Glycine helps you sleep better without making you sleepy during the day
Glycine ingestion improves subjective sleep quality in human volunteers, correlating with polysomnographic changes
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Surprising Findings
Glycine improved sleep quality without altering sleep architecture
Most sleep medications work by changing how much time people spend in different sleep stages, but glycine improved sleep quality while keeping the natural sleep stage proportions unchanged.
Practical Takeaways
Take 3 grams of glycine powder dissolved in water about 30 minutes before bedtime if you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Glycine improved sleep quality without altering sleep architecture
Most sleep medications work by changing how much time people spend in different sleep stages, but glycine improved sleep quality while keeping the natural sleep stage proportions unchanged.
Practical Takeaways
Take 3 grams of glycine powder dissolved in water about 30 minutes before bedtime if you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep
Publication
Journal
Sleep and Biological Rhythms
Year
2007
Authors
W. Yamadera, K. Inagawa, S. Chiba, M. Bannai, Michio Takahashi, K. Nakayama
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Claims (10)
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed helps people fall asleep faster, as measured by sleep monitoring equipment.
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed helps people reach deep sleep faster, as measured by sleep monitoring equipment.
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed makes people who have trouble sleeping feel more satisfied with their sleep.
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed helps people spend more time actually sleeping while in bed, rather than lying awake.
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed helps people remember things better at noon the next day.