Sleep, stress and recovery, primarily. Magnesium supports the nervous system that governs how you wind down and how you handle a demanding day; deficiency shows up first as poor sleep and a short fuse. Glycinate is the form gentle enough to take every evening.

Chelamax® is fully chelated — each magnesium ion bound to two glycine molecules — and verified batch by batch. Much of what's sold as "glycinate" is buffered: blended with magnesium oxide to cut cost. In a simulated digestion model, Chelamax® absorbed at 64%; oxide reached 4%.

Citrate absorbs reasonably well but draws water into the gut, which is why it's often sold for regularity and why it can send you running at higher doses. Glycinate is absorbed as a chelated molecule, without that effect — the form built for taking daily, in the evening, for sleep.

Our serving is 275 mg of elemental magnesium across three capsules, taken in the evening. Start with half a serving for the first few nights and build up over a week. The elemental figure — the magnesium itself, not the compound weight — is what's printed on our label and verified in the COA.

In the evening, 30–60 minutes before bed, most nights. Consistency matters more than a higher dose.

It's the form most often tolerated by sensitive stomachs, including many people with IBS. The bloating and laxative effect people associate with magnesium usually trace back to oxide or citrate. If you've reacted before, the ramp-up protocol exists precisely for you.

Sleep tends to settle first, usually within the first two weeks. A steadier baseline follows over weeks two and three. Magnesium restores; it doesn't sedate — the timeline reflects that.