of the magnesium. Magnesium is required for several hundred chemical reactions in the body. Besides its role in bone and tooth health, this mineral is essential for energy production. Magnesium is required for the metabolism of fats, protein, and carbohydrates; the stability of DNA; and the maintenance of acid-alkaline balance. Magnesium also plays an important role in nerve transmission and muscle relaxation.

Ingredients

Each easy-to-swallow tablet of Quest Synergistic Magnesium 150 mg contains 150 mg of magnesium (HVP* chelate), 30 mg of calcium (HVP* chelate), 15 mg of phosphorus (HVP* complex), and 20 mg of vitamin B6 (pyridoxine HCl). This product contains no artificial preservatives, colours, flavours, or added sugar, starch, milk products, yeast, gluten, or salt.

*HVP = hydrolyzed vegetable (rice) protein.

Recommended Daily Allowance:
Dosage of each nutrient varies, depending on age.

Food Sources:
Magnesium: Legumes, nuts and seeds, whole grains, green leafy vegetables, blackstrap molasses, wheat germ.
Calcium: Dairy products, legumes, dark green leafy vegetables, wheat bran, sea vegetables, almonds, Brazil nuts, figs.
Phosphorus: Dairy products, meat, fish, nuts, legumes, whole grains.
Vitamin B6: Nuts and seeds, legumes, wheat germ, whole grains, bananas, potatoes, salmon, herring, liver, meat, poultry, eggs.

Cause of Deficiency:
Magnesium: Diet of refined foods, excess calcium intake, alcoholism, surgery, diuretics, liver and kidney disease, some oral contraceptives.
Calcium: Abnormal parathyroid function, vitamin D deficiency, magnesium deficiency, alcoholism, low-calcium diet, high sugar intake, excess protein relative to calcium intake, phosphates from carbonated beverages, excess caffeine, excess sodium.
Phosphorus: Long-term use of aluminum-containing antacids. Deficiencies rare except in the elderly, menopausal women, and individuals on restricted diets.
Vitamin B6: Poor diet, some oral contraceptives, alcoholism, tobacco and air pollutants, stress.

Symptoms of Deficiency:
Magnesium: Fatigue, mental confusion, irritability, weakness, heart disturbances, problems in nerve conduction and muscle contraction, muscle cramps, loss of appetite, insomnia, predisposition to stress.
Calcium: Rickets, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, muscle spasms, leg cramps.
Phosphorus: Weakness, loss of appetite, loss of bone mass, loss of calcium.
Vitamin B6: Depression, glucose intolerance, anemia, impaired nerve function, cracks in the corners of the mouth, eczema.

Complementary Nutrients:
Magnesium: Calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B6.
Calcium: Vitamin D, magnesium potassium, vitamin K.
Phosphorus: Calcium.
Vitamin B6: Other B vitamins, especially B2; magnesium; zinc.

About Quest Vitamins

Quest was started in the 1950's by a vegetarian weightlifter who was passionate in leading the industry by providing quality products with great formulations. 'Quality without Question' was then created and followed throughout the years. Today, with Purity Life, it isn't just 'Quality without Question' - it is 'Expecting Excellence'. Quest continues to provide innovative products using a 'back-to-basics' philosophy, creating a balance of body, mind and spirit.