5+x Sleep Supplements that Work: Valerian, Beer, Cherries, Tryptophan, Theanine | Plus: Effects of Fats, Carbs and GI
While milk with honey is better than milk with glucose (Jalilolghadr 2011), it won't improve - if anything mess - with your sleep quality when it's consumed ≤ 1h before bedtime - noteworthy: the same goes for most foods, though. While I have chosen it as the title image for today's SuppVersity "Sleep Supplement Special", there's actually surprisingly little (not to say "no") evidence that the notorious hot milk with honey will actually improve your sleep significantly. That's in contrast to a number of supplements that are discussed in a recent review by scientists from the Northwestern University; a review that highlights both , the short-comings of the existing research on dietary supplements for insomnia and encourage health practitioners "to explore existing resources and partner with patients to understand their goals and advise on safe and effective use of dietary supplements" (Ring 2017). Studies related to sleep an...
