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My wife convinced me to take a bath with magnesium once when I was stressed. Afterwards I got up, went to bed, and slept like an absolute rock.
by declan_roberts 2y ago
My wife convinced me to take a bath with magnesium once when I was stressed.
Afterwards I got up, went to bed, and slept like an absolute rock.
- noman-land 2y agoDo you know what it actually does and how it does it?
- cbg0 2y agoIf you took a bath in hot water, that has its own effects on the body, as it will lower your blood pressure, it can also relax your muscles, so you need to try it out without the magnesium to see if it did anything.
- echoangle 2y agoThat doesn’t tell you a lot. You would have to take a bath with and without magnesium, and without knowing whether it’s with or without magnesium, and then write down the effect for each bath. Currently, it could just be the effect of the bath itself or placebo.
- SquibblesRedux 2y agoAn interesting paper on transdermal magnesium: Myth or Reality—Transdermal Magnesium? https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5579607/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5579607/ The short story -- As of 2017 the jury is still out as to whether something like an Epsom salt bath may be beneficial because of the magnesium.
- fishe 2y agoIf his sleep felt different than usual then the results are probably meaningful.
- echoangle 2y agoYou’re underestimating the effects of placebo.