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mechanistic
positive effect
Glycine might help sleep in a different way than common sleep medications like benzodiazepines.
Scientific Claim
Glycine ingestion at 3 grams before bedtime may produce subjective and objective improvements in sleep quality through mechanisms different from benzodiazepines in individuals with chronic sleep dissatisfaction.
Source Excerpt
“Thus, a bolus ingestion of glycine before bedtime seems to produce subjective and objective improvement of the sleep quality in a different way than traditional hypnotic drugs such as benzodiazepines.”