How to get the most out of magnesium sleep aids

Stay fully informed by visiting https://ground.news/scishow or clicking the link in the description below to get 40% off unlimited access. Magnesium may be all the rage as a sleep aid, but does it actually work? We decided to dive into the research to find out, and ended up learning a lot about mice along the way. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Alex Hackman, Ash, Benjamin Carleski, Bryan Cloer, charles george, Chris Mackey, Chris Peters, Christoph Schwanke, Christopher R Boucher, DrakoEsper, Eric Jensen, Friso, Garrett Galloway, Harrison Mills, J. Copen, Jaap Westera, Jason A Saslow, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jeremy Mattern, Kenny Wilson, Kevin Bealer, Kevin Knupp, Lyndsay Brown, Matt Curls, Michelle Dove, Piya Shedden, Rizwan Kassim, Sam Lutfi ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3703169/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8053283/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091305704000231?via%3Dihub https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9292249/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23666274_Association_Between_Magnesium_Intake_and_Depression_and_Anxiety_in_Community-Dwelling_Adults_The_Hordaland_Health_Study https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12011-018-1351-9 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1012790321071 Lit review: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12011-022-03162-1 https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(20)32233-7?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2405844020322337%3Fshowall%3Dtrue Heart attack: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8407081/ https://www.hindawi.com/journals/scientifica/2017/4179326/ Images: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/magnesium-supplement-royalty-free-image/1296580327?phrase=magnesium+supplements&adppopup=true https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CSIRO_ScienceImage_2893_Crystalised_magnesium.jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/functions-of-magnesium-in-human-body-and-royalty-free-illustration/2076929873?phrase=+magnesium+enzymes+&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/old-man-night-sleep-deeply-stock-footage/1887969702?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/white-medicine-capsules-on-blue-background-view-royalty-free-image/1184401810?phrase=magnesium+supplements&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/woman-suffering-from-insomnia-royalty-free-image/1956985259?phrase=anxiety+in+bed&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/cute-mouse-looks-for-food-in-maze-lucky-pet-got-royalty-free-image/1345303351?phrase=mouse+maze&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/working-late-royalty-free-image/524718551?phrase=stress&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/methane-ch4-molecule-model-and-chemical-royalty-free-illustration/1041722948?phrase=methane+molecule&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/water-molecule-model-and-chemical-formula-royalty-free-illustration/1040444750?phrase=water+molecule&adppopup=true https://www.flickr.com/photos/zeissmicro/24327909026/ https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/products-rich-of-potassium-and-magnesium-royalty-free-image/676447482?phrase=magnesium&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/detail-of-young-people-holding-snacks-next-to-each-other-stock-footage/1392256913?adppopup=true https://ehive.com/collections/3102/objects/1011163/bottle-milk-of-magnesia