Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

Magnesium Citrate_ More Than Just a Remedy for Constipation | 80% of People Lack THIS Vital Nutrient

16 May 2025 · 1 min

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A short transcript excerpt from Aaron Hartman, MD describing magnesium citrate compared with magnesium glycinate. He states magnesium citrate is less well absorbed than the glycine form and is primarily used for constipation. He also attributes additional benefits to citrate: alkalinizing urine to help prevent calcium oxalate kidney stones, supporting cellular energy/redox balance, and assisting heavy metal excretion.

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Then there's magnesium citrate, which is not as well absorbed as the glycine, so it's used more for constipation issues. I also will use magnesium citrate to help with kidney stones because the citrate helps alkalize your urine and which helps prevent calcium oxalate storms and kidney stones from forming. The citrate form also can help with energy production. There's a thing called a redox potential, which is how your body, how your cells hold their energy stores. And the citrate actually within the alkalis urine actually helps maintain that balance. And then the citrate reocculinized urine also helps excrete heavy metals.