For purposes of cellular detoxification and tissue purification, the most effective form of magnesium is magnesium chloride in flake form, which has a strong excretory effect on toxins stuck in the tissues of the body, drawing them out through the pores of the skin. Chloride is required to produce gastric acid which is necessary to stimulate starch-digesting enzymes.
In addition to its functions as an electrolyte, chloride combines with hydrogen in the stomach to make hydrochloric acid, a powerful digestive enzyme that is responsible for the breakdown of proteins, absorption of other metallic minerals, and the absorption of vitamin B12.