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Sleep & Calm

A well-absorbed magnesium for daily replenishment — honest about sleep.

★ Top pick Gentle on the gut

Doctor's Best Magnesium Glycinate

Glycinate/lysinate chelate is one of the better-tolerated, well-absorbed magnesium forms — a sensible pick if magnesium oxide upsets your stomach. Set expectations honestly: the sleep and relaxation evidence is preliminary, with small effects strongest in people who are actually low in magnesium. Treat it as replenishment, not a sleep drug.

200mg ELEMENTAL · GLYCINATE/LYSINATE CHELATE · VEGAN

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Natrol Melatonin 1 mg Tablets, Nighttime Sleep Aids for Adults, 180 Tablets

Where magnesium is about everyday calm and replenishment, melatonin is a different tool entirely: a circadian timing signal, not a sedative. It's the evidence-backed pick when the problem is *when* you fall asleep — jet lag, shift work, a body clock that runs late — rather than general tension. We chose the 1mg low dose deliberately: meta-analysis effects are real but modest (sleep onset ~7 minutes faster), higher doses aren't clearly better, and physiological doses track how your body actually uses melatonin. A timing nudge, not a sleeping pill. Not medical advice.

1mg MELATONIN · LOW-DOSE · 180 TABLETS

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