The Magic Mineral Easing my Monkey Mind & More: Magnesium.

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{This article is written in partnership with Qualia Life—they’re dedicated to sharing knowledge to help optimize our quality of life with supportive supplements backed by loads of science, like Qualia Magnesium+. We’re honored to work with them. ~ ed.}†

I fell 7 times in a row a few weeks ago.

Yep, just like Charlie Brown, I bit it. Flat on my back and after a swift swoosh. The ice under the new snow was out to get my attempt at cross-country skiing again—and it won.

It was fun, mostly. The joy of gliding through the snow in the sparkly, icy tipped pine trees and the sudden stunned thump to the ground were quite the contrast. All I could do was laugh at myself.

Eventually, I took the skis off and walked. The anxiety for my next slip was so heightened, I may as well have tripped myself. Every part of me slowly became cold and shaky.

Life lately is unpredictable like that—a living dramady—a cross between the most unbelievable and something comical…and leaves me feeling unsteady.

The spectrum of emotions from the horrified to stunned and back to elated has grown exponentially. Between life’s super fun celebrations—like birthdays, school dances, and upcoming graduations—and the drastic political changes that will affect those I love, the great gaps in between emotions has my anxiety skyrocketing at times. I’m not sure how low the pendulum will swing next and I certainly don’t want that affecting our highs.

And like getting back up on my skis to try just “one more time,” it seems like I’m feeding that anxious gap each time I open one of my news or social apps.

It’s beginning to affect my sleep.

I know I’m not alone.

It’s no wonder folks cannot sleep— and are leaning into whatever it takes to calm our nerves and our minds.
Meditation, teas, and talking it out helps, and so do healthy additions to our diets, like magnesium.

Many of us already know that a magnesium supplement can help us sleep well—it helps to relax our bodies. And sleeping soundly helps us manage the mayhem of our monkey minds, no matter what is going on in there.*

What you may not know is that it has more value than that.

Plot Twist, magnesium is the master of so many more things than just sleep.

Magnesium’s a mineral essential to our body’s function—without Magnesium, we’d quite literally fall apart.

It’s a magic mineral involved in hundreds of processes in our bodies, like helping relax our muscles. This can be super effective in promoting ease before sleep.

It’s an essential mineral for maintaining healthy muscles, nerves, bones, and blood sugar levels too. If we don’t get enough magnesium in our diet over a long period of time, we may be at a higher risk of serious health problems.*

Every organ in our bodies requires magnesium.

And plot twist number two, data suggests a majority of Americans are deficient in magnesium.

There are many reasons why. Soil depletion has increasingly limited the presence of magnesium in many of our foods. Chronic stress can sap our magnesium through altered secretion of magnesium. And the ease with which our bodies absorb magnesium can decrease as we age.

There are oodles of magnesium supplement brands and generics out there in various doses. However, there is only one that prioritizes highly bioavailable forms of magnesium in its formulation: Qualia Magnesium+.*

Qualia understands that it’s not just the amount of magnesium that goes in our mouths that matters: it’s what gets to our cells.

Qualia’s Magnesium+ supports optimal tissue levels, which promotes health at the deepest level.*

The selected forms of magnesium, chelated to seven amino and organic acids, and 70+minerals and trace minerals in every Qualia Magnesium+ capsule are backed by research so they are more effective than others when it comes to optimizing magnesium in different tissues.*

The folks here at Elephant Journal, who have been taking Qualia Magnesium+ for a couple months now, like how its is vegan, non-GMO, and gluten free—and that the company has ethical considerations such as their sustainable marine harvesting practices.

Here are 3 more reasons we’re impressed by Qualia Magnesium+:

1. Supports Better Moods and Mental clarity.*

“Relax,” they said. Has anyone in the history of being told to calm down ever actually done it?

It certainly wasn’t helping me to be told that after my 7th time falling.

Peace of mind comes from within—and with a little help from Qualia’s Magnesium+.

If we are lacking, our minds and moods can get a little whack. Qualia’s Magnesium+ can help zap us back into shape because one of its ingredients, Magnesium Acetyl Taurate, can cross the blood-brain barrier and is renowned for its calming effects.*

Qualia’s Magnesium+ is packed to the max with nine different kinds of magnesium.

Nine.

Who knew there were nine types of magnesium that could be of benefit to our bodies?

Qualia’s team of doctors did. They’ve done the research (a lot of research) and formulated an all-in-one, high-quality power formula.

This magic combo comes with 70+ minerals and trace minerals too, for optimal retention and use of magnesium within your body, to support fast absorption and dynamic health benefits.*

The diverse forms of magnesium + all the other wonder elements, yield a formula that promotes human health across a very broad series of health focuses, such as:

>> Bone Health
>> Heart Health
>> Metabolic Health
>> Immune Health
>> Muscle Function
>> Healthy Aging

Yes, all of those.

2. Helps Ease Stress Headaches.Here at Elephant, we know a lot about headaches. Along with the stress headaches and migraines every now and again we all get, we have edited a kazillion articles on ’em too.

One of our editors readily exclaims, “I believe in Qualia Magnesium+!”

“After years of daily stress headaches and trying supplement after supplement, I believe in magnesium. Wholeheartedly. And Magnesium+ from Qualia might be the best magnesium I’ve ever found in an easy-to-manage 2-capsule serving. Take it and forget about it, but it’s just what your body is craving.” ~ Molly M.

How might Qualia Magnesium+ help ease headaches?

By enhancing brain magnesium levels. Low levels have been linked to headaches by the American Migraine Foundation agrees with our Ele-editor, magnesium is frequently used to help with them.* (i)

And we all are aware that a good sleep helps our headaches too.

3. Helps (those of us who needed ’em) with better BMs.

That’s right, number three is about the unmentionable “Number Two”—yet by golly, everybody does it. So, let’s get past that and get bowel movements into the “regular” rotation of conversation when discussing our overall health.

Magnesium helps loosen things up.

If you are needing a helper to add that smiley faced poop emoji to your day too, this supplement may just offer exactly the support you need.*

It’s true, magnesium deficiency is no fun at all—and not mentioned much either. In fact, I was the age of Today when I heard about it.

The reality is that over 50% of us are probably not getting enough, leading the lack of magnesium to be called an “invisible deficiency.”

The deficiency can be caused by the reasons listed above or possibly one of these culprits…

High-saturated fat diets reduce magnesium absorption in the intestines.
High sugar intake increases excretion of magnesium by the kidneys.
Phosphates found in carbonated beverages (dark-colored sodas) bind magnesium, rendering it unusable by the body.

It’s odd because there are over 3700 magnesium binding sites in our bodies, so you’d think we’d be sucking it up. And it’s hard to test for because even if we have a blood test, only 1% is stored in the blood. ii

We must listen to our bodies and take a better look at how we are ingesting it.

Qualia’s Magnesium+ and all of their products are designed to help our beautiful bodies to regulate their own biochemistry and restore homeostatic balance. Their goal is to support the integrity of those internal processes in becoming more robust and better-functioning over time, producing lasting benefit even after discontinued use.*

And we like that, very much.

Between the sound sleep this supplement has brought and the knowledge of my health’s happiness from taking a supplement that supports my body’s systems, I’m feeling good—which makes it easier to handle life’s upsets and laugh more readily with myself again.*

More Recent Qualia articles:

The 2-Day Detox: Slaying our Zombie Cells for Good.

My Life was Spinning Out of Control—Nootropics Changed That.

Notes:
i https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507271/
ii https://dining.nd.edu/whats-happening/news/magnesiumthe-invisible-deficiency/F
* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
† Disclaimer: This review represents the personal experience and opinions of the author, and is not a guarantee, promise, or reflection of other users’ results. The author was provided [free product/compensation] in exchange for this endorsement.