Whether it's a lack of iron, vitamin D, or calcium, there always seems to be something that our bodies lack in order to function properly.
A lack of one of the essential vitamins or minerals that our body needs can throw a whole range of things out of whack. And, while eating a balanced diet, you should be careful to stay in top shape, because there are some things that can "sneak up" on you and interfere with your health.
Lack of magnesium is one of them, which can prevent us from sleeping well. In 2014, nutritionist and sleep expert Sean Stevenson from America published a book called 'Sleep Smarter' - about the importance of sleep for your overall health and how to make the most of it.
According to Stevenson's research, 80% of the population is deficient in magnesium, an anti-stress mineral responsible for balancing blood sugar and blood pressure, relaxing tense muscles, reducing pain and calming the nervous system.
If you don't have enough magnesium - one of the essential macrominerals the body needs - you can be overstressed and suffer from severely limited sleep productivity. To make matters worse, our bodies do not produce magnesium naturally, so we have to get it through our diet, reports Radio Sarajevo.
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