I’m still not completely sure what I think about Anwen Reid’s anxiety quiz. Some parts of the result seemed pretty obvious, but then it mentioned a few oddly specific habits that made me pause. I’ve sent it to a friend now because I want to compare what she gets.

Sleep is essential for overall wellness. Thanks for sharing.

I used to get up a couple times a night. I started to take magnesium glycinate 400 mg and glycine 1000 mg about an hour before bed. I do wake up in the middle of the night but I fall right back to sleep without getting up.

I started drinking a electrolyte powder as well as taking glycine, melatonin and l threonate 2 hours before bed.
Works!!!! Im extremely active. Bloodwork always shows low sodium. So I take extra. 💪💪

Good point.

Thomas you’re the goat

I’m 70 and haven’t slept through the night consistently in years. Waking up two or three times became so normal that I stopped questioning it. When I finally started improving my sleep habits, my energy and mood got noticeably better. A good night’s sleep really is something you don’t fully appreciate until you lose it.

I’d like to see an update on your experience with red light therapy. Thanks for the great video

Great video - yes 🙌🏻 electrolytes are vital ❤

bought your book on intermittent fasting, thank you for writing it and releasing it. i listen to your podcast regularly.  this is one of the best data feeds for all mankind

I started taking potassium chloride last summer - about 10 grams per day, in small doses. I put it in my decaf coffee and sip on it throughout the day. It has changed my life. Wish I had started sooner 😢

Every day has a new video for sleep 😴!!!! Let see tomorrow what is the new thing for sleep!!!

Great breakdown on the electrochemistry of sleep, Thomas! Looking at insomnia as a cellular energy and ion gradient issue rather than just a psychological one is a huge paradigm shift that many people need to hear.However, there is a massive physiological missing link in this video. You correctly argued that the brain's sodium-potassium pump ($Na^+/K^+$-ATPase) requires a massive amount of ATP to hyperpolarize neurons and transition the brain into a stable, quiet state of sleep. You even mentioned that chronic undereating destroys sleep because it depletes ATP.If the entire mechanism hinges on maintaining synaptic ATP levels to fuel that pump, why didn't you mention Creatine?The brain consumes about 20% of the body's energy, and that $Na^+/K^+$-ATPase pump is responsible for nearly half of that consumption. When neurons fire, the Phosphocreatine (PCr) system is the primary rapid-buffer that donates a phosphate group to turn ADP back into ATP instantly. Recent neurology data shows that creatine supplementation significantly mitigates cognitive decline during sleep deprivation by stabilizing prefrontal cortex ATP levels.Optimizing sodium, potassium, and magnesium is fantastic for the ion gradient, but without addressing the Phosphocreatine system, you are missing the literal battery pack that drives the pump. Adding 3–5g of Creatine Monohydrate to this mineral protocol would drastically improve the cellular energetics you are talking about.Would love to hear your thoughts on how the brain's PCr system integrates into this "tired but wired" electrochemical framework! Keep up the deep-dive content.

Gemini.

Magnesium has been a game changer

I haven't had normal sleep in 32 years from brain damage from lupron depot... I had been saying my brain is too tired to be capable of sleeping, and Drs put blame fully on thinking alone. Thank you

very cool..worth taking in consideration

When I was 19, I drove for about 20 hours with only a few short breaks while skipping a night's sleep.  No joke, when I got home I slept for 16 hours without even getting up for a piss.  Yes, I was totally exhausted and most likely very dehydrated.

Thomas, do you think taking a blend of the 3 magnesums you talked about is a good idea? Is there any reason combining them is a bad idea?

Thank you Thomas

It's crazy . I see this video today . I have been  taking magnesium each night . Still very limited improvement.  Last night I took two pills instead my regular one accidentally.   I woke up in the middle of the night once very briefly.  Went right back to sleep.  I ont say 100% improvement.  But at least  70% . I was surprised.