May 30, 2025
by Roxy Marrone

THE HIDDEN HERO OF HORMONE HEALTH, MOOD & MUSCLE RECOVERY

May 30, 2025
by Roxy Marrone

Part of our Healing Girl Summer series – where we swap burnout for balance and quick fixes for deep, lasting healing. This week, we’re spotlighting the mineral that your hormones, mood, and muscles are secretly obsessed with: magnesium.

Why Magnesium Matter?

Magnesium isn’t just a supplement - it’s the solution your nervous system, muscles, and hormones are begging for. It’s the mineral that calms the chaos, rebalances the body, and supports the healing girl era we’re all stepping into.

From easing bloating and anxiety to supporting hormone health and muscle recovery, magnesium is the secret sauce for regulating your body’s natural cycles. And yet - many of us are deficient.

Today, we’re diving deep into how and why magnesium is a game-changer, especially when it comes to sleep, glymphatic drainage, nervous system repair, and hormonal balance. Let’s go.

Magnesium - The Calming Mineral

Magnesium is involved in over 300 enzyme reactions in the body, most of which relate to how you create energy, relax muscles, repair cells, and regulate hormones. When your magnesium levels are optimal, you feel more grounded, less bloated, more rested, and hormonally balanced.

But due to stress, processed food, alcohol, caffeine, and soil depletion - we’re all running low.

Symptoms of Deficiency:

PMS and mood swings
Muscle cramps or twitching
Bloating or sluggish digestion
Fatigue or brain fog
Anxiety or trouble sleeping
Hot flashes and night sweats

Sound familiar?

Hormones & Magnesium - a Match Made in Biohack Heaven

Your hormones are messengers - but they’re sensitive to stress.

Magnesium helps to:

Regulate estrogen metabolism
Support progesterone production
Calm excess cortisol levels
Reduce inflammation in the reproductive system
Balance blood sugar (which is directly tied to mood + hormones)

Low magnesium levels are directly linked to worsen PMS, hormonal acne, PCOS symptoms, and peri/menopause side effects. If you’re working to reclaim your cycle, clear your skin, or feel more like yourself again, magnesium is your ride-or-die.

Mood, Stress & Magnesium - Your Nervous System's Bestie

Magnesium supports better self regulation, think of it as your nervous system bestie. It helps increase GABA (a calming neurotransmitter), decreases adrenaline spikes, and soothes the stress response.

Clinical studies show magnesium supplementation improves symptoms of mild-to-moderate depression and anxiety - particularly in women.

✨ TLDR: Less magnesium = more anxiety. More magnesium = more chill.

Magnesium & Sleep - The Ultimate Repair State

Here’s where things get exciting.

Magnesium doesn’t just help you fall asleep - it helps you access deeper, more restorative sleep, where your body performs critical hormonal resets and brain detox.

Let’s break it down, sleep is the time when your body:

Repairs muscles and skin
Resets hormones
Detoxes your brain through the glymphatic system
Lowers inflammation and stress
Balances blood sugar and hunger hormones

Without deep sleep, none of this works. And magnesium is key to accessing it.

Glymphatic Drainage - Your Brain’s Nightly Detox

You’ve heard of lymphatic drainage - but did you know your brain has its own version?

It’s called the glymphatic system, and it activates during deep sleep (especially in the first 4 hours). This is when your brain clears out waste and stress chemicals, balances mood, and even protects against long-term diseases like Alzheimer’s.

💡 Magnesium promotes the deep sleep required for this system to work.

🛏️ Sleep tip: Sleep on your side to enhance glymphatic drainage.

Magnesium Delivery - Why Transdermal is a Game Changer?

Magnesium is incredible - but not all forms are absorbed equally.

Why we love transdermal magnesium (applied to the skin):

Bypasses the gut, avoiding digestive issues
Absorbs directly into muscles, tissues, and bloodstream
Supports targeted relaxation when applied to feet, shoulders, or lower back
Especially powerful before bed

💤 Apply magnesium butter or oil to your feet 20 minutes before sleep for next-level results.

📚 One study found that transdermal application effectively increases magnesium levels - without GI side effects like bloating or laxative response. (Study link)