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The Sleep-Mineral Connection After 60
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Do you have trouble sleeping? Minerals can help.
Poor sleep is more common with age. About 50% of adults above 55 experience insomnia, and over time, lack of sleep can take a serious toll on your wellbeing. [*]
Mineral deficiencies often play a hidden role in poor sleep, especially for older adults. Replenishing your mineral stores is a simple, effective way to start sleeping better.
Don’t let poor sleep sabotage your daily life. Let’s talk about why trouble sleeping increases with age, signs you might not be sleeping well, and how minerals support deep, quality sleep.
Why Do Sleep Problems Increase with Age?
As you age, your body and brain slow down. They don’t process nutrients as quickly as they did when you were younger. After age 55, you need extra vitamins and minerals to avoid deficiencies. [*] If you don’t replenish your nutrients, you may develop sleep problems.
A 2025 study found a strong link between diet quality and sleep in people over 65. [*] Participants slept significantly better when they ate more nutrient-dense food, and significantly worse when they had deficiencies.
A 2016 review found similar results: as people’s mineral status improved, they got deeper, more restful sleep. [*] This was true at every age, but it became especially pronounced in older adults.
Stress also contributes to sleep issues in older adults. [*] Stress levels often rise as you age, and they have a twofold effect on sleep:
As you get older, mineral replenishment plays a key role in sleeping well.
Signs of Poor Sleep in Older Adults
Low-quality sleep comes with serious costs. You need stage III sleep, the deepest stage of sleep, to keep your brain running properly. [*] It’s during this deep sleep that your brain clears out waste products, repairs damage from the day, stores memories, and releases restorative hormones.
If you don’t go into deep sleep on a regular basis, you’ll start to wear down. Signs of poor sleep in older adults include:
Forgetfulness [*]
Brain fog
Decreased attention
Daytime fatigue
Morning exhaustion
Depression and anxiety [*]
Irritability [*]
Increased risk of falls
It’s important to note that you may not realize you’re sleeping poorly. We don’t always remember waking up at night. You may also sleep through the night but struggle to reach deep sleep.
If you notice the above signs, you could be getting poor sleep without realizing it.
The 3 Most Important Minerals for Sleep After 60
Your brain needs three key minerals to sleep better:
Magnesium
Zinc
- Iron
However, these three minerals don’t work in isolation. Your body also needs various support minerals to actually use magnesium, zinc, and iron. That’s why it’s best to replenish the full spectrum of essential minerals if you want to sleep better.
That said, research shows that magnesium, zinc, and iron are especially important for sleep.
Magnesium for Sleep
You need magnesium to make melatonin, your body’s main sleep hormone. [*] If you have low magnesium, you’ll have trouble falling asleep. You’ll also struggle to get into the restorative, deep-stage sleep that’s important for brain health. [*]
Magnesium also eases stress, which improves sleep indirectly. [*]
A study in adults over 60 found that magnesium helped participants fall asleep faster, sleep deeper, wake up fewer times throughout the night, and feel more rested after sleeping. Taking magnesium also increased participants’ melatonin levels. [*]
Another study found that magnesium actually reversed age-related changes in the brain’s sleep pathways. [*] People over 60 saw a dramatic improvement in their sleep quality and brain function after taking magnesium daily.
A third study found that taking magnesium improved sleep quality in adults over 51. [*]
Replenishing magnesium is a simple, natural way to sleep better if you’re older than 50.
Zinc for Sleep
Zinc is also essential for a good night’s sleep, though researchers aren’t exactly sure why.
You need zinc for a lot of different things, so it’s hard to track exactly where it ends up in your brain. However, research is clear: replenishing zinc helps you sleep better.
A 2021 study had older adults with sleep problems take either zinc or placebo daily. The zinc group saw a significant improvement in their sleep quality, time to fall asleep, and time spent in deep sleep. [*]
A large 2024 review found similar results: people with sleep problems who replenished their zinc stores slept much better at every age, including over 50. [*]
Iron for Sleep
Low iron is a common mineral deficiency, especially in women. [*] Iron deficiency also becomes more common after age 60. [*]
Restlessness is a common sign of low iron, and it can have a big impact on sleep. A 2024 study found that people with low iron reported greater nighttime restlessness and scored lower on measures of sleep quality. [*]
By the same token, a 2020 review found that correcting low iron levels improves nearly every aspect of sleep. [*]
Iron, zinc, and magnesium are all essential for sleep. It’s best to get them alongside supporting minerals, like potassium, selenium, calcium, and manganese. That’s why broad-spectrum mineral replenishment is such a powerful tool for getting a god night’s rest.
Take These Minerals for Better Sleep
Minerals can help you get deeper, more restorative sleep, especially as you age.
At BEAM Minerals, we make sleep easy. You simply take a shot of our liquid formula an hour before bed. It provides every mineral your brain needs for relaxation and sleep, in an ideal ratio, with fast absorption.
You’ll feel our minerals working from the very first night you take them. They deliver gentle, effective support that will help you fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up feeling rested.
Don’t let poor sleep stop you from enjoying life. Try BEAM Minerals today.
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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.
