08/06/2024

Americans Don't Get Enough Sleep

Perhaps, magnesium supplements could help

Dr. Chester Wu is a psychiatrist and sleep specialist in Houston. Lately, he says he’s had more patients ask him, ‘Hey doc,’ should I take magnesium supplements to help me sleep?

“It’s definitely been something that I feel like I have been talking about more with patients in the last maybe year or two,” Wu said.

Some of that interest is fueled by social media. Take, for example, the sleepy girl mocktail that went viral on TikTok. It’s a mixture of magnesium powder, tart cherry juice and a prebiotic soda that you drink about a half hour before bed.

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