WITH the clocks having gone back today, we could face some disrupted sleep – and when it comes to overall health we could do without that.
We are told we need , but that can be easier said than done.
There are lots of products promising to help you get some .
But what works?
I’ve tried dozens and today I reveal my favourites . . .
SUPPLEMENT
Paused’s Sleep Aid is made with natural ingredients that can all help with sleepCredit: Supplied
PAUSED’s Sleep Aid is made with natural ingredients that can all help with sleep.
These include lemon balm, chamomile, montmorency cherry and ashwagandha.
It also has griffonia seed, which helps produce serotonin and melatonin, crucial for regulating the body’s sleep-wake cycle.
As an added bonus these pills contain vitamin E, too. I took two an hour before bed and they helped me drift off quickly.
From £15.99 for a months supply at paused.com .
POWDER
This Sleep Superfood Powder from Swiish gives the body what it needs to produce its own melatonin, which helps control your sleep-wake cycleCredit: supplied
THIS Sleep Superfood Powder from Swiish gives the body what it needs to produce its own melatonin, which helps control your -wake cycle.
The powder contains tart cherry, banana, honey, dates, ginger, cinnamon, Siberian ginseng and cacao, which all help you to naturally produce melatonin.
It also contains turmeric, which promotes sleep by reducing inflammation and calming the nervous system.
And I love that this is a warming drink. It really helped me .
It comes in a big bag or individual 3g sachets (about ¾ tsp), just 11 calories each, and you mix with milk. I liked it in a hot chocolate for a cinnamon kick.
£19.95 for ten sachets, swiish.com .
MAGNESIUM
This pill organiser can help you make sure that you are also remembering to take the right supplements or tablets every dayCredit: Pillar
MAGNESIUM is a confusing little mineral. Mixed with different ingredients it does different things.
Now biohacker Davinia Taylor has brought out a range called It’s Magnesium with three products – Focus, Chill and Sleep – which mixes magnesium with other ingredients for their benefits.
The Sleep product contains magnesium bisglycinate and magnesium taurate plus blue passion flower extract, montmorency cherry and valerian root extract, which all .
This is a powder that you add to water and has a lovely berry flavour. I think it is great.
And according to my Oura ring, which monitors my sleep, I got a deeper sleep when I took this.
From £19.80 for a two-week supply, itsmagnesium.com .
