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Each sachet is meant to be dissolved and viciously stirred in 1 quart (1 liter) of water! 3 sachets cover the adequate intake for nearly all minerals—but not all—either due to weight constraints or flavor (e.g. magnesium), or to account for the average diet (e.g. sodium). How many you should take depends on your weight and physical activity level.

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For the minerals, they correspond to the elemental form! If the magnesium bisglycinate used is 12.5% elemental magnesium and 1,000 mg was used, it would yield 125 mg of magnesium. However, chemistry isn't that simple: purity varies, and oftentimes techniques—such as dilution by trituration—have to be employed. This is particularly important when dealing with elements whose clinical effect lies in a narrow band, so the powder amount is scaled up with cellulose to allow precise dosing of the element at the microgram level.

Yes! Spike MB-0.1 was engineered to circumvent these limitations and general antagonism. Learn more by reading our article on mineral antagonism.

No. For example, zinc induces the production of metallothionein, a protein that preferentially binds to copper in intestinal cells, leading to reduced copper absorption, even if copper transporters are not fully saturated. However, MB-0.1 was formulated with this in mind. For instance, the dose required for the above to come to pass is 50 mg of elemental zinc a day, while 3 sachets of MB-0.1 will put your zinc intake at roughly 18 mg.

The body is a beautifully complex system, so no. Transporters have different affinities for different minerals, meaning the one with the higher affinity will take precedence, and then you have hormones and intracellular feedback which modulate their activity and expression based on your physiological needs for these minerals!

Flexibility! Nature never misses, but the answer to this question is two pronged:

• Depending on your current solar yield, your optimal diet will select for a given substrate: protein and fat, or carbs and fat. Regardless of diet, a healthy liver will produce a sufficient amount of sugar via gluconeogenesis, but for those in high solar yield regions you are free to get it from other, tastier sources.
• Because nature never misses, it is important to note that sugars in fruit are not “just sugar”. An orange for example is 50% sucrose, 25% fructose, and 25% glucose, embedded within a fiber matrix composed of both soluble and insoluble fiber which modulate its absorption and gut microbiome activity.

Yes, but unless you’re hypoglycemic or insulin resistant you will be fine. High latitude humans evolved to thrive on fats and protein in the winter, yet still had access to minerals from water and food sources, as well as innate mineral stores. As we mentioned before, you *should* pair your MB-0.1 with natural sources of sugar depending on UV yield and physical activity levels!

Pharma-grade sodium chloride is synthetically purified and therefore devoid of any microplastics and heavy metals, whereas even very good sea salt will have some. Going this route also allows us to be more precise with the ratios by removing the inherent mineral variability that comes with sea salt.

• For stevia: too much of any compound will cause deleterious effects. MB-0.1 is too low dosage to trigger any negative effects. The dose makes the poison!
• For citric acid: some sources are contaminated with mycotoxins. SPIKE analyses every batch and is transparent about their COAs! Check out our certificate of analysis.