Does this mean in laymen's terms that if you take a Calcium/Magnesium supplement that could somehow ensure that the elements would be better absorbed in the brain, you would be more likely to sleep well?
Or a glass of warm milk maybe.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-04-subtle-chemical-brain-sleep-wake.html
...The new study reveals that our sleep-wake state appears to be dependent upon the concentration and balance of ions in the CSF. In fact, by altering the concentrations of potassium, calcium, magnesium, and proton ions found in the fluid, the researchers observed that they could manipulate the sleep-wake state of mice in the absence of neurotransmitters. Potassium in particular appears to play a key role as the levels of the ion fluctuate rapidly during sleep-wake transitions...
I take ZMA in the evening.
It helps athletes recover and sleep better.
I am of the understanding that Calcium can interfere with Magnesium absorption.
“Does this mean in laymen’s terms that if you take a Calcium/Magnesium supplement that could somehow ensure that the elements would be better absorbed in the brain, you would be more likely to sleep well? “
Yes,high magnesium and high calcium could promote sleep. Guess that’s why so many say take a good magnesium supplement to promote sleep. I do this along with Vitamin D before bedtime. But take a GOOD mag supplest, namely a fully-reacted chelated one, NOT an inorganic one like mag oxide or mag citrate: those will only give you diarrhea.