I always knew that Magnesium is super effective, but I wanted to compare the data and see how it looks:
I compared a baseline of 12 nights without, and 3 days with 400mg + zinc at 50mg
Total sleep: +24 min
REM sleep: +33%
Light sleep: +23 min
Deep sleep: -16 min
Sleep efficiency: +5%
HRV: +17%
Respiratory rate: -5%
I will keep the pace here and report again probably after another 10 days, to have about the same sample size with and without
Really interested to see where this goes! Just wondering if you’re able to control for your activity levels or caffeine intake in this analysis?
Did you do another 10 days?
That’s some really interesting data — thanks for sharing! The improvements in total sleep time, REM, and HRV are pretty striking, especially over just a few days. The slight drop in deep sleep could be your body adjusting to the magnesium and zinc combo, since both can influence neurotransmitters and muscle relaxation differently. Excited to see what your 10-day follow-up looks like this kind of self-tracking is super valuable!
did more days yes - i was slightly inconsistent for some days, but:
Key Insights
Sleep efficiency rose from 90.4% to 94.5% (+4.1 pp)
Average sleep duration increased from 7h 15m to 7h 26m (+11m)
Wake after sleep onset decreased from 50m to 27m (−23m)
REM sleep increased from 55m to 1h 05m (+10m)
Deep sleep was slightly lower (1h 27m → 1h 22m, −5m);
Average SpO₂ improved (96.5% → 97.4%)
