Will a magnesium supplement improve your sleep? The truth about magnesium…

Magnesium is one of the most popular ‘sleep solution’ supplements – but does it actually work?

In this video..
– Why is magnesium important?
– Do you get enough magnesium in your diet?
– What happens if we have too much magnesium?
– What causes magnesium deficiency?
– The vicious cycle
– How do you know if your magnesium levels are low?
– Could taking a Mg supplement improve your sleep?
– What’s the placebo effect?

I could just dive in there with ‘the answer’ and feel free to jump to 07:26 to skip over all the background science, but I do think it’s really important!

In summary, you’re most likely to benefit if you’re magnesium deficient – but finding out if you’re low in Mg is harder than you think. If you have a less than healthy diet, or you’re under stress, or you’re post retirement, or menopausal or do loads of exercise, or live with a chronic condition.. speak to your doctor about whether a magnesium supplement could be right for you.

The benefit in terms of sleep though, will probably be pretty small.. I know I’m biased but I think you’ll probably get more from behavioural changes.

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My name is Dr Sophie Bostock and I’m a scientist turned Sleep Evangelist. My goal is to help individuals, teams and organisations to improve their happiness and performance by understanding how to make the most of their sleep.

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