Why You’ll Want to Take Magnesium Bisglycinate: Sleep, Stress, Exercis

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Coming up: menopause + perimenopause, sleep + stress, improved exercise performance, a long list of studies, why bisglycinate is best, and the seemingly-endless things magnesium can do for you.

👋 Hey, it’s Elaine and Rob, the couple making (and taking) supplements at Sentro Labs.

We’ve tried and tested loads of different pills and potions—and Magnesium Bisglycinate is one of the best we’ve ever found.

… and around 10-30% of the developed world’s population has a slight deficiency.

But: why? What can it do? What can it help with? How is it different from all the other magnesiums? And why does it get more essential as you age?

Coming up, all that and more. We’ve included:

2 Magnesium Bisglycinate benefits for men ♂️
2 Magnesium Bisglycinate benefits for women ♀️
Our 3 favourite Magnesium Bisglycinate benefits for everyone 🧑🤝🧑
… and a big long list of all the other things Magnesium Bisglycinate can help you with (spoiler alert: there are lots of them) 📈

Alright, on we go…

Top 3 benefits of Magnesium Bisglycinate (for everyone)

Helps to reduce stress (and reduce cortisol, the body’s stress hormone) 😌

It does this by:

Helping your muscles to relax
Improving sleep (more on that later)
Elevating levels of calming neurotransmitters
Regulating the system controlling your fight-or-flight response
Solving potential magnesium deficiency—this deficiency can in itself increase stress*

*You see: more stress means reduced magnesium means increased stress—so upping your magnesium intake can break the cycle. And many people have reported much-improved sleep + stress simply by taking Magnesium Bisglycinate! 🎉

Can improve sleep quality, and help you feel more alert and energetic

As we’ve already mentioned, Magnesium Bisglycinate positively affects cortisol, and your body’s neurotransmitters—and helps your muscles to relax.

… and all these things also help with sleep 😴

Magnesium deficiency has been connected to: restless sleep, low-quality sleep, insomnia, difficulty falling asleep, and regularly waking up at night.

But: many studies have shown positive correlations between magnesium use and improved sleep. So: a simple supplement can be an easy way to snooze better and stress less.

💡 Btw, that’s why Magnesium Bisglycinate is a key ingredient in EQUILIBRIUM, our stress + sleep complex. Featuring 7 different ingredients, it’s helped us feel calm, well-rested, and relaxed.

Improving athletic performance (and recovery)

We both like doing lots of exercise—another reason we get enough Magnesium Bisglycinate.

Because—it can help with:

Reducing muscle cramps
Reducing post-exercise muscle soreness
Improving and increasing muscle function
Regulating signals between your nerves and muscles

Many studies have shown links between increased magnesium and increased performance.

💊 Important note: magnesium is also a key electrolyte—and when you sweat, you lose electrolytes. So if you exercise a lot, it’s even more important to get plenty of magnesium.

Other things Magnesium Bisglycinate can help with:

Some aspects of mental health—including brain fog, mood swings, and mild depression
Blood sugar regulation (to avoid crashes—and useful for those with diabetes)
Heart rhythm, cardiovascular health, and potentially preventing heart attacks
Nervous system regulation (so your nerves can work better)
Improving migraines, headaches, and inflammation

2 specific benefits of Magnesium Bisglycinate for men

Higher testosterone: A 2011 study found magnesium supplementation increased testosterone in both sedentary and athletic men.
Improved libido and erectile health: Magnesium Bisglycinate can help with vein health, heart health, sleep, stress, and nitric oxide production. In turn, this can all help with the mental and physical roots of libido.

2 specific benefits of Magnesium Bisglycinate for women

Can help with menopause and perimenopause symptoms: Magnesium Bisglycinate can help ease hot flashes, mood swings, night sweats, irritability, and low energy—by regulating oestrogen-progesterone balance, and calming the nervous system.
Helps strengthen bones. Magnesium is essential for proper calcium absorption and bone mineralization—useful for women, who are more prone to osteoporosis (especially post-menopause).

Magnesium Bisglycinate vs. the other types of magnesium

It took us way too long to work this out…

… but: not all magnesiums are made equal.

Some are easier to digest. Some work better than others. Some have a laxative effect. Some are more absorbable. And so on and so on.

👉 Of them all, Magnesium Bisglycinate (also sometimes known as ‘Magnesium Glycinate’) is usually considered the best overall—and it’s especially good for stress and sleep.

The bisglycinate form of magnesium:

Is safe to take every day
Is gentle on the stomach
Promotes better rest + relaxation
Is easy for your body to use + digest

For a while, we took whatever magnesium we could find. But we didn’t notice any real differences until we started taking bisglycinate. Which is why it’s the only one we’ll ever use—and the only one we’ll ever sell ☺️

Our Magnesium Bisglycinate, at Sentro Labs

We're delighted to have launched our magnesium bisglycinate supplement.

All of our magnesium is bisglycinate, it’s all sourced and made in Ireland, it’s all carefully dosed and measured, and you get exactly what you pay for.

… and because we’re now officially part of Guaranteed Irish, you know we’re reliable, high-quality, and proud to be a local Irish business! 🍀

Our Magnesium Bisglycinate is part of our Essentials range, which also includes: