Dr. Michael Grandner

calming.

So calming isn't sleep inducing, though for people who don't have insomnia, because if you have conditioned arousal, you can be calm and still not sleep.

But for people for whom a little bit of calming and relaxation is really helpful, that's where things like the L-theanine and some of these other more calming things like the chamomile and some of that stuff that can be calming can actually be helpful.

even if they don't actually technically do anything on the sleep side.

Other things that can help promote sleep, things that have anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidating properties.

Remember, your body's doing a lot of that healing at night.

And so if you can help give it those raw materials.

So this is where there's certain supplements out there that actually seem to have some of those anti-inflammatory properties.

And when you take them, you might be sleeping better.

I mean, when people take ibuprofen, they can also sleep a little bit better because those awakenings and arousals due to discomfort might be just a little bit less and might help you sleep through the night a little bit more.

There's a few things, but that's the difference, where just because something is not nothing doesn't mean it is a cure-all.

It's like not black and white.

A lot of these supplements can be helpful.

I recommend them for all of the things that they do, but I also recommend them for none of the things that they don't do.

And I think there's a gray area that I think people have a hard time wrapping their head around.

I haven't seen the thermal regulation stuff.

Poor body temperature?

So it's unclear to me whether that's a cause or an effect.

But either way, does it matter if that's what you're taking it for?

Yeah, it does seem to promote those inhibitory.