Lead Practitioner Rachel discusses the popular Sleepy Girl Mocktail trend, importance of magnesium, different chelates of magnesium, topical options, and the new HTMA test. Learn about affordable lifestyle and nutrition recommendations using HTMA testing for clients and practitioners.
Magnesium plays a crucial role in promoting muscle relaxation and improving sleep quality.
HTMA testing is an effective tool for assessing stress, hormonal balance, and mineral levels within the body's tissues.
Deep dives
The Trend of Sleepy Girl Mocktail and Its Benefits
The podcast discusses the trend of the sleepy girl mocktail, a blend of magnesium powder, tart cherry juice, and a carbonated beverage that promotes better sleep. The active components like tart cherries, a natural source of melatonin, and magnesium have health benefits. Rituals and the placebo effect play a role in the sleep improvement experienced by individuals.
Significance of Magnesium in Relaxation and Sleep
Magnesium, known as the 'miracle mineral,' promotes muscle relaxation, aiding in unwinding and improving sleep quality. It also helps reduce stress and can assist in activating vitamin D properly in the body. Symptoms like PMS, menstrual cramping, anxiety, palpitations, and more can indicate a magnesium deficiency.
Causes of Low Magnesium Levels
Low levels of magnesium are common due to depleted soil, inadequate intake of magnesium-rich foods, stress, inflammation, excessive sweating, alcohol consumption, digestive issues impacting magnesium absorption, and nutrient depletion from stress. Stress and inflammation can rapidly deplete magnesium levels in the body.
Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) and Its Benefits
HTMA is discussed as a valuable tool for assessing stress, hormonal balance, detoxification, heavy metal status, copper-zinc ratio, and mineral levels within the body's tissues. It provides insights into how the body copes with stress over a period and can reveal cellular health, heavy metal toxicity, and mineral imbalances, offering actionable steps for optimal health and tailored treatment plans.
Erin brings Rachel, the Lead Practitioner for Team FN and Lead Clinical Mentor of the Funk’tional Nutrition Academy, on this episode to discuss the popular TikTok and Instagram trend- The Sleepy Girl Mocktail. Surprisingly, not all trends are bad and this is one we can get behind! You’ll learn why magnesium is important, how common deficiencies are (and why!) and ways to increase your magnesium levels through supplementation and topicals. Rachel dives into the newest functional lab test we’ve introduced to our 1:1 Membership- the HTMA test, and shares how it can be an effective and affordable way to find lifestyle and nutrition recommendations for her patients. This is a great episode for both clients and practitioners alike!
Interested to learn more about how to run HTMA tests in your own practice? Enrollment into the Funk’tional Nutrition Academy spring cohort is now open and spots are limited!
Timestamps
(3:11) What is a Sleepy Girl Mocktail?
(9:27) What causes low magnesium, why it’s so common, and how to get magnesium through food sources
(16:01) Different chelates of magnesium and the different impact and benefits they have
(20:44) Topical options for magnesium
(25:08) What is HTMA testing & why we’ve added it to our practice
(33:03) How the HTMA test can be an affordable and effective option for lifestyle and nutrition recommendations