Get a good nights sleep

Sleep is essential for our health and longevity. It helps our body to recover from the day and ensures our body systems are in working order. Getting adequate sleep (7 to 8.5 hours) without sleep disturbances is linked to better health and a longer life free of chronic disease [1].

Statistics show that 32.6% of working adults sleep six or fewer hours per night [2]. The propensity to chronic insomnia increases as we age, affecting 30-48% of older adults [3]. Many of us turn to addictive sleep medications to get us through the night.

Get a quality, natural night’s sleep with Abundant Natural Health’s Element and Magnesium ranges. In the body, Magnesium blocks the action of NMDA (an excitatory chemical in the brain) and enhances the action of GABA (a calming chemical in the brain), facilitating sleep [4]. Magnesium supplementation has been associated with improvements in insomnia severity, sleep time, quality, onset latency and well as reduced stress hormones (cortisol and renin) and increased melatonin [4].

Combine a good sleep routine with your evening dose of Magnesium for a restorative night’s sleep and a healthier, happier and better you!

 

  1. Stenholm, S., Head, J., Kivimäki, M., Magnusson Hanson, L. L., Pentti, J., Rod, N. H., ... & Vahtera, J. (2019). Sleep duration and sleep disturbances as predictors of healthy and chronic disease–free life expectancy between ages 50 and 75: a pooled analysis of three cohorts. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, 74(2), 204-210.
  2. Pana-Cryan, P. R., Asfaw, A., & Rosa, R. (2020). QuickStats: Percentage of Currently Employed Adults Aged ≥ 18 Years Who Reported an Average of ≤ 6 Hours of Sleep per 24-Hour Period, by Employment Category —National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2008–2009 and 2017–2018.
  3. Patel, D., Steinberg, J., & Patel, P. (2018). Insomnia in the elderly: a review. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 14(6), 1017-1024.
  4. Abbasi, B., Kimiagar, M., Sadeghniiat, K., Shirazi, M. M., Hedayati, M., & Rashidkhani, B. (2012). The effect of magnesium supplementation on primary insomnia in elderly: A double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial. Journal of research in medical sciences: the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 17(12), 1161.