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What is
Magnesium?

The essential mineral involved in normal muscle function, energy metabolism and electrolyte balance — supporting some of the body's most fundamental physiological processes.

THEHAKAI Science — Magnesium

Magnesium is an essential mineral involved in hundreds of biochemical reactions throughout the body.

It is found throughout the body, with a large proportion stored in bones and tissues. Magnesium is required for many processes that allow cells to produce energy, communicate and function normally.

Magnesium also contributes to normal muscle and nerve function and plays an important role in maintaining normal electrolyte balance.

01 / THE BASICS

Magnesium is an essential mineral.

Magnesium is a mineral required for normal physiological function. Unlike macronutrients such as carbohydrates, fats and proteins, minerals are inorganic nutrients that the body needs in smaller quantities.

Magnesium is present in cells and tissues throughout the body and is involved in a wide range of cellular processes.

THE KEY ROLE

Magnesium contributes to normal muscle function, normal nerve function and normal energy-yielding metabolism.

02 / ENERGY METABOLISM

Magnesium and energy production.

Magnesium is involved in energy metabolism, helping support the biochemical reactions through which cells obtain and use energy.

Many cellular reactions involving adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, depend on magnesium. ATP is one of the body's primary molecules for storing and transferring energy.

This makes magnesium an important mineral for normal cellular energy metabolism.

03 / MUSCLE FUNCTION

Magnesium and your muscles.

Magnesium contributes to normal muscle function and is involved in the processes that regulate muscle contraction and relaxation.

Muscle cells rely on carefully controlled electrical and chemical signals. Magnesium is involved in several of the cellular mechanisms that allow these processes to function normally.

04 / NERVOUS SYSTEM

Magnesium and nerve function.

Magnesium contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system and is involved in the regulation of nerve signalling.

Nerve cells depend on carefully regulated movement of ions across cell membranes. Magnesium is part of the wider system that supports normal cellular and neurological function.

05 / ELECTROLYTE BALANCE

Magnesium and electrolyte balance.

Magnesium is one of the minerals involved in the body's electrolyte balance. It works alongside electrolytes such as sodium and potassium as part of the body's tightly regulated internal environment.

During exercise and periods of sweating, maintaining adequate intake of essential minerals can be part of supporting normal physiological function.

THE BOTTOM LINE

Essential support at the cellular level.

Magnesium is an essential mineral involved in normal energy metabolism, muscle function, nervous system function and electrolyte balance.

Together with other essential minerals and electrolytes, magnesium helps support the physiological processes that allow the body to function normally.