Health Ministry highlights four key benefits of magnesium for sleep
Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry has outlined four ways magnesium supports healthy sleep, including calming the brain and regulating the body’s internal clock.
Key Takeaways
AIThe Ministry of Health has outlined four key benefits of magnesium in regulating sleep.
The ministry stated on its X platform that magnesium helps calm the mind and nervous activity, reduces constant thinking and stimulating signals in the brain, and activates neurotransmitters responsible for relaxation and calm. Magnesium also helps regulate the biological clock and supports the natural secretion of melatonin, allowing the body to accurately determine when to sleep and when to wake up.
Additionally, magnesium relaxes the muscles and body, protecting against cramps and muscle spasms, and helps relieve physical tension so a person can feel fully relaxed before sleep.
Magnesium also reduces physical stress by lowering stress hormones and helping to decrease cortisol levels in the body, ensuring uninterrupted sleep without sudden awakenings.
Magnesium is naturally present in many foods, including whole grains such as brown rice, legumes like white and red beans and chickpeas, green leafy vegetables such as spinach, as well as nuts and seeds like pumpkin seeds, and dairy products and their alternatives such as yogurt.