DID YOU KNOW? 🙋50% - 60% of magnesium resides in bones, 🦴with the majority in soft tissues, while less than 1% circulates in blood serum🩸Magnesium serves as a crucial cofactor in over 300 enzymatic reactions, vital for energy production, nervous system function, bone health, blood pressure regulation, and blood glucose control.🍬 While the recommended daily intake (RNI) stands at 400-420mg for men and 310-320mg for women, our modern diets often lack sufficient magnesium-rich foods, although these nutrients are readily available through common food sources such as NUTS, LEGUMES, and WHOLE GRAINS especially wheat and oats🫡🫘 From research standpoint, magnesium supplement seems to be only effective among older adults (age 50+) with insomnia, because magnesium absorption from the gut diminishes with age. Additionally, older adults often contend with chronic diseases, chronic alcoholism or medications that can alter magnesium status, increasing their risk of magnesium depletion (PMID: 33865376, PMID: 21199787, PMID: 23853635) SOOO... Before you jump into bandwagon of buying magnesium supplements touted by wellness influencers, consider incorporating these foods into your diet, as they offer more than just magnesium (potassium, iron, vitamin E, phytonutrients….)🏆🏆🏆!! Oat bran 65mg/60g uncooked Brown rice 86mg/60g uncooked Whole wheat bread - 46mg/2slices Whole wheat cereal - 63mg/cup Multigrain cracker - 42mg/2 biscuits Potato with skin - 43mg/100g Banana - 32mg/medium Spinach - 78mg/half cup cooked Cashew nuts - 88mg/30g Pumpkin seeds - 150mg/30g Chia seeds - 56mg/tbsp Soymilk - 61mg/cup Edamame - 50mg/half cup If you're already consuming these foods frequently and still having trouble sleeping, it's likely that supplementing with magnesium won't help and t's due to other factors 👌🏼