Summer is billed as a time filled with holidays and long lazy days relaxing in the sunshine. However, the reality for many people is a hectic schedule packed with work and social events, and this can leave you feeling frazzled. Combined with heat, dehydration and disrupted sleep, it can be a physically and mentally draining experience.
Here’s a look at how minerals such as magnesium, iron and sodium (present in natural supplements such as Schindeles Mineralien) can help to support emotional balance and promote restful sleep in the summer.
The overlooked stress of summer
Although most of us look forward to summer and enjoy the longer days and brighter weather, it can also bring challenges. Hot weather leads to more frequent dehydration, which affects energy levels and mood. It can also lead to electrolyte imbalances, which cause fatigue, brain fog and increase levels of stress and anxiety.
Minerals such as magnesium, sodium and calcium help to replenish electrolyte levels and fluid balance in the body, promoting rapid recovery from dehydration and its unwanted side effects.
Magnesium deficiency in particular is linked to increased levels of anxiety and irritability, which can be exacerbated in summer by disrupted sleep on hot nights and packed schedules. Supplementing your diet with extra magnesium can support a calmer mood and improve sleep quality, because it plays a key role in relaxing nerves and muscles.
Iron is another key mineral that we are often short of, particularly women, vegetarians and vegans. It plays an important role in energy production and the movement of oxygen around the body. Supporting your iron levels can improve mental clarity and help to lift a sluggish or low mood.
