My current recipe for tea at nighttime. It tastes good, and knocks me out about 30-60min after I drink it.
Anecdotally, this has also seemed to increase my time in deep sleep via my WHOOP , but I haven't tracked it well enough to know for sure. The "you had extra deep sleep last night!" notification seems to be firing pretty regularly since I started making this recipe about a week and a half ago. Great!
Recipe
Supplementation
I used to directly put glycine and magnesium glycinate in my tea. There's a lot to love about glycine and magnesium in regards to sleep, but I've adapted slightly for one reason - magnesium glycinate is literally the worst thing I have ever tasted in my life. And it doesn't mix super well into tea.
Instead, I supplement the glycine and magnesium glycinate in pill format. This works better for me, it's easier to dose, and I don't have the risk of having to taste any magnesium.
Here's the specifics:
Update
2025-01-29: Just a few updates here. No longer using glycine/magnesium powder directly in tea - supplementing instead. Post updated!
2024-10-11: This is working! My WHOOP score has definitely improved. Still the same recipe I wrote about in the original post.
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