Magnesium Self-Experiments
(gwern.net)
The elemental metal magnesium (Examine.com), like lithium or potassium (which didn’t help me & damaged my sleep), plays many biological roles and has an RDA for me of 400mg which is higher than I likely get (most people apparently get less, with 68% of American adults <RDA; and while I frequently eat oats, milk, peanut butter, and whole-wheat bread, I don’t eat many leafy greens and my tap water is very soft).
The elemental metal magnesium (Examine.com), like lithium or potassium (which didn’t help me & damaged my sleep), plays many biological roles and has an RDA for me of 400mg which is higher than I likely get (most people apparently get less, with 68% of American adults <RDA; and while I frequently eat oats, milk, peanut butter, and whole-wheat bread, I don’t eat many leafy greens and my tap water is very soft).