Miracle MINERAL

Do you know your glycinate from your malate? If not, it might be time to get reacquainted with magnesium, which is fast becoming the wellness world's favourite cure-all

- CASSIE STEER

Smartphones aren’t going anywhere. Nor are claustrophobic commutes, questionable global politics or ever-inflating supermarket prices. According to countless studies, we are more sleepless, stressed and listless than ever before, a generation that's simultaneously wired and tired. Although we can’t erase the causes of this global malaise, the wellness industry has found a humble hero (in which 80% of us are apparently deficient) that claims to soothe its effects.

Once a background player in multivitamins, magnesium now assumes a starring role in everything from Gen Z’s viral Sleepy Girl Mocktails (to promote restful sleep) to Gen X’s perimenopause routines (promising calmer nerves and sharper minds).