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What it is
The micronutrient companion to Electrolyze, supplying trace minerals, amino acids and some B vitamins in the same ionized liquid format. Beam sells the two together as the Advanced Set, which is the usual starting point.
Why the evidence supports it
The honest framing is replenishment, not detoxification. Humic and fulvic substances have a documented 90-day safety record and genuine binding chemistry, but the studies showing metal binding were done in water and in livestock feed, not in people. So this is here as a broad trace-mineral source, and the detox language that usually surrounds this category is deliberately absent.
What it supports
- Supplies trace minerals most diets run short on
- Supports normal cellular nutrition alongside a varied diet
- Provides amino acids and some B vitamins in a liquid form
Which function it supports
Trace minerals are cofactors -- the parts enzymes physically need in order to work at all. Modern soil depletion is the reason a broad low-dose source is worth having rather than mega-dosing any single mineral.
Learn the why behind this pillarHow it relates to your cells and mind
Every product here ties back to a specific job your body does. This one touches the functions below -- follow either link to see the mechanism in full, then dig into the studies.
What it is made of -- and the mechanisms behind it
Each ingredient acts on several of the body's functions. Taken together, this product touches these cell and mind functions -- follow any to see the mechanism in full.
The ingredients
Mechanisms drawn from our ingredient knowledge base (6 profiled ingredients). Structure and function only -- not a treatment claim.
The science on the ingredients
These studies are research on the ingredients and mechanisms in this product, not on the finished product itself, and they are shown for education. For this ingredient most of the published work is laboratory or animal research rather than human trials, so read it as biology worth knowing rather than proof of an effect in people. Nothing here is medical advice, and nothing here may be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Talk to your own provider about what is right for you.
- The influence of fulvic acid on molybdenum bioavailability assessed by Caenorhabditis elegans.PubMed
Journal of environmental management · 2026
In a C. elegans model, researchers found that fulvic acid influenced the bioavailability and combined toxicity of molybdenum, with high-concentration molybdenum exposure alone causing significant survival and movement abnormalities.
- Enhancing the mycoremediation potential: The multifaceted role of fulvic acid in polystyrene microplastics degradation by Phanerochaete chrysosporium.PubMed
Journal of hazardous materials · 2026
Adding fulvic acid nearly doubled the fungal degradation rate of polystyrene microplastics by Phanerochaete chrysosporium, working partly through non-biochemical surface etching that improved the plastic's bioaccessibility.
- Humic and Fulvic Acid Fractions Differentially Regulate Methane-Dependent Arsenate Reduction in Paddy Soils.PubMed
Environmental science & technology · 2026
In paddy soils, an aromatic quinone-rich humic acid fraction enhanced electron transfer coupling methane oxidation to arsenate reduction, increasing arsenite release, while a carboxyl-rich fulvic fraction blocked this coupling via acetate accumulation.
- Genotoxicity of Carbohydrate Derived Fulvic Acid.PubMed
Toxicology reports · 2026
Toxicology testing of a standardized carbohydrate-derived fulvic acid (CHD-FA) found only a weak genotoxic effect in human lymphocytes, likely attributable to test solution pH rather than the compound itself, indicating it is not genotoxic in the models used.
- Impact of fulvic acid on copper exposure in Ulva prolifera: Integrative insights from growth, physiology, transcriptomics, and physico-chemical characteristics.PubMed
Journal of hazardous materials · 2026
In a marine algae species, fulvic acid bound copper and reduced its uptake into cells, easing high-copper toxicity by restoring photosynthesis and energy-metabolism gene expression that copper exposure had suppressed.
- Upgrading agricultural waste-derived biochemical fulvic acid: fungal co-culture-mediated structural remodeling and enhanced plant biostimulant potential.PubMed
Bioresource technology · 2026
Co-culturing two fungi to bioactivate agricultural waste-derived fulvic acid increased its oxygen- and nitrogen-containing functional groups, and the modified fulvic acid boosted wheat plant height, chlorophyll content, and antioxidant enzyme activity compared to untreated fulvic acid.
Root-zone improvements in spinach through commercial biostimulants application vary among cultivarsEmergingPrimary research (design unspecified)2026
Root-zone biostimulant responses in spinach were strongly cultivar-dependent: in 'Mandolin' humic acid-based treatments raised root dry weight 177 -- 268%, while 'Lakeside' showed no root response.
Md Noor E Azam Khan; Fahmida Fiza; Joseph Masabni; Genhua Niu
A comprehensive examination of the impact of environmental pollution on lung cancer: A reviewEmergingExpert review2026
A review outlines how airborne pollutants like fine particulate matter and nitrogen oxides, plus contaminants such as microplastics, pesticides, asbestos, cadmium and nickel, may raise lung cancer risk through oxidative stress and DNA damage.
Hongyan Zhang; Hongyi Wei; Sijia Han; Lufeng Zheng; Xiaodong Chen; Ziwei Li; Lanbo Wang
A review of rare earth elements as emerging marine pollutants and their impacts on invertebrates and macroalgae mediated biosorptionEmergingPrimary research (design unspecified)2026
This review describes rare earth elements as ecological stressors linked to oxidative stress, impaired calcification and disturbed ion balance in marine invertebrates, and reports that dried brown macroalgae can efficiently remove them from seawater.
Saereh Mohammadpour; Hossein Mohammadpour -- Discover Oceans
A Hexadecacationic Metal-Organic Cage for Anchoring Sulfonates: High-Order Binding of Di- and Trisulfonates and High-Performance Removal of Perfluorosulfonates from WaterEmerging2026
A hexadecacationic zirconium tetrahedral cage bound di- and trisulfonates in slow exchange and adsorbed perfluorooctane sulfonate at up to 1,603 mg per gram with rapid kinetics and long cycle life.
Yawei Liu; Gen Li; Xiang Zhang; Zelin Du; Tingting Zhang; Yongya Zhang; Roy Lavendomme; En-Qing Gao; Dawei Zhang
Analysis of European Baseline Series Patch Test Results in Adult Patients in Adana Province, Turkey; Single Center ExperienceEmerging2026
Among 1001 adults patch tested with the European Baseline Series in Turkey, 45.3% had at least one positive reaction, most often to nickel sulfate (21.6%), and positivity was higher in women than men.
Merve Erkoç; Çiğdem Erhan; Leyla Çevirme; Güzin Özden
Balancing Nutrient Enrichment and Heavy Metal Stress: Impacts of Wastewater Irrigation on Aromatic CropsEmerging2026
Untreated wastewater irrigation raised plant height 51% in coriander, 32% in mint and 36% in fenugreek, but antioxidant activity fell in coriander and fenugreek leaves and the water carried lead, nickel and cadmium.
Bibi R; Munazir M; Kanwal A; Farhan M; Qureshi R; Anwar T; Qureshi H; Ali S; El-Beltagi HS; Bazarbayeva D; Alsudays IM; Alamer KH; Jobborov B; Nuriddinov Z; Ziyadov S; Alotaibi MS -- Environmental monitoring and assessment
A multicenter study by the Brazilian Society of Dermatology on a new standard patch test seriesEmerging2026
Across 567 Brazilian patients with contact dermatitis, 69.3% reacted to at least one patch test allergen, nickel sulfate being commonest at 28.9%, supporting a proposed 40-substance national standard series.
Renan Rangel Bonamigo; Vanessa Barreto Rocha; Vitor Manoel Silva Dos Reis; Dulcilea Ferraz Rodrigues; Rosana Lazzarini; Mario Cezar Pires; Renato Shintani Hikawa; Ana Elisa Kiszewski; Andrea Fernandes Eloy da Costa França; Renata Heck; Maria Antonieta Rios Scherrer; Luciana Paula Samorano; Isabella Campos Machado Cordeiro; Ida Alzira Duarte; Mariana de Figueiredo Silva Hafner; Renata Marli Gonçalves Pires; Lilith Sodré Eller; Juliana Barros Rodrigues; Daniela Benzano Bumaguin; Ruppert Ludwig Hahnstadt
Synergistic effects of glutamic acid and cerium oxide nanoparticles on cadmium phytoremediation efficiency in marigoldEmerging2026
Over 28 days, combining 10 millimolar glutamic acid with cerium oxide nanoparticles reduced cadmium-induced oxidative markers in marigold and increased cadmium accumulation in roots, stems and leaves by 108% to 119%.
Mujahid Farid; Muskan Shahzad; Muhammad Zubair; Sheharyaar Farid; Wajiha Sarfraz; Roha Murtaza; Muhammad Munir; Abdulrahman Alasmari; Sarah Owdah Alomrani; Shafaqat Ali
Hypercontractile Esophagus: An Underrecognized Cause of Dysphagia with a "Nutcracker" Appearance on Barium EsophagramEmerging2026
In a 77-year-old woman with dysphagia, a barium esophagram showed a nutcracker appearance of the distal esophagus yet preserved peristalsis, suggesting a hypercontractile disorder rather than diffuse spasm.
David K A Donkor; Oluchi Idenyi; Cinna Attar; Emmanuel Gbadehan
Immortalization of Human Adult Alveolar Epithelial Cells to Study Environmental Exposures of the Distal LungEmerging2026
A protocol describes isolating human alveolar type 2 cells, immortalising them into AEC-tLgT lines, inducing lung organoids in 3D co-culture, and treating the lines to study cigarette smoke and nickel exposure.
Evelyn Tran; Laurence St Pierre; Diego Velarde; Bianca Dal Bó; Juan Ramon Alvarez; Kweku Ofosu-Asante; Nazarius S Lamango; Yong Huang; Crystal N Marconett; Zea Borok; Beiyun Zhou; Ite A Offringa
Unravelling Mechanisms of Oxinflammation Induced by Heavy MetalsEmerging2026
A review describes how aluminium, arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury and nickel generate reactive species by displacing metal cofactors and impairing antioxidants, creating a chronic oxinflammatory state across liver, kidney, heart, nerves and reproductive organs.
Luiz Otávio Guimarães-Ervilha; Mírian Quintão Assis; Izabela da Silva Lopes; Thainá Iasbik-Lima; João Victor Leles Faria; Ana Cláudia Ferreira Souza; Mariana Machado-Neves
Clinical Factors Associated With Current Relevance in Allergic Contact Dermatitis: Development of Predictive Models Based on Data From the Spanish Contact Dermatitis Register (REIDAC)Emerging2026
Among 17,005 patch-tested patients, 24.0% had at least one currently relevant reaction, and a logistic model predicted relevance with an AUC of 0.679 overall and 0.770 for nickel.
David Pesqué; Francisco Javier Ortiz de Frutos; Francisco Navarro-Triviño; Tatiana Sanz-Sánchez; Violeta Zaragoza-Ninet; Susana Córdoba-Guijarro; Javier Miquel-Miquel; Juan Francisco Silvestre-Salvador; Ricardo González-Pérez; Inmaculada Ruiz-González; Pedro Mercader-García; Esther Serra-Baldrich; José Manuel Carrascosa-Carrillo; Fátima Tous-Romero; Mercedes Rodríguez-Serna; María Elena Gatica-Ortega; Carmen Paredes-Suárez; María Antonia Pastor-Nieto; Pablo Chicharro; Marta Andreu; Araceli Sánchez-Gilo; José Juan Pereyra-Rodríguez; Gemma Melé-Ninot; Paloma Sánchez-Pedreño Guillén; Enrique Gómez de la Fuente; Marta Elosua-González; Fernando Gallardo; Ramon M Pujol; Ignacio García-Doval; Leopoldo Borrego; Miguel Ángel Descalzo; Ana M Giménez-Arnau
Dopamine modulates antioxidant and phenolic responses to alleviate nickel stress in Salvia officinalisEmerging2026
In sage exposed to up to 1000 micromolar nickel, foliar dopamine restored biomass by 42%, lowered oxidative markers 16% to 24%, and raised rosmarinic acid up to 91% above control.
Seyed Hamed Moazzami Farida; Nosrat Rahmani; Marzieh Taghizadeh; Benedicte Riber Albrectsen
Pediatric Allergic Contact Dermatitis: Sensitization Patterns for a Practical PanelEmerging2026
In 86 children with skin allergies aged 1 to 17, nickel was the most common trigger, and a shortened 14 allergen patch test panel captured the relevant reactions in every age group.
Merve Şendal; Nilay Çalışkan; Deniz Ozceker
Effects of magnesium supplementation on serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels and cognitive function in patients undergoing fluoxetine therapy for depressionEstablishedRandomized controlled trial2026
In 40 adults with depression taking fluoxetine, adding 350 mg daily magnesium for six weeks was associated with greater MoCA improvement than fluoxetine alone, though serum BDNF change did not differ significantly between groups.
Noor NJ; Syamsuddin S; Liaury K; Tawali S; Idris I; Azis I; Lisal ST -- East Asian archives of psychiatry : official journal of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists = Dong Ya jing shen ke xue zhi : Xianggang jing shen ke yi xue yuan qi kan
Electrochemical Corrosion and Safety Hazards in Sustainable Batteries: Corrosion Mechanisms, Safety Challenges, and ProtectionEmergingExpert review2026
This review found corrosion is a persistent barrier to sustainable batteries built on zinc, magnesium, sodium and aluminum, with some surveyed inhibitors reaching over 90% efficiency.
Chandrabhan Verma; Imad Barsoum; Akram Alfantazi; Kyong Yop Rhee
Sleep and nutrition for athletes. The Nutrition Society, Scottish Section Conference 2024EmergingExpert review2026
This review reported that carbohydrate, caffeine, kiwifruit, magnesium and tart cherry have an evidence base in athletes' sleep, and that more research is needed.
Doherty R; Madigan S; Warrington G; Ellis JG -- The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
Unlocking Relief: The Role of Magnesium in Musculoskeletal Health -- A Narrative ReviewEmergingExpert review2026
This narrative review of published studies found higher magnesium intake consistently linked to lower fracture risk, greater muscle mass and better knee cartilage.
Richa Mahajan; Sakshi Vats; Mansi Jain; Divya Divya; Meena Makhija -- International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology
Impact of Serum Phosphate, Potassium and Other Electrolyte Levels on Sudden Cardiac Death and Cardiovascular Mortality in Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisEmergingExpert review2026
In a meta-analysis of 35 dialysis cohorts, high phosphate and low magnesium were each associated with roughly twofold higher cardiovascular mortality, and extreme potassium and low sodium were also linked to higher risk.
Beata Franczyk; Jacek Rysz; Anna Gluba-Sagr
Efficacy of magnesium supplementation in the prophylaxis of migraine: a systematic review of clinical trials comparing oral magnesium to placebo or standard careEmergingExpert review2026
Across magnesium trials, trimagnesium dicitrate at 600 mg daily reduced migraine attacks versus placebo, while magnesium aspartate did not, so benefit depended on the formulation.
Habiblah Ayomide Jagunmolu; Emmanuel Oyedeji OYETOLA; Yusuff Lawal; Samuel Oyeponle Oyelude; Oluwatomisin Priscilla Ogunsola; Abdulmujeeb Olatomiwa Oladeji; Salahudeen Ogundipe; Mukhtar Ibrahim; Dhikrat Ajibade; Oluwadamilola Ariyo; Kamil Adeniran Ajagbe -- The Egyptian Journal of Neurology Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
Cyclic vomiting syndromeEmergingExpert review2026
In children with cyclic vomiting syndrome, diagnosis came an average of 2.3 years after symptoms began, and 2025 North American pediatric guidelines recommend coenzyme Q10, riboflavin and magnesium as preventive treatments.
Hikita T -- Brain & development
Mapping the Neuroprotective Landscape of Perioperative Magnesium Sulphate: A Translational Scoping ReviewEmergingExpert review2026
Across 18 studies, perioperative magnesium sulphate was consistently associated with less postoperative pain, lower opioid use and better recovery, but direct neuroprotection evidence was limited.
Khairunnisai Tarimah; Iwan Fu'adi; Elvan Wiyarta; Lisda Amalia; Tatang Bisri; Dewi Yulianti Bisri
Comprehensive View of Magnesium PhysiologyEmergingExpert review2026
This review covers magnesium transporters, kidney handling of magnesium and its hormonal regulation, and links magnesium deficiency with calcium and potassium deficiencies and drug-induced depletion, with hypomagnesaemia as its main clinical form.
Shagufta Jawaid; Samya Shams; Damini Kharb; Omar A Al-Bar; Mustafa Zeyadi; Ibrahim Sultan Al Hazmi; Vikas Kumar; Firoz Anwar
Dietetic Prescriptions in Bipolar Disorder: Nutritional Strategies to Support Mood Stability and Reduce Relapse Risk-A Narrative ReviewEmergingExpert review2026
This review describes Mediterranean-style diets, omega-3 fatty acids, and micronutrients including magnesium, zinc, and vitamins D and B-complex as potentially supporting mood stability in bipolar disorder, while a Western-style diet appeared to worsen mood instability.
Giuseppe Marano; Ester Maria Marzo; Greta Sfratta; Gianandrea Traversi; Esmeralda Capristo; Eleonora Gaetani; Marianna Mazza
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If you have had labs done
These are lab markers where this product's ingredients have measured evidence in our citation library. This is not a claim that the product will change your results -- the research attaches to the ingredient, and what a marker means depends on the whole picture. Each one links to its full entry, including what typically moves it and how to read it.
- Zincsolid evidence
via Zinc · 2,123 studies, 444 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Nausea and metallic taste at high oral doses.
Lower: Frequent colds that last longer than everyone else's.
- Zincsolid evidence
via Zinc · 2,123 studies, 444 in people
Studied alongside selenium in subclinical hypothyroidism.
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Lower: For the full symptom picture in both directions, read the main zinc entry -- it is the same measurement, and repeating it here would only risk the two drifting apart.
- Zinc and the Zinc:Copper Ratiosolid evidence
via Zinc · 2,123 studies, 444 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: ⚠️ THE ZINC:COPPER RATIO'S REAL CONTENT IS A SAFETY WARNING, AND IT IS A GOOD ONE.
Lower: Low zinc: loss or dulling of taste and smell, slow wound healing, acne, white spots on nails, hair thinning, frequent colds, low testosterone, poor night vision.
- Fasting Insulin, Glucose & HOMA-IRsolid evidence
via Magnesium · 910 studies, 304 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: The afternoon crash; hunger returning within two hours; central weight that will not shift; skin tags and darkened velvety skin in neck folds or armpits.
Lower: Not usually a concern; very low fasting insulin with low glucose warrants a clinician's look.
- Fasting Insulin, Glucose & HbA1csolid evidence
via Magnesium · 910 studies, 304 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: The afternoon crash; central weight appearing where it never used to; hunger returning quickly; waking at 3am.
Lower: Not usually a concern in this context.
- Fasting Insulin and Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1)solid evidence
via Magnesium · 910 studies, 304 in people
The nutrients with real human evidence on insulin sensitivity -- read the fasting glucose entry for the counts and trials.
- Seleniumsolid evidence
via Selenium · 1,083 studies, 259 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: A garlic smell on the breath with no garlic eaten -- the classic early sign.
Lower: Frequent infections and slow recovery from them -- selenium is required by the immune system's antioxidant defences.
- Magnesiumsolid evidence
via Magnesium · 775 studies, 241 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Almost always caused by supplements plus reduced kidney function, not by food.
Lower: Muscle cramps, especially calves at night; eyelid twitching that goes on for days.
- Magnesiumsolid evidence
via Magnesium · 775 studies, 241 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Lower: For the full symptom picture in both directions, read the main magnesium entry -- it is the same measurement, and repeating it here would only risk the two drifting apart.
- Magnesium RBC (Red Blood Cell Magnesium)solid evidence
via Magnesium · 775 studies, 241 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Almost always supplements plus reduced kidney function rather than food.
Lower: Muscle cramps especially calves at night; eyelid twitching; restless legs.
- Magnesiumsolid evidence
via Magnesium · 775 studies, 241 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Because muscle-meat and refined foods are low in magnesium, shortfall is common on modern diets.
Lower: A high serum magnesium is rare and almost always tied to impaired kidney function (weakness, low blood pressure) -- a medical finding, since magnesium is renally cleared.
- Magnesiumsolid evidence
via Magnesium · 775 studies, 241 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: A high serum magnesium is rare and almost always tied to impaired kidney function (weakness, low blood pressure) -- a medical finding, since magnesium is renally cleared.
- Vitamin Asolid evidence
via Zinc · 110 studies, 45 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Lower: For the full symptom picture in both directions, read the main vitamin A entry -- it is the same measurement, and repeating it here would only risk the two drifting apart.
- Retinol (Vitamin A)solid evidence
via Zinc · 110 studies, 45 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Headache, bone and joint pain, dry cracked lips, hair loss, liver enzyme elevation.
Lower: Night vision that is worse than it was -- the earliest and most specific sign.
- Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, RBC Count, MCV & RDWsolid evidence
via Zinc · 43 studies, 24 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Commonest causes are dehydration (a false rise), smoking, sleep apnoea, altitude and testosterone therapy -- all worth asking about before anything rarer.
Lower: LOW MCV (small cells) points at iron deficiency, or at thalassaemia trait if iron studies are normal.
via Zinc · 108 studies, 22 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: HIGH ALP: bone pain or liver/bile symptoms.
Lower: LOW ALBUMIN: swelling of ankles and feet, puffiness around the eyes, fatigue, poor wound healing, muscle loss.
- Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb)solid evidence
via Selenium · 31 studies, 17 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Often NONE for years. Antibodies commonly precede any change in TSH or in how someone feels by a long time -- which is the argument for measuring them early rather than waiting.
Lower: Negative antibodies are the desired result and carry no symptoms.
- Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPOAb)solid evidence
via Selenium · 31 studies, 17 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Often NONE for years -- antibodies commonly precede any change in TSH or in how someone feels by a long time.
Lower: Negative antibodies are the desired result.
- Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb)solid evidence
via Selenium · 31 studies, 17 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Same picture as TPO antibodies -- frequently silent for years, then the hypothyroid symptoms appearing while TSH still reads normal.
Lower: Negative is the desired result.
via Selenium · 31 studies, 17 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: In an autoimmune panel these are here because THYROID AUTOIMMUNITY IS THE COMMONEST AUTOIMMUNE CONDITION THERE IS, and it clusters with everything else on this panel.
Lower: Negative is the desired result.
- TSH -- Fertility-Specific Interpretationsolid evidence
via Selenium · 31 studies, 17 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: The hypothyroid picture -- cold, fatigue, fog, constipation, dry skin, hair thinning -- plus the fertility-specific ones: heavier or longer periods, anovulatory cycles, and reduced fertility.
Lower: Overactive thyroid also disrupts cycles and fertility, and needs treating rather than tolerating.
- Vitamin D (25-Hydroxyvitamin D)solid evidence
via Magnesium · 43 studies, 16 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Excess comes from supplements, essentially never from sun.
Lower: Fatigue -- our library holds an explicit study of 25(OH)D and fatigue severity in adults.
- Vitamin Dsolid evidence
via Magnesium · 43 studies, 16 in people
Required for both activation steps.
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Excess risks hypercalcaemia and kidney stones -- read the main vitamin D entry.
- Vitamin D (Gut Barrier)solid evidence
via Magnesium · 43 studies, 16 in people
Both hydroxylation steps that activate vitamin D are magnesium-dependent.
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: See the main vitamin D entry -- excess risks hypercalcaemia and kidney stones.
Lower: Vitamin D deficiency is consistently associated with altered gut microbiota and increased permeability in observational data.
- Vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D)solid evidence
via Magnesium · 43 studies, 16 in people
Required for both hydroxylation steps.
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Excess risks hypercalcaemia and kidney stones -- toxicity comes from supplements, essentially never from sun.
Lower: Fatigue, aching bones and muscles, low mood worse in winter, frequent illness, hair loss.
- Cortisolsolid evidence
via Magnesium · 34 studies, 16 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: "Wired but tired" -- exhausted all day, then alert the moment the head hits the pillow.
Lower: Profound fatigue that is worst in the morning, and improves slightly through the day -- the reverse of the usual pattern.
- Mercurysolid evidence
via Selenium · 114 studies, 15 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Often silent at dietary levels.
Lower: No symptoms. Mercury has no biological function -- there is no deficiency.
- Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)solid evidence
via Selenium · 18 studies, 11 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Cold all the time, especially hands and feet, and needing more layers than everyone else in the room.
Lower: Racing or irregular heartbeat, palpitations, waking at night with the heart pounding.
- Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)solid evidence
via Selenium · 18 studies, 11 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: HIGH TSH = UNDERACTIVE THYROID -- the counterintuitive part people get wrong constantly.
Lower: LOW TSH = OVERACTIVE THYROID, or too much thyroid medication -- the commoner cause in anyone already treated.
- Free T3 : Reverse T3 Ratiosolid evidence
via Selenium · 18 studies, 11 in people
The deiodinases that convert T4 to T3 are selenoproteins; zinc is required for their activity and for receptor binding; thyroid peroxidase is a haem enzyme.
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: No recognised significance.
Lower: The claim: a low free T3 to reverse T3 ratio means T4 is being routed to the inactive form, producing hypothyroid symptoms with normal standard labs -- cold, fatigue, fog, weight gain.
- Glucose (Fasting)solid evidence
via Zinc · 18 studies, 9 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Waking at 3am, often with a racing heart -- 'why do i wake up at 3am every night'.
Lower: Shakiness, sweating, sudden anxiety and difficulty concentrating that resolve within minutes of eating.
- White Blood Cell Count & Differentialsolid evidence
via Zinc · 17 studies, 9 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Usually an active infection -- fever, feeling unwell, a specific site that hurts.
Lower: Frequent or lingering infections; mouth ulcers; slow recovery.
- Sodium, Potassium, Chloride & CO2 (Electrolytes)solid evidence
via Magnesium · 17 studies, 7 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: HIGH SODIUM: thirst, dry mouth, confusion -- almost always dehydration rather than salt intake.
Lower: LOW SODIUM: headache, nausea, confusion, fatigue, muscle cramps.
- Zonulin (serum and fecal)solid evidence
via Zinc · 11 studies, 7 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Bloating and abdominal discomfort that does not track neatly with any one food.
Lower: No symptoms; an intact barrier is the desired state.
- Free T3 (Triiodothyronine) & Free T4 (Thyroxine)solid evidence
via Selenium · 17 studies, 6 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Palpitations, tremor, heat intolerance, anxiety, weight loss, loose stools, poor sleep -- the overactive picture.
Lower: The hypothyroid picture even when TSH reads normal -- cold, flat, foggy, constipated, dry-skinned, losing hair.
- Free T4 (Free Thyroxine)solid evidence
via Selenium · 17 studies, 6 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Palpitations, tremor, heat intolerance, anxiety, weight loss, loose stools, poor sleep.
Lower: The hypothyroid picture -- cold, fatigue, fog, constipation, dry skin, hair thinning, heavy periods, low mood.
- Free T3 (Free Triiodothyronine)solid evidence
via Selenium · 17 studies, 6 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Palpitations, tremor, heat intolerance, anxiety, weight loss, loose stools.
Lower: The hypothyroid picture EVEN WHEN TSH READS NORMAL -- cold, flat, foggy, constipated, dry-skinned, losing hair.
- Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)solid evidence
via Zinc · 6 studies, 4 in people
Supplementation moved glycaemic biomarkers including HbA1c.
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Everything listed under fasting glucose, but with more time behind it -- HbA1c is a three-month average, so symptoms are usually established rather than new.
- High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP)solid evidence
via Zinc · 5 studies, 4 in people
Meta-analysis of supplementation and immune factors in adults shows movement in inflammatory measures; zinc is also required for the antioxidant enzymes that restrain the response.
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Deep, unrefreshing fatigue -- searched as 'tired all the time blood tests normal' and 'why am i tired even after 8 hours sleep'.
Lower: No symptoms. Low is the desirable direction.
- Calciumsolid evidence
via Magnesium · 17 studies, 3 in people
Required for PTH release and for tissue response to it -- a low calcium that will not correct is a magnesium problem until proven otherwise.
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: "Bones, stones, groans and psychic moans" -- the old teaching phrase, and still the best summary: bone pain, kidney stones, abdominal pain and constipation, low mood and confusion.
Lower: Tingling around the mouth and in the fingers and toes.
- Bone Health: DEXA / T-score, CTX, P1NPemerging evidence
via Magnesium · 828 studies, 450 in people
Cofactor for both vitamin D activation and PTH secretion.
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: A high T-score is favourable; very high values occasionally reflect degenerative change in the spine artificially inflating the reading.
Lower: Bone loss is SILENT until a fracture.
- Vitamin D, Calcium, and Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)emerging evidence
via Magnesium · 828 studies, 450 in people
Cofactor for both vitamin D activation and PTH secretion.
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Lower: CALCIUM LOW: tingling around the mouth and in fingers, muscle cramps and twitching, irritability.
- Fasting Glucoseemerging evidence
via Zinc · 18 studies, 9 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: A high fasting glucose is often silent early -- the classic high-sugar symptoms (excess thirst, frequent urination, fatigue, blurred vision) tend to appear later and higher.
Lower: A genuinely low glucose (hypoglycaemia) can cause shakiness, sweating, irritability, hunger and lightheadedness -- but a low-normal fasting value in a healthy person is usually favourable.
- Fasting Insulinemerging evidence
via Zinc · 18 studies, 9 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Must be drawn fasting to be interpretable, and read alongside glucose (as HOMA-IR), never in isolation.
Lower: A low fasting insulin, with a normal glucose, generally reflects good insulin sensitivity -- the favourable direction.
- Fasting Glucoseemerging evidence
via Zinc · 18 studies, 9 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: A high fasting glucose is often silent early -- the classic high-sugar symptoms (excess thirst, frequent urination, fatigue, blurred vision) tend to appear later and higher.
Lower: A genuinely low glucose (hypoglycaemia) can cause shakiness, sweating, irritability, hunger and lightheadedness -- but a low-normal fasting value in a healthy person is usually favourable.
- Leademerging evidence
via Zinc · 21 studies, 8 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: In adults, usually SILENT at the levels now common.
Lower: No symptoms. Lead has no biological function -- there is no deficiency, and lower is always better.
- Potassiumemerging evidence
via Magnesium · 17 studies, 7 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Serum potassium is a SAFETY marker, tightly regulated -- the body defends the blood level even when dietary intake is low, so a normal serum value does not confirm good dietary intake.
Lower: A low serum potassium (hypokalaemia) can cause muscle cramps, weakness, fatigue, constipation and palpitations -- also a medical finding to address with a clinician.
- Potassiumemerging evidence
via Magnesium · 17 studies, 7 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Serum potassium is a tightly regulated SAFETY marker -- the body defends the blood level even when dietary intake is low, so a normal serum value does not confirm good dietary intake.
Lower: A low serum potassium (hypokalaemia) can cause muscle cramps, weakness, fatigue, constipation and palpitations -- also a medical finding to address with a clinician.
- Estradiol, FSH, LH, Prolactin, DHEA-S & Testosteroneemerging evidence
via Zinc · 15 studies, 5 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: HIGH FSH with low oestradiol is the menopause transition signal.
Lower: Joint aches that appeared with no injury; skin and hair changing texture.
- Total & Free Testosteroneemerging evidence
via Zinc · 15 studies, 5 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Acne, oily skin, unwanted facial or body hair, scalp hair thinning at the crown.
Lower: Low libido, low drive, loss of muscle tone, flat mood.
- Total & Free Testosteroneemerging evidence
via Zinc · 15 studies, 5 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Lower: Low libido; reduced spontaneous erections; erectile difficulty.
- Triglyceride:HDL Ratioemerging evidence
via Magnesium · 9 studies, 5 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Lower: A low ratio suggests good insulin sensitivity -- the favourable direction.
- Fasting Insulinemerging evidence
via Magnesium · 9 studies, 5 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: A high fasting insulin is one of the EARLIEST signals of insulin resistance -- insulin climbs to keep glucose normal for years before glucose itself rises.
Lower: A low fasting insulin, with a normal glucose, generally reflects good insulin sensitivity -- the favourable direction.
- HOMA-IR (calculated -- a derived value, not a measured one)emerging evidence
via Magnesium · 9 studies, 5 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Because it is built from fasting insulin, it carries that assay's variability -- interpret the trend on one lab, not an absolute number.
Lower: A low HOMA-IR (roughly under 2.0) is commonly read as insulin-sensitive -- the favourable direction, though the cutoff is population-dependent.
- Triglyceride : HDL Ratio (calculated -- a derived value)emerging evidence
via Magnesium · 9 studies, 5 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Lower: A low ratio suggests good insulin sensitivity -- the favourable direction.
via Magnesium · 9 studies, 5 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: The TyG index is a calculated insulin-resistance marker built from fasting triglycerides and fasting glucose -- a derived number, not a felt symptom.
Lower: A lower TyG index (within a population) is the favourable direction -- the validating studies read it as higher-versus-lower, not against a fixed line.
- HbA1c (Hemoglobin A1c)emerging evidence
via Zinc · 6 studies, 4 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: A high HbA1c reflects the same chronic high-glucose state -- silent early, then thirst, frequent urination and fatigue at higher levels.
Lower: A low HbA1c is generally favourable, but an unexpectedly low value can reflect a red-cell condition rather than excellent control -- cross-check against fasting glucose if it surprises you.
- HbA1c (Glycated Hemoglobin)emerging evidence
via Zinc · 6 studies, 4 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: A high HbA1c reflects the same chronic high-glucose state as glucose, averaged over roughly three months -- silent early, then thirst, frequent urination and fatigue at higher levels.
Lower: A low HbA1c is generally favourable, but an unexpectedly low value can reflect a red-cell condition rather than excellent control -- cross-check against fasting glucose if it surprises you.
- hs-CRP (High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein)emerging evidence
via Zinc · 5 studies, 4 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: hs-CRP is non-specific -- read it as a trend and in context, never as a stand-alone verdict.
Lower: A low hs-CRP is favourable and simply reflects little systemic inflammation at the moment of the draw.
- Calciumemerging evidence
via Magnesium · 17 studies, 3 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: A high serum calcium needs clinical work-up -- causes include parathyroid, vitamin D and kidney issues -- not a supplement adjustment.
- HDL Cholesterolemerging evidence
via Zinc · 5 studies, 3 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: A high HDL-C is generally read as favourable, but it is a cargo measure, not the whole story -- and very high HDL from some causes does not carry the protective meaning people assume.
via Selenium · 5 studies, 2 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Eye changes -- gritty, bulging or aching eyes, double vision, lid retraction.
Lower: A negative result is the expected one and carries no symptoms.
- eGFR, Creatinine & BUNmixed evidence
via Magnesium · 4 studies, 1 in people
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Later: swelling in ankles and around the eyes, foamy urine, fatigue, poor appetite, itching, night urination, high blood pressure.
Lower: A low creatinine usually reflects low muscle mass rather than excellent kidneys, and in older adults it can hide meaningfully reduced filtration.
- Prolactincontested evidence
via Zinc · 2,298 studies, 1,096 in people
Popular in functional-medicine circles for 'balancing' prolactin, with weak direct human trial evidence for changing serum prolactin specifically.
What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range
Higher: Irregular, infrequent or absent periods; cycles that lengthen then stop.
Lower: Rarely clinically significant outside the postpartum period.
Lab results are interpreted by a qualified clinician who knows your history. Nothing here diagnoses anything or replaces that conversation.
No product works in isolation
Every cell function above -- Sense, Exchange, Transform, Build, Maintain, Adapt -- needs the same broad base of optimal micronutrient levels running underneath it, all the time. Beam Micro-BOOST is not a stand-alone fix; it is one piece that plugs into that larger system. The foundation comes first, and this supports it.
Stacks well with
Pick your goal -- here is what Beam Micro-BOOST pairs with for each. Nothing works in isolation; these share the same systems.
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Foundational, or targeted?
Not everything in the shop is meant to be taken forever. Some products here are foundational -- a daily nutrient base built for long-term, ongoing use. Others are targeted -- shorter-term support for a specific season, not a lifelong habit. If you are not sure which one this is, that is a fair question to ask us before you buy.
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Take the daily serving in water, per the label, usually alongside Electrolyze rather than instead of it.
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Micro-BOOST is the humic half of the Beam pair, supplying a full spectrum of trace minerals plus amino acids and some B vitamins in the same liquid ionized format. It fits people who would rather cover the small stuff broadly than mega-dose one single mineral.
FAQ
What does Micro-BOOST support?
It supplies trace minerals that modern diets and depleted soils tend to run short on, and supports normal cellular nutrition alongside a varied diet. Trace minerals are the cofactors enzymes physically need in order to work.
How do I take it?
Take the daily serving in water, per the label, usually alongside Electrolyze rather than instead of it.
What does the research actually show?
Humic and fulvic substances have a documented safety record, including a 90-day high-dose study that found no toxicity or organ damage. The heavy-metal binding research often quoted for this category was done in water and in livestock feed, not in people, so we list this as a broad trace-mineral source rather than as anything that removes something from you.