{"id":9701,"date":"2026-05-24T16:18:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T16:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthoptibody.com\/?p=9701"},"modified":"2026-05-24T16:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T16:18:22","slug":"the-10p-tablet-that-cured-my-exhaustion-and-sleepless-nights-for-good-dozens-of-studies-suggest-this-miracle-pill-can-help-you-sleep-longer-with-no-downside-this-is-how-it-could-help-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthoptibody.com\/?p=9701","title":{"rendered":"The 10p tablet that cured my exhaustion and sleepless nights for GOOD. Dozens of studies suggest this miracle pill can help you sleep longer with no downside: This is how it could help YOU"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For more than a decade, Kendall Platt worked as a crime<\/a> scene forensic investigator \u2013 a job she found rewarding but also intensely stressful.<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old mother of two says she would often lie awake at night thinking about the horrific images she had seen that day. Her sleep, unsurprisingly, suffered.<\/p>\n

\u2018I would have bad dreams most nights and wake up sweating,\u2019 says Kendall, from Reading. \u2018And once that happened, I\u2019d struggle to get back to sleep.\u2019<\/p>\n

So when, last year, Kendall changed career to become a professional gardener \u2013 offering what she describes as horticultural therapy to women \u2013 she expected her sleep to improve.<\/p>\n

Moreover, desperate for a better night\u2019s rest, Kendall also cut down on the amount of sugar she consumed and stopped looking at her phone in the hour before bedtime.<\/p>\n

However, these changes did not have the effect she had hoped.<\/p>\n

\u2018I was still waking up at 3am and lying awake for hours,\u2019 she says. \u2018Then the kids would wake up at 6am and I\u2019d be up again, meaning I was getting very little sleep.\u2019<\/p>\n

Then, Kendall says she found a solution: a daily 10p dose of the vitamin magnesium.<\/p>\n

Experts say magnesium is one of the most important nutrients our bodies need \u2013 but around one in six Britons do not get enough.<\/p>\n

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For more than a decade, Kendall Platt worked as a crime scene forensic investigator \u2013 a job she found rewarding but also intensely stressful<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

And, increasingly, magnesium tablets have been touted as a sleep-boosting supplement, leading to an explosion in its popularity, with this rising interest driven primarily by social media.<\/p>\n

However, many doctors now also recommend magnesium for patients with sleep problems \u2013 based on what they believe is growing evidence that the supplement has a profound effect on rest and energy levels.<\/p>\n

Kendall says she first learned about the sleep benefits of magnesium through social media. As a result, two months ago, she decided to give it a go, buying effervescent magnesium tablets from her local supermarket. The tablets contain a particular form called magnesium glycinate, which is thought to be most effective at improving sleep quality.<\/p>\n

Kendall would place one of the tablets in water and drink it an hour before going to bed.<\/p>\n

The effect was immediate. \u2018I started waking up refreshed,\u2019 she says. \u2018My sleep has been consistently good for two months now.<\/p>\n

\u2018I do occasionally wake up in the night, but I can easily drop off back to sleep in a way that I could not before.<\/p>\n

\u2018I have more energy in the morning when I\u2019m getting the kids ready for school. And I\u2019ve got way more energy at work too.\u2019<\/p>\n

However, not everyone agrees that magnesium is a panacea for poor sleep.<\/p>\n

In fact, some experts believe that the supplement has no effect at all.<\/p>\n

So, do magnesium supplements really improve sleep \u2013 and should you be taking one?<\/p>\n

The need for more sleep remedies is clear. Studies suggest that around a third of Britons suffer from insomnia \u2013 meaning they struggle to sleep<\/a>. Meanwhile a quarter of people say they feel tired most of the time, regardless of how much sleep they get.<\/p>\n

Experts say that it is this energy level crisis that has spurred the increasing popularity of magnesium.<\/p>\n

Magnesium is found in leafy green vegetables as well as cashew nuts, beans and wholemeal bread. It is crucial for the muscles, immune system, bone strength and blood sugar levels.<\/p>\n

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Experts say magnesium is one of the most important nutrients our bodies need \u2013 but around one in six Britons do not get enough<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Magnesium’s effect was immediate. \u2018I started waking up refreshed,\u2019 she says. \u2018My sleep has been consistently good for two months now\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In 2021, a major review of dozens of magnesium sleep studies concluded that patients with higher levels in their blood tended to sleep for longer and have more energy \u2013 though the effect was small.<\/p>\n

Dr Oliver Bernath, a consultant neurologist at Guy\u2019s and St Thomas\u2019 Hospital and the Reborne Longevity clinic, both in London, argues that magnesium\u2019s profound effect on sleep is that it boosts levels of a chemical called gamma-aminobutyric acid, which has a calming effect on the brain.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019ve seen the really positive effect that magnesium can have for my patients with sleeping issues,\u2019 he says.<\/p>\n

Not all scientists agree. Dr John O\u2019Neill, a biologist at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, says that the only patients likely to benefit from taking magnesium supplements are those who have markedly low levels of the nutrient.<\/p>\n

\u2018Your body can only hold so much magnesium,\u2019 he says. \u2018If a patient has normal levels and they take a supplement, then that extra magnesium will just be peed out.\u2019<\/p>\n

Instead, Dr O\u2019Neill claims that it is more likely that patients who find their sleep improves after taking magnesium are experiencing the placebo effect \u2013 where they believe their symptoms have improved despite the medicine having no impact.<\/p>\n

\u2018Most sleep issues are down to the stresses and anxieties of life, rather than vitamin deficiencies,\u2019 he says.<\/p>\n

\u2018A placebo can often be a very powerful treatment. Magnesium is also cheap and very safe, so there are few harms in taking it.\u2019<\/p>\n

Kendall says she doesn\u2019t care whether or not her magnesium tablets are a placebo.<\/p>\n

\u2018The effect is clear to me \u2013 it works and other steps haven\u2019t,\u2019 she says. \u2018So to me, it\u2019s worth it.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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