Sleep Support
One evening product: Magnesium Night or glycine, plus an optional evening calm (Calming Cortisol or GABA lozenges) and practitioner-directed melatonin.
Who it's for
For evenings that need a wind-down. Adults: magnesium or glycine, not both. Children: glycine, practitioner-directed.
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About this protocol and the studies behind it
From the studies
In small randomized crossover trials, adults who took 3 g of glycine before bed during sleep restriction reported less daytime fatigue and sleepiness the next day (Bannai 2012, PMID 22529837). In a 13-week randomized placebo-controlled trial, autistic children and adolescents who took prolonged-release melatonin slept about 57 minutes longer per night against 9 minutes on placebo (Gringras 2017, PMID 29096777).
Adult
In the protocol
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$72.00
Optional add-ons
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Calming Cortisol
Evening calm with ashwagandha and L-theanine, adults
Relora, ashwagandha and L-theanine; the label names relaxation and restful sleep. Adults only; not in pregnancy, nursing, liver or thyroid disease. One calm product at a time: use instead of the GABA Lozenges, not with them.
$60.98 -
$58.00
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Melatonin Lozenge
Melatonin lozenge, lowest dose
One melatonin product at a time. Contains wheat. Store locked away: melatonin ingestions by children have risen sharply. Its printed strength is being confirmed on the label.
$12.00 -
Night Balance Inositol
Overnight glucose support, non-sedating
Inositol, resistant starch, chromium, zinc and copper. A metabolic approach rather than a sedating one.
$43.60 -
Sleep Formula
Melatonin with calming herbs and 5-HTP
3 mg of melatonin, 100 mg of 5-HTP, valerian, passionflower, lemon balm and chamomile. Contains 5-HTP: not with an antidepressant or any other serotonin-active medicine without your prescriber; for a child only under a practitioner's direction, as the label says. One melatonin product at a time: not with the Melatonin Lozenge.
$56.00
Alternatives: instead of, not with
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Glycine Powder
Evening alternative, no magnesium, no hormone
Use instead of Magnesium Night, not with it.
$32.00 -
Sleep Lozenges
Chewable melatonin with 5-HTP
3 mg of melatonin with 100 mg of 5-HTP, L-theanine and inositol. Contains 5-HTP: not with an antidepressant or any other serotonin-active medicine without your prescriber; for a child only under a practitioner's direction, as the label says. Use instead of Sleep Formula, not with it, and not with the Melatonin Lozenge.
$46.00
Child, practitioner-directed
Practitioner-directed. Melatonin for a child only through a clinician, at the lowest dose that works, one melatonin product at a time, locked away. The 5-HTP products are for a child only under a practitioner's direction, as their labels say.
In the protocol
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$32.00
Optional add-ons
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Night Balance Inositol
Overnight glucose support, practitioner-directed
Non-sedating; inositol, resistant starch and minerals.
$43.60 -
Sleep Lozenges
Chewable melatonin with 5-HTP, practitioner-directed
3 mg of melatonin with 100 mg of 5-HTP, L-theanine and inositol per two tablets. The label gives no children's dose, so only with a practitioner; not with an antidepressant; one melatonin product at a time; store locked away.
$46.00 -
Melatonin Lozenge
Melatonin lozenge, practitioner-directed
Melatonin alone, dissolved in the mouth. Contains wheat. One melatonin product at a time; store locked away; its printed strength is being confirmed on the label.
$12.00
Alternatives: instead of, not with
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Sleep Formula
Melatonin capsules with calming herbs and 5-HTP, practitioner-directed
For a child who swallows capsules. Same rules as the chewable: practitioner only, not with an antidepressant, one melatonin product at a time. Use instead of the chewable, not with it.
$56.00
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How to start
- Pick one evening product and give it a week.
- Children: behavioural sleep measures first; melatonin only with a clinician, at the lowest dose, stored locked away.
Read before you buy
- One magnesium per person; no added magnesium in kidney disease.
- Do not stack Magnesium Night and Glycine; one calm product, Calming Cortisol or GABA Lozenges, never both. Ashwagandha is adults only.
- One melatonin product at a time. Sleep Formula and Sleep Lozenges contain 5-HTP: not with antidepressants, and for a child only under a practitioner's direction.
- Melatonin may cause drowsiness: no driving until you know how it affects you.
- Designed so no calming, mineral or vitamin ingredient is doubled across products.
A steady bedtime routine and behavioural measures come first. Talk to your child's healthcare provider before use.
Most of this evidence comes from adult trials of single ingredients. No protocol has been tested as a whole.
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