Will magnesium help you sleep better?

Thinking Nutrition

English - May 16, 2022 15:00 - 9 minutes - 6.67 MB
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Magnesium is a key mineral that is essential for muscle contractions and nerve transmission while also keeping your heart beating steadily and your immune system strong. Of the many health conditions linked to magnesium, it is poor sleep quality that often comes up as a reason to take magnesium supplements. In this podcast, I’ll look at the latest evidence for magnesium and sleep. And then I’ll profile the main food sources of magnesium and critique the merits of the many different supplemental forms of magnesium.

Links referred to in the podcast

Systematic review of magnesium and sleep quality https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35184264

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