When NOT to Take Magnesium for Sleep and Anxiety

Dr Berg notes: Sometimes, low magnesium is not the cause of your anxiety or sleep problems, and taking it can even worsen your symptoms. The second part of sleep is called REM sleep. People with higher levels of adrenaline and cortisol tend to wake up around 2:00 am during REM sleep. Magnesium will not fix this problem because the high cortisol levels are not caused by low magnesium. Stress and lack of exercise can cause poor sleep. Exercise, long walks, and physical labor can reduce stress and improve sleep. If you find that you have difficulty getting to sleep because of racing thoughts and overthinking, you may be low in vitamin B1. Carbs, sugar, and caffeine can deplete vitamin B1. Taking B1 before bed can provide an immediate sense of calmness. Always choose a natural B1 supplement, not synthetic. Instead of taking a melatonin supplement, it can be more beneficial to address why you do not have enough melatonin in the first place. Melatonin is inhibited by blue light. Darkness and infrared light recharge melatonin, so try getting sunlight or sitting by a fire. Vitamin D before bed can help you sleep. Magnesium will not work if you're very low in vitamin D and vice versa. If you're new to fasting and you go to bed hungry, it can interfere with your sleep. If fasting triggered your sleep problem, scale back, and begin fasting more gradually over time. Try incorporating more carbs at your last meal and increasing your carb intake to 50 grams per day. Having plenty of sea salt on keto and intermittent fasting is vital. Salt causes your body to retain fluid, so not only will it help you sleep, but it can also help prevent waking to use the bathroom. If you do need magnesium, try taking magnesium glycinate to help support sleep and reduce anxiety. Thank you Dr Berg! 😺👍

I was advised to take magnesium for leg cramps which I have suffered from for years, it’s transformed my life no more cramps

Exactly my case. A lot of daily stress, no coffee, despite cannot fall asleep, finally fall asleep at 2AM and 3 hours later I am awake and feel energetic. Cannot sleep for 2 hours, finally fall asleep at 7AM. Have to wake up at 9 and feel like a zombie. This video explains very precisely how to handle this. Thank you Dr. Berg, God bless you for your valuable information 🙏🏻🕊️

Dr Berg. You answered SO many of my magnesium /cortisol and fasting questions/ issues. I’d never get this info from doctor elsewhere. You are one in a million. Keep it up.

Thank you so much, for these clear easy to understand breakdowns of the causes and differences between the various types of sleep problems.

Thank you, Dear Dr. Berg, for your continuous support and help.

I’ve been reading and watching so many experts about health since teenage that usually I don’t come across new info it becomes redundant sometimes but your 10 minute video I was surprised at the end learned many new things in such a short time. Thank you Dr for your simple but generous videos.

I really, really appreciate your videos and all the research you do.

The fact that we get free medical videos from Dr Berg on YouTube is priceless.., keeping the education and knowledge alive. 👍

Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge!

I love you for this one! This answers the other issue! The first is the nutrition. I slept all night last night because I didn't take Vitamin D before bed. I took Vitamin B1. I slept all night. I am so happy and I feel rejuvenated. I am so grateful!

I literally CRAVE sunlight. Morning walks with the dogs at the park, sitting in the sun, working in the sun, basking in front of my fireplace in the winter. It feels like a hug from God <3 since i've turned down the lights in the evening, stopped watching TV, and changed some lamp bulbs to pink salt bulbs my sleep has been on point. I've also cut carbs and sugar (but still enjoy bulletproof coffee), and I "Fast Like a Girl" (fantastic book for women regulating hormones via IF). It's worth making the changes - be uncomfortable, disciplined, and pray and watch your life transform!

I started taking a magnesium complex a Potassium supplement and a D3 before sleep and Im finally able to fall asleep fast and sleep most of the night! I also started taking Bioavailable vitamin B complex.

One of your most informative videos.Ive battled insomnia and nocturia forever! Dr gives me all kinds of meds

Excellent Vidio, keep doing it, we need your help about emotional health, you’re the best doctor. 👍👍

Very useful information. I like the way all aslects are discussed in detail.

My phone is definitely listening to me because I was just having a random conversation about magnesium and this popped up as one of the top videos…

🎉This information is very interesting and helpful. Thank you.

Omg u saved me I was longing for answers all my life thank you

On behalf of each and everyone of these lovely people that watch and listen to you Dr Berg, I would like to thank you for all your resarch and sharing of information. You have helped me several times when the medical profession has failed. Someone I love suffers with poor sleep, anxiety, stress, depression, ocd, mucular pain, Tourette's syndrome and now been diagnosed with bicuspid aorta. Doctors and Specialists have had this young man on 12 meds a day for many years and he is no better, infact some days are so miserable for him. Treating the symptom and not the cause and im sure these prescription meds are doing more damage than good. I'll be researching the information you provide, to help this young man to alleviate some of his issues, he doesn't deserve to be suffering. So grateful I found you Dr Berg and keep up the good work.