The hack
Following Jennifer Aniston’s lead by making a bath in epsom salt part of your daily wind-down ritual.
The test
Sleep is crucial. I don’t have insomnia, but my brain does fire into anxiety mode right before bed. And actually making myself go to bed can be a battle too. But I’m hoping Aniston’s epsom salt bath solution could help.
Epsom salt, also known as magnesium sulphate, is a completely different chemical compound from table salt. Studies are pretty scant on whether the skin really can absorb magnesium, but it is known to be a muscle relaxant and to help the brain produce the neurotransmitters that reduce stress an induce sleep.
So I
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