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Magnesium available – Is it helpful with sleep? In his own right famous surgeon NHS, Dr Karan Rajan
February 11th, 2025
Dr. Karan Rajan is a well-known NHS surgeon and health influencer who offers not-so-boring health tips on his social media pages from time to time. In a recent post, he talks about whether magnesium as a supplement-can indeed help people fall asleep faster, as most people would suggest it. He states personal experiences and scientific studies to reveal his conclusions by which he came to find out the role of magnesium in sleep improvement.
Does Magnesium Help You Sleep Better?
For a sleep-wrecking period during travel, Dr. Rajan had a magnesium self-experiment. It used to take him about 30 minutes to sleep. Since magnesium is famous for helping induce sleep, he said he tried it and the reasons he believed in its preparation were: muscle relaxation; decrease in cortisol level (stress hormone); regulation of neurotransmitters like gamma-aminobutyric acid, which signal to the brain that it should relax. That is to be waited, a couple of weeks were taken by Mr. Rajan daily taking magnesium supplements while tracking sleep data. What he noted: sleep latency, decreased over the two weeks. Again, he acknowledged that it might be placebo effect, potentially due to changes in sleeping habits, or just coincidence.
These are certain reasons that lead to magnesium deficiency according to Dr. Rajan:
Inadequate dietary intake Increase magnesium requirement Low gut absorption Higher urinary excretion, which is at times due to hormonal changes (like estrogen changes due to menstruation and menopause). Scientific Studies on Magnesium and Sleep Dr. Rajan quoted a few studies examining magnesium supplementation in older adults suffering from insomnia. For example, one showed a significant improvement in total sleep time, or the time taken to fall asleep was reduced by an average of 17.36 minutes, but again emphasized that the quality of the study was not quite strong and thus more evidence is needed to conclude that magnesium is an effective sleep aid.
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It Would Be Better For You to Take Magnesium At Night For Sleep?
Even with this contradictory evidence, Dr. Rajan emphasized that magnesium is very cheap, safe, and may be worth a low-cost experiment for those who struggle with sleep; however, no supplement can replace a good sleep hygiene routine that includes: a sleeping schedule that keeps the individual going to bed and having a wake time at the same time each day; winding down for bedtime at least an hour prior; limits blue light exposure in the evening
What People Should Avoid While Taking Magnesium?
Dr. Rajan has advised consuming very high doses of magnesium, usually resulting in digestive problems, diarrhea that may disturb sleep rather than improve it. According to him, a body needs emphasis on bioavailability-the extent to which a supplement can be absorbed into the bloodstream.
For testing, Dr. Rajan used magnesium glycinate, which on account of its high gut absorption is known as “magic.” Choosing the most effective for efficacy is critical when supplementing magnesium concerning form.
Conclusion
There might be some advantages of supplementing with magnesium to sleep, but the evidence is still thin. It might work for some people, as good as sleep habits are for some. If you cannot sleep, magnesium will be an easy and inexpensive thing to try, though it is always good to consult with a healthcare professional before trying something new in your regimen.
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Prateeksha Thakur
NI Bureau
