YouTube Is Removing Some Nootropics Channels
&quot;Cronin’s YouTube channel was up to about 22,000 subscribers when he received a notice from YouTube about one of his videos, “Relax and Improve Your Sleep with Natural Calm Magnesium.” The notice said the video had been removed for violating YouTube’s community guidelines, but didn’t specify further.&quot;<p>Magnesium isn&#x27;t even a nootropic. That is, while it may have some ability to boost cognition, it isn&#x27;t a substance primarily ingested for that reason. It is a substance primarily ingested so that the person ingesting it will stay alive.<p>A quick cruise around Duck Duck Go suggests that while science isn&#x27;t saying you should use magnesium for sleep per se, it isn&#x27;t necessarily a crazy idea in desperate need of being censored. Certainly the idea that magnesium is generally deficient is widespread, with estimates around 50% not meeting the US RDA for magnesium  in the US, and while magnesium may not be a good solution for insomnia <i>qua</i> insomnia, it can be a good solution for many things that may be <i>causing</i> you to be &quot;unable to sleep&quot;[1], whether or not that is &quot;insomnia&quot;.<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Magnesium_deficiency_(medicine)#Signs_and_symptoms" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Magnesium_deficiency_(medicine...</a>