The other day on BBC radio I faced a struggle. 

We were only scratching the surface of what a questionnaire for the sleepless should look like. The amazing presenters provided airtime to start discussing what we should look into. 

She said "where should I start if I had any issues?" Well, checking hormones is on thing. Understanding the underlying well-oiled machine that is daytime functioning before the switch flips and we shush certain areas in the brain is important, and I mentioned a few other things. 

The inevitable question came in from a caller. "I am taking magnesium"... that is just not the kind of conversation I would like to have, but it's magic-wand territory. If the person calling in ever reads this, I apologise. My mind was going a million miles an hour. If someone is raising this question it might not have the desired effect to begin with. I did not know your context. Are you taking the right kind of supplement? Are you already at a stage where your concern about sleep is of a psychophysiological nature as per the American Academy of Sleep Medicine? What other kinds of ailments are you dealing with? Have you been prescribed medication? If you know what plays into sleep, we would have another kind of conversation. I brushed it off.

The art of dealing with sleep disorders lays looking into its main components, and discussing them through with your physician, but all of you need the latest and greatest on what that means. There is nothing better than a guide to work from.

"It's a jungle out there, I don't think my GP or specialist is equipped for  me"

Your GP is excellent across the board, but curated sleep content is hard to come by. They wish they had Cliff notes to cover general aspects and speciality requirements to make their lives easier. 

You have come to the right place.