Question: I am a woman and I have a hard time falling asleep and wake up many times in the evening. Is there anything I can do to fix this problem other than taking sleeping pills/medication (I don not want to go that route)?
Answer: As I talked about in the previous post regarding constipation, an easy way to fix sleep issues is to start taking magnesium as a supplement. Some females have sleep issues and problems with constipation. Adding magnesium can hit two birds with one stone.
Regarding magnesium dosage to improve sleep, most people will benefit from 400-500 mg/day but some people may need to take much more than that (Over a gram). To figure out how much you need start with the above dosage for a week. If the sleep quality doesn't improve, up the dosage to 800-1,000 mg. In most cases these dosages will solve the problem. Some people may need to use more, but the key is to increase the dosage no more than 500 mg/day.
As far as brands, Thorne has a good product that can be purchased from the Life Time Fitness website. It is high quality and very inexpensive. Natural Calm is a powdered form that can be found at most higher end grocery stores and Co-Ops. Finally, one of the best ones I have used regarding improving sleep for my clients is Ubermag from the Poliquin Group.
Try one of the above products and using the directions given and your problem should be solved in 7-14 days.
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