While everyone's obsessing over probiotics, they're forgetting the mineral that makes everything work: magnesium. If you're fermenting to heal your gut but still constipated, cramping, or sleeping like garbage, you might be missing this crucial piece. Doctor's Best uses chelated magnesium glycinate lysinate — the form that doesn't send you running to the bathroom like cheap magnesium oxide.

100mg elemental magnesium per tablet — in the gentle glycinate/lysinate form
TRAACS chelation technology — up to 6x better absorbed than regular magnesium
240 tablets — 2-month supply at recommended dose
Essential for 300+ enzyme systems — including the ones that help digest fermented foods
Muscle relaxation — yes, including your intestinal muscles
Sleep support — because gut healing happens during deep sleep

Here's what I learned the hard way: You can eat all the sauerkraut in the world, but if you're magnesium deficient (75% of Americans are), your gut won't work properly. Magnesium helps your intestinal muscles contract properly (hello, regular bowel movements), supports the enzymes that break down food, and calms the nervous system that controls digestion. The glycinate form is specifically gentle — no emergency bathroom trips like with magnesium citrate. This is the boring supplement that makes all your exciting ferments actually work.

💊 The unsexy mineral that makes your sexy gut healing actually happen.

Pros & Cons

Chelated form is gentle on stomach - no disaster pants.

Actually absorbed unlike cheap magnesium oxide.

240 tablets last 2 months - good value.

Helps with constipation without emergency trips.

Improves sleep quality for better gut healing.

Tablets are large-ish (but not horse pills).

Need 2 tablets twice daily for full effect.

Takes weeks to notice sleep/bowel improvements.

Not a quick fix - requires consistent use.