Clarification first: it’s non-alcohol. Now that’s out of the way...
It had been sitting on my shelf for months, receiving my enduring admiration of the font😍 But I’d yet to feel the “need” to open it. I rarely have trouble falling asleep and enjoy all my crazily vivid dreams, so thank you very much.
Until this week...following the daylight saving switch (urgh, why is it still here?!!!), I started to sleep an hour late but still wake up at the same time😓 Not happy about being short-charged of my most treasured period of the day (technically the night), I decided it’s finally time to give it a shot😉🥃 And it worked! (maybe?)
It could just be that my body finally adapted to the new “time zone”, or it’s placebo effect. But I started to get drowsy within 30 min of taking it🥱 It also didn’t strip off my dream experience despite the name (I know L-theanine usually works in my favor 💭).
The only problem is the taste. I’m not going to sugarcoat it, it’s pretty yucky on its own. Since it’s a blend of #adaptogen and #nootropic botanics, it has a strong and complex medicinal taste (and I don’t mean like gin), on par with a modified schizendra (a Chinese herb that has all five flavors). An equal amount of almond milk definitely helps; although coconut milk for some reason only accentuates the acidity and made it worse😖
I guess mixing it with some other things would taste much better, but I’d like to keep it simple before bed. Although I might experiment with a lower “dose” earlier in the day with extra ingredients and see how it goes🤞🏼 #abillionlove#plantpower
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lol1409 I think I need a gigantic bottle of this. 🛏️🌜🌚Going to look for something similar.3 likesReply
aqualing 😂 Non-alcohol spirits have been all the rage lately! Hope you’ll find one soon🤞🏼Also you can give magnesium a try (200-600mg, Threonine or Glycinate usually is best bioavailable). It’s in this drink too :)2 likesReply
lol1409 Thanks for the tip, I'll definitely give that a try, especially if I can't find this around! A normal, human sleep cycle would be life-changing 😆 3 likesReply
aqualing For sure! Best of luck!! Btw, if you want to learn more about this, you can check out Huberman Lab podcast or his Instagram feeds. He’s a neuroscientist at Stanford. Through January, the podcast covered a lot about sleep and wakefulness related topics. Lots of up-to-date science there ;)2 likesReply
lol1409 Omg yess, neuroscience is SO fascinating!!! I'll definitely check him out. It's beyond intriguing what our brains are capable of 😦🧠 I find physiology in general super interesting! 1 likeReply
lol1409@aqualing Any chance you have book or documentary recommendations on the subject? Reply
aqualing I’m fascinated by it too!! Not sure about documentary since the science is advancing so rapidly. I’d check out books and interviews/talks of Robert Sapolsky and David Eagleman, both are amazing at translating the academics to the public (I even “took” Sapolsky’s behavioral biology course, free online🤓). Specifically to sleep, I highly recommend the book Why We Sleep😴 1 likeReply
lol1409 Perfect, I'll check them out, thanks! I've heard of Why We Sleep. Definitely going to try that course! I've often thought about checking out courses/books that med students have, although I'm quite the opposite myself, haha.. 1 likeReply
aqualing Same here, just curious about it👀 But they’re all very good at explaining things, the best type of teachers if you ask me👍🏼1 likeReply
