Stress is absolute murder on your body.
And the parts growing out of your body too.
(Insomnia locks aren’t cute)
And, much like your hair, the reason why’s got layers to it. When you’re stressed out, you’re either not eating enough – or not eating enough of the right stuff. (Massive meals do not a macro balance make. They don’t necessarily make for mineral and vitamin evenness either.) Either way, the bottom line’s often that you land yourself a vitamin deficiency. And that can mess with everything from your weight and mood to your sleep quality (although all of those generally interrelate and affect each other tremendously). Now, for a long time, magnesium was the big vitamin everyone was suggesting for a stellar slumber. And, while they weren’t wrong, something new’s always gotta be trending to get people intrigued. Thus, now there’s another buzz supplement it’s said you should check out. According to research, if you’re feeling off when you attempt to rest, it might be thanks to the sinking zinc levels in your system.
And what’s taking zinc gonna do for you? Well, while it’s not gonna Lunesta your brain to snooze land, what it will do is improve sleep quality and reduce how frequently you wake up from your slumber. (Anyone else rise every three hours to pee? No? Just me and my Chihuahua bladder? Mmmkay…) Along with calcium and magnesium (already mentioned), it’s one’ve three over the counter goodies that naturally aids in sedating the nervous system. In fact, research has shown it’s harbors restorative effects, promotes post-workouot recovery, and helps with mental recovery after a malevolent workday sandwiched betwixt traffic jams.
And, I hafta say, there’s something to this. After leveling out my zinc needs (along with all the other vitamins I’d been missing to augment my noggin mop’s quality), it wasn’t just my head of hay improving. So was hit-the-hay time. My slumbers underwent a definite makeover. And, while I hadn’t thought about the zinc specifically being the reason, in retrospect, it totally makes sense. So, what’s the takeaway? To go get zinc – along with your magnesium and calcium? Not just yet. My advice is – if you’re having a sleep, health, horrible hair, or overall wellness issue of any kind, don’t just assume it’s one vitamin necessarily messin ya up. Head the to doc’s, have them suck out a sanguine sample, and see for sure what’s going on. Because while the missing sleep link could be zinc, it could be any number of other things as well.
Get those leveled out, and everything will likely improve – from your mane to mattress time.
(Disclaimer: zinc will *not* turn you into a ginger Disney princess…)