Insomnia Support Group
Insomnia is a symptom, rather than a disease, and is characterized by inadequate quantity or quality of sleep. People with insomnia complain of difficulty falling or staying asleep, which results in significant impairment of daytime functioning. Insomnia is categorized as transient (shorter than one week), short-term (one to three weeks) or chronic (longer than three...
I only occasionally have any problems sleeping. Will magnesium and Calcium help me sleep at all?
According to the AASM, there is no evidence any herbal, supplement, or OTC product, including melatonin, is effective for chronic insomnia.
If you only have occasional sleep issues, your best bet might just be to let it go. And be confident your sleep system will in fact get what it needs.
Worry only feeds this problem.
Take a good quality of magnesium daily, it is called by some cardiologists as the "great relaxer". Also, if you are not taking magnesium supplements, it is almost certain that you are deficient is this vital mineral. My wife and me both take sustained release magnesium daily and instant release at bedtime. Both for a company called "Jigsaw Health" located in AZ. Jigsaw products (they have just a handful of different supplements, can be ordered directly from their website, Amazon and other commercial websites, and I believe in health food stores although I have never looked there.
Not only will maintaining a good magnesium level help with sleep, you can say goodbye to nighttime leg cramps.