Magnesium Deficiency and Sleeplessness

Research has linked magnesium deficiency and sleeplessness in the elderly, and the young, concluding that: (1) Supplementation of magnesium appears to improve subjective measures of insomnia such as Insomnia Severity Index score, sleep efficiency, sleep time and sleep onset latency, early morning awakening, and likewise, insomnia…. Source The “elderly” subjects in the above study were aged between 60 and 69. Hmmm, well I don't feel elderly - but hey, ho. Also I have suffered from insomnia for years. I remember as a child fuming that my parents ‘sent me to bed’ when I wasn’t even tired. Years later, as a parent, I understood that this apparent ‘punishment’…