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Magnesium L-Threonate is the Form of Mg for Memory, Concentration & Focus

Nov 30, 20236 min
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Magnesium comes in many different forms. Today, I want to cover magnesium threonate or magnesium L-threonate.


This is a specific type of magnesium. Threonate transports magnesium across the blood-brain barrier to the hippocampus.


The hippocampus is involved in memory, learning, focus, and concentration. People typically take magnesium L-threonate when they want to support the brain.


A magnesium deficiency can lead to various issues related to the brain and throughout the body.


Benefits of magnesium L-threonate:

• It may help reduce worry and anxiety (especially when trying to sleep)

• It may help decrease neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration

• It’s a calcium regulator and antagonist

• It helps maintain and support the blood-brain barrier

• It can act as an antioxidant

• It helps support BDNF

• It may help with androgenic alopecia


If you want to use magnesium to support the brain, I would use magnesium threonate. To support other issues like cramping or fatigue or to support the heart, I would take magnesium glycinate. Magnesium citrate can be helpful as well, especially to help prevent kidney stones.

DATA: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

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