Dr. Michael Grandner

So that's why like the deep pockets don't have as much of an incentive to study it.

So it's not that...

It's not that anyone's trying to hide the research.

It's that it's really expensive to do and no one's stepped up willing to pay for it.

It's not the supplement's fault.

It's not the company's fault.

It's just, you know, I would love for there to be more investment or if there was a public outcry that like, look, we need these studies.

Hopefully we'll get them.

So a lot of them have evidence that they're definitely not nothing.

Um, none of them have beaten placebo to treat insomnia.

The closest that came was Valerian.

Um, but when you pull the data, it still doesn't beat insomnia, uh, placebo for insomnia.

It can't, but it is sedating.

It can be calming.

Um, magnesium also does seem to promote sleep in a number of different ways, actually more than just one way.

Doesn't usually treat insomnia, but it can help promote sleep.

Glycine also.

Great data on glycine showing that people who take glycine, it can help fall asleep, help stay asleep a little bit better.

A lot of these supplements, it can help you fall asleep and stay asleep a little bit better.

Some of them don't do anything to sleep per se, but they work in terms of