MAGNESIUM OROTATE
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Orotates are mineral salts of orotic acid — used by plants and animals to make DNA and RNA. Hans Nieper, a physician and dabbler in offbeat theories of gravitation, used orotates clinically prior to 1980. He thought that orotate salts, being neutrally charged, pass easily through cell membranes. In effect, orotate ferries the mineral atoms into cells and tissues, producing higher concentrations. Nieper promoted orotates as treatments for nearly every ailment imaginable and was consequently ignored; most of his medical claims were never rigorously tested. But in certain applications — such as athletic performance — where his ideas have recently received scientific scrutiny, they have been found to work. Nieper may have been on the right track after all. Calcium orotate was used by Nieper to treat bone loss and pain due to inflammation or osteoporosis, psoriasis, high blood pressure, angina pectoris, multiple sclerosis, encephalitis, retinitis, hepatitis, and colitis. Magnesium orotate is used by competitive athletes to increase endurance. It is also used to treat symptoms of magnesium deficiency, including diabetes, hypertension, dementia, and osteoporosis, and to treat migraines, asthma, chronic lung disease, heart attacks, arrhythmias, blood vessel stiffness, atherosclerosis, and high blood pressure. Potassium orotate is used to treat symptoms of magnesium deficiency: diabetes, insulin resistance, high blood pressure, rheumatoid arthritis, and heart disease. Nieper combined potassium and magnesium orotates to treat cardiovascular diseases. Other applications include wound healing, immune enhancement, depression and anxiety. Lithium orotate: Lithium has long been used for manic-depression. High doses depress dopamine release, flattening elevated moods; lower doses stimulate serotonin synthesis, producing an antidepressant effect. Lithium reputedly is also neuroprotective, suggesting its use in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. It is thought to lower blood glucose levels and to have immune-enhancing and antiviral effects (especially against herpes simplex). Nieper used lithium orotate to treat depression, headaches, migraine, epilepsy, and alcoholism. Zinc orotate is used to treat symptoms of zinc deficiency: osteoporosis, hypogonadism, low testosterone levels, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, atrophy of the thymus, low white blood cell counts, and lowered immunity. In Nieper’s opinion, zinc orotate works better than other zinc salts. Osteo Forte Orotate amplifies calcium orotate’s effects on bone metabolism by combining it with synergistic substances, including the orotates of zinc and magnesium.
Size: 100 -300mg tabs
Price: $19.00
