Excipients, also known as additives or fillers, are like candy or cigarettes because they are devoid of nourishing value and can even be harmful. Like candy and cigarettes, they allow companies to generate income or, in the case of supplement manufacturers, to save money during the manufacturing process, but they are not healthy for us to consume....
 To understand how magnesium contributes to high-quality sleep we must first understand what magnesium is. Most of us are likely already aware of magnesium and we may even be aware of its biochemical importance, but what exactly is magnesium? Discovered by the English chemist Sir Humphrey Davy in 1808, magnesium is a relatively lightweight metal with reactive properties found naturally in the earth’s crust. As a naturally occurring element, we consume magnesium in foods every day as part of our diet. When introduced into our body, magnesium exists as a doubly charged ion Mg2+ and is an essential cofactor in hundreds of biochemical reactions. These reactions include normal metabolic processes, the synthesis and replication of nucleic acids (DNA and...
