{"id":150302310529,"date":"2021-10-20T19:16:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T23:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bioptimizers.com\/blog\/?p=150302310529"},"modified":"2024-06-27T19:16:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T23:16:31","slug":"how-much-magnesium-for-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bioptimizers.com\/blog\/how-much-magnesium-for-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"A Better, Deeper Slumber: How Much Magnesium for Sleep?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Poor sleep affects all aspects of health and performance, making you tired, groggy, and not yourself. The good news is that there are many things you can do to improve your sleep. In this article, we will share with you magnesium\u2019s <\/strong>role in sleep and how magnesium supplements can improve your sleep quality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Importance of sleep <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sleep is when your body performs restorative functions. During sleep, your liver is detoxifying, your immune system is jumpstarting, and your neurons are reorganizing themselves.<\/span><\/span> Therefore, sleep is critical for normal cognitive functions and mood balance.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lack of sleep has many negative consequences on your body, such as increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, and cancer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sleep isn\u2019t just lying still for 8 hours. High-quality sleep means your sleep is uninterrupted, and you can get enough hours in the deep and rapid-eye-movement sleep stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In short, both our sleep quality and quantity are important for our bodies and minds to function as they should.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Magnesium for quality sleep<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Magnesium is an essential element, facilitating over 300 biochemical reactions in the body. Yet less than half of the population even consumes the recommended daily intake (RDA) each day.<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Institute of Medicine recommends the RDA<\/a> of 310-360mg of magnesium intake for women and 400-420mg for men.<\/span> Studies show that up to 75% of the population are not even getting the RDA levels daily.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Magnesium deficiency may be a factor in poor sleep. Now, let\u2019s learn about how much magnesium to take and why it is important for sleep quality and quantity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How much magnesium to take for quality sleep<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The RDA is the minimum level of intake needed to prevent frank deficiencies, like the amount of vitamin C you need daily to prevent scurvy. What our physician colleagues and we have observed is that most people need significantly more than RDA doses for optimal health, especially if they have been deficient for a long time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve found that a higher daily intake of magnesium is well tolerated and may improve sleep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Magnesium supplements<\/a> promote better sleep efficiency, sleep time, quality, and quantity.<\/span> They come in 10 different forms, each with different tissue bioavailability. These different forms of magnesium support your body in different ways. These forms include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n