It's not well-known, but magnolia bark is a powerful sleep aid for people kept awake by worries. In this video, sleep specialist Dr. Michael Breus explains how it works and how to use it.
Magnolia Bark is something has been used in Chinese Herbal medicine for centuries, and it's actually something that helps reduce your level of anxiety, it can be taken nightly for up to six weeks. Usually around the 30mg or so dosage. And what it does, is it hits the same receptors sites in your brain that anti-anxiety medication might do.
And all it does is it lowers the level of anxiety allowing your body to drift off into sleep. And magnolia bark can be good for all kinds of different people. Specifically people who are having a hard time falling asleep or those people who can fall asleep but have a time stay asleep, wake up in the middle of the night and then get anxious about their sleep Magnolia can be a great solution.
Michael J. Breus, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He specializes in sleep disorders and is one of only 163 psychologists in the world with his credentials and distinction.
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