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Holiday Survival Guide: Minerals for Stress, Sleep & Immunity
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Feeling drained during the holidays? Minerals can help.
The holiday season is a time to celebrate, but it can be surprisingly hard on your health.
The average person gains multiple pounds of fat during the holidays. [*]
For most people, stress levels go up, not down, according to a Harvard survey. [*]
- People also drink more alcohol and sleep poorly during the holidays. [*]
If the holidays leave you worn down, give yourself a little extra support this year. A daily mineral formula can help with stress, sleep, hangovers, and more. It’s an easy way to make sure you feel good, all season long.
Minerals for Stress Relief & Better Sleep
The holidays are surprisingly stressful. Hosting family, cooking for a crowd, increased illness, and other factors all add up to more stress than you might expect. A 2016 Harvard survey found that for the average person, stress levels go up during the holidays, not down. [*]
That increased stress also affects your sleep. Research shows that most people sleep worse during the holidays. [*] Sleep quality plummets, so even if you’re sleeping more hours, you still won’t feel your best. Alcohol also disrupts sleep; people who enjoy a few drinks during the holidays have the worst sleep of all. [*]
The good news is that minerals can help:
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Magnesium reduces stress levels and makes you more resilient to future stress. [*] It also works immediately; you’ll feel it the very first day you replenish your magnesium stores.
- Magnesium helps you sleep better, too. [*] People who took magnesium before bed fell asleep faster and slept deeper.
- Zinc also improves sleep. Several studies have found that taking zinc leads to deeper, more restorative sleep, compared to taking a placebo. [*]
Don’t let stress and poor sleep ruin your holidays. A good mineral formula will help you stay relaxed and ensure you sleep well.
Minerals for Immune Support
Illness also goes up during the holidays. Viruses spread more easily during winter, thanks to cold, dry air. [*] People get sick, then travel to visit family, and they come into contact with thousands of fellow passengers at airports. Research shows that cold and flu cases spike dramatically in the days following holiday travel. [*]
Minerals are a good way to protect yourself from increased cold and flu risk. In 2023, researchers published a study in the Journal of Immunology Research. It’s titled “Understanding How Minerals Contribute to Optimal Immune Function”, and it found that there are five key minerals that boost immunity: magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, and selenium. [*]
These five minerals work together to keep your immune system strong. They’re especially good at stopping cold and flu viruses, which makes them ideal for the holiday season. [*][*][*]
Stop Holiday Food Cravings with Minerals
Most people gain 2-5 pounds of fat during the holiday season. [*] It’s a time to celebrate, but alcohol, desserts, and heavy foods can kickstart food cravings and make it hard to stop eating, even after the holidays are over.
Blood sugar imbalance is a major cause of cravings. When you drink alcohol or eat a carb-heavy meal, the amount of sugar in your blood spikes. You get a burst of energy, followed by a crash, hunger, and cravings a couple of hours later.
The result is like being on a blood sugar rollercoaster. You can fall into a pattern of eating and crashing that leaves you exhausted and makes your weight balloon up.
Minerals can help keep your blood sugar stable. A 2023 study found that zinc, chromium, selenium, magnesium, and iron all improve blood sugar control. They prevent the spike in blood sugar after a meal, and stop the cravings a couple hours later. [*]
If you struggle with holiday weight gain, try taking a mineral formula each morning. It’s a simple way to curb food cravings and regain control, so you can indulge on your terms.
The Best Minerals to Recover from Alcohol
Minerals can also help prevent hangovers.
People drink more alcohol in November and December than any other time of year. [*] In fact, drinking is one of the biggest physical stressors of the holiday season.
Alcohol damages your liver, brain, and heart. It also dehydrates you and interferes with sleep. [*] These factors all work together to cause a hangover.
But there’s another reason you feel awful after drinking: alcohol massively depletes your mineral stores.
A 2020 study found that drinking rapidly depletes 8 different essential minerals. Alcohol depletes zinc, magnesium, calcium, potassium, sodium, selenium, chromium, and phosphorus. [*]
Alcohol causes massive electrolyte loss, which is a main cause of hangovers. When you drink, your kidneys release extra water to try to flush the alcohol out of your system. You urinate more, which gets rid of alcohol, but it also depletes your sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium. Replenishing electrolyte minerals is one of the best ways to prevent a hangover. [*]
Your liver and kidneys release selenium when you drink. It acts as a shield against alcohol, reducing inflammatory damage to your organs. [*] However, you wake up low in selenium after a night of indulging, which can contribute to a hangover. [*]
- Alcohol blocks up to 80% of calcium absorption in your gut. It can lead to sudden low calcium, especially if you drink multiple times in a short period, like the week of a holiday. [*]
The inverse is also true: replenishing minerals reduces hangovers. It keeps you hydrated and limits inflammatory damage during a night of drinking. [*] Zinc, selenium, and electrolytes are the most important minerals for hangover prevention.
If you like to indulge during the holidays, try taking minerals before you start drinking. You’ll be amazed at how much better you feel the next day.
The Easiest Way to Replenish Your Minerals
The holidays are stressful enough. Self-care should be easy.
At BEAM Minerals, we make mineral replenishment simple. Our liquid minerals provide a broad spectrum of electrolytes and trace minerals without a complicated routine or a cabinet full of pills.
Daily mineral replenishment is a simple way to support overall wellness, including healthy energy, focus, immune function, and stress response.
Don’t let the holidays wear you down this year. Give yourself a little extra boost with BEAM Minerals. They’ll help you stay calm and balanced, all season long.
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FAQs
Can I take BEAM Minerals with my other supplements?
Yes, in fact, BEAM Minerals will enhance the bioavailability of all your other supplements.
What is the difference between Micro-BOOST™ and Electrolyze™?
Electrolyze™ is primarily composed of Fulvic Mineral Complexes . Fulvic complexes are small molecules that provide inter-cellular transport for nutritional elements into the cells and carry bio-waste out of the cells. Fulvic complexes are flavonoids , which provide many benefits in the body.
Micro-BOOST™ is primarily composed of the Humic Mineral Complexes . Humic complexes are large molecules that are extra-cellular, meaning they do not enter the cells but stay outside the cells. They are highly-charged molecules that attract, through their electrical charge, bio-waste, free radicals and heavy metals. They ultimately carry bio-waste out of the body. Thus, we call them “Nature’s Janitor”.
How many milligrams (mg) of an electrolyte (Potassium, Magnesium, Sodium, Calcium, etc.) is there in BEAM Minerals?
The quantities of each element in BEAM Minerals products are measured in “parts per million” (ppm), rather than the “milligrams” (mg). Here is the information which usually helps to understand the difference:
Milligrams (mg) vs parts per million (ppm)
In comparing our products to other supplements, people want to know how much of an electrolyte is in our products (like potassium, magnesium, sodium, calcium). Usually they are looking for an amount in milligrams (mg).
We have a hard time answering that question, because the electrolytes (and other elements) in BEAM Minerals products are measured in parts per million (ppm). So how can consumers compare?
The answer is a little complex, but here’s the high points.
The electrolytes in BEAM Minerals products are provided in “trace” amounts that are completely dissolved and thus 100% bio-available, immediately introduced into your circulation when you consumed them and will produce and active effect.
When you take a 320mg pill of magnesium, your body is only able utilize about 12-20% of it as it takes some time because your body has to digest it first. Whatever is not dissolved gets processed out of your body.
When you take a capful of liquid Electrolyze™ and/or Micro-BOOST™, you receive approximately 5.22 ppm of magnesium in which 100% of the magnesium is immediately available to your body. In addition, an important to know is that the magnesium in BEAM Minerals products stay in your system much longer building up healthy levels as you continue to take it daily.
