Many times we focus on our outer appearance and the things we do to achieve these “looks” we admire don’t always positively reflect whats going on in our body. Caramel Mocha Crack-a-late with slenda for one to start the day may shed light on our bodies crashing and needing a break.

Many of us, myself included rely on caffeine’s unique ability to drive the Central Nervous System as well increasing Norepinephrine, Dopamine, and Acetylcholine in the brain which all attribute to the cognitive boost and slight euphoria after drinking something caffeine heavy. it seems pretty innocent but the over consumption’s ability to drive anxiety and lack of sleep quality is not as often associated as it should be.

By now a lot are probability thinking what the hell does this have to do with the title. We live in a society that is constantly on the go and doesn’t stop to listen to our bodies, the reason why I spoke so strongly on caffeine, is because it can drive down two important nutrients in our body that help create a sense of homeostasis and calmness, Vitamin C and Magnesium.

Now when it comes to Vitamin C a lot just see it as an antioxidant to take when your not feeling well but it has an abundance of benefits in helping stress and anxiety. See your body creates a hormone called Cortisol when under psychological or physiological stress, Vitamin C is used to create the Adrenal Hormone Cortisol, so with the lack of ability to produce this Hormone you can get ongoing sensations of fatigue, weakened immune response, as well as a poor ability to respond to stressors. How this correlates to caffeine because caffeine increase Norepinephrine which increases Cortisol levels which can drive you to be depleted in Vitamin C and send you back in a loop hole.

Magnesium helps regulate hundreds of bodily functions, from regulation blood pressure, blood sugar and muscle and nerve function to cognitive support and brain health. Not sure about you but i notice when i drink too much caffeine i can start to get palpitations that become uncomfortable, this can lead back to magnesium, see magnesium does a great job regulating the minerals that cause the heart to depolarize (contract) and depolarize (getting ready for next contraction) such as Potassium-Sodium exchanges as well as intracellular Calcium levels, When Magnesium becomes depleted you can have too many positively charge ions such as Calcium and Sodium and can influence premature beats and accelerated heart rates. So with helping heart healthy, calming the CNS it also works on the NMDA receptors in the brain as a slights antagonist which can help calm your mind along with the bodily benefits. When it comes to form Chelated forms with the best bio-availability seemed to be the best such as Mg bisglycinate, citrate, malate, taurinate, with oxide being the lowest but great for stimulating bowel-movements.

So all in all not any kind of substitute for people on prescription Xanax, bu definitely two overlooked nutrients that have a lot of benefits for people dealing with stressful times that need anxiety relief, help getting to sleep, or just something to relax. Hope this wasn’t too bad! Tried to keep it Short and too the post definitely enjoy feedback on what topics you would enjoy!