But just how good is your sleep?
Just because you are sleeping a 7/8 hours a night doesn't mean that your getting good quality sleep.
"A good sleep" should consist of your head hitting the pillow and you falling asleep quickly and then waking up feeling refreshed and raring to go in the in the morning.
However many people wake up frequently in the night.
Waking up during the night can be a sign that your cortisol levels are high. There have been many studies which show that when your cortisol levels are high, your more likely to store fat around your belly button area.
Sound familiar?
Magnesium will help you to sleep better, reduce your stress levels (which helps to burn belly fat), and also help to prevent carb cravings, particularly chocolate.
Yes you read it right, magnesium will help to reduce the craving for chocolate.
Magnesium will also help to increase your sensitivity to insulin. This means that should you eat refined carbs your body will be able to handle them better and there is a less likely chance they will end up on your hips!
There has been evidence which shows that if you store fat on your hips it can be down to a high amount of insulin in the bloodstream.
By using a good quality magnesium supplement it may help you to burn fat from your stomach and also help to reduce the chance of fat storage around the hips (especially when combined with limited refined carbohydrate intake).
There are many different types of magnesium supplements, some of which come with undesirable effects.
Magnesium oxide can work as a laxative and has few of the benefits which are mentioned above.
Magnesium biglycinate is the magnesium which will give you the effects and benefits which have been listed already.
With supplements you often pay for what you get, so its a better choice to pay a little more for the assurance you will be having something which is high quality rather than pay a little less than you should and not getting the benefits you expect.
