New Roots Herbal Magnesium Bisglycinate Plus - Contains 150 mg of magnesium in its elemental form. The formula includes an additional 30 mg of the amino acid L-taurine to improve the assimilation of magnesium at the cellular level. It’s estimated that up to 70% of North Americans are magnesium deficient. Supplementation with New Roots Magnesium Bisglycinate can help meet the recommended daily allowance for adults of 300 mg of elemental magnesium. Magnesium is among the most important minerals essential to our well being. It participates in more than 300 enzymatic reactions that affect all aspects of metabolic function. Intestinal absorption and skeletal storage and release of calcium, along with nervous system function, are also dependent upon an adequate dietary intake of magnesium.