🦷 Mondays with Mark: Deep Sleep

Did you know that there is ONE phase of sleep that almost everyone fails to get enough of?  This one phase of sleep is responsible for your body’s ability to repair itself, control appetite and weight loss hormones, and even your daytime energy levels.

The stage I’m  referring to is “deep sleep.” It’s one of my greatest concerns with my sleep medicine patients and it’s a marker I follow when treating them.

It is disturbing how many people are sleeping eight hours each night, but are failing to get enough of this one critical stage of sleep!

If you don’t get enough of this critical phase of sleep, you’ll likely struggle with cravings, slow metabolism, premature aging, brain fog, and cognitive decline. Only in deep sleep can the brain “clean” itself each night from the stress of the day.

One main reason we can’t get deep sleep? Magnesium deficiency. Over 80% of the population is deficient in magnesium.

Magnesium increases GABA, which encourages relaxation on a cellular level, which is critical for sleep. Magnesium also plays a key role in regulating your body’s stress-response system.

BUT not all magnesium supplements are equal. Most have only 1-2 forms of magnesium. The reality is, your body needs ALL seven forms of this essential mineral.

This is why I recommend and use BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough. My wife and I have been taking this stuff for over four years now, and we actually get nervous when we start running low because sleeping without it—for even just a few nights—can impact our deep sleep. This stuff is powerful.

It contains all seven forms of magnesium which helps to calm your mind and helps you fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up refreshed. And it allows you to attain that essential stage of deep sleep!

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Here’s what’s new as of today…

🎧 Dive into my all-new interview on The Skinny Confidential podcast: How To Sleep Better, Create A Defined Jawline, Fix Bad Breath & Oral Health, & Oral Health (Episode #628)

🎄 The holidays are VERY HARD on the oral microbiome. In this Instagram Live that I did today with my friend and oral microbiome expert Dr. David Lin is packed with actionable advice—you do not want to miss it. Watch the recording here and leave any follow up questions in the comments for me and Dr. Lin!

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Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving!

P.S. Don’t skip magnesium, especially as we head into the holidays when our bodies and sleep take a bit of a hit. The only magnesium I recommend is BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough and the biggest discount you can get all year long is available only on my page >> http://bioptimizers.com/askthedentist <<