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Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed might work differently for sleep than common sleep medications like benzodiazepines, according to the study.
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed might help people who have trouble sleeping spend more time actually sleeping compared to time in bed, according to sleep monitoring equipment.
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed doesn't seem to change the overall structure of sleep stages, according to sleep monitoring equipment.
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed might help people who have trouble sleeping remember things better the next day, according to memory tests.
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed might help people who have trouble sleeping feel less sleepy during the day, according to their own reports.
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed might help people who have trouble sleeping get into deep sleep faster, according to sleep monitoring equipment.
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed might help people who have trouble sleeping fall asleep faster, according to sleep monitoring equipment.
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed might help people who have trouble sleeping feel like they slept better, according to their own reports.
Glycine seems to build up in a part of the brain called the pineal body, according to this study
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed doesn't seem to cause any noticeable side effects, according to this study
Glycine might work differently than sleeping pills like benzodiazepines to improve sleep, according to this study
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed doesn't seem to change the overall structure of sleep stages, according to sleep monitoring
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed might help people remember things better the next day, according to memory tests
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed might help people feel less sleepy during the day, according to their self-reports
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed might help people spend more time actually sleeping compared to time spent in bed, according to sleep monitoring
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed might help people reach deep sleep faster, according to sleep monitoring equipment
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed might help people fall asleep faster, according to sleep monitoring equipment
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed might help people who have trouble sleeping feel like they slept better, according to their own reports
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed might help people with sleep problems feel like they slept better, but we don't know if this works long-term or for everyone
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed doesn't change sleep stages like sleeping pills do
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed might work differently than sleeping pills like benzodiazepines
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed doesn't seem to change the overall structure of sleep stages
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed might help people remember things better the next day
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed might help people feel less sleepy during the day