Magnesium

Description

Magnesium, Mg, is the second most abundent INTRAcellular ion within the mammalian body:

1. Potassium
2. Magnesium
3. Phosphate

It is a vital co-factor for enzymes, particularly those involved with ATP-production and Nucleic Acid Synthesis.

The majority is stored in bone, with just 1% of the total body Mg being free in it's ionised form within the blood.

There is no hormonal control/regulation of Magnesium, so within the body there is a balance between inflow from the diet and outflow via Urine, Saliva and Milk. Excess outflow not easily remedied, due to the lack of homeostatic mechanisms for this ion.