Category Archives: Sleep

Glycine: Effects During Sleep

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Glycine is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the spinal cord and inhibits motor neurones. This effect is demonstrated by the blockage of glycine receptors in postsynaptic receptors by strychnine, which causes significant tetany and convulsions from extensive muscle contractions. The … Continue reading →

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The Effects of Macronutrients of Sleep

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Macronutrients include protein, carbohydrate and fat. Macronutrients play an important role in health, particularly for protein and fat which contains essential nutrients. It has been understood for some time that alterations to the ratios of macronutrients in the diet can … Continue reading →

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Glycine and Sleep Quality

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Glycine is a non-essential amino acid in human nutrition. This means that the cells of the body are able to synthesise glycine from other amino acids and in this regard there is no requirement to provide a dietary source. The … Continue reading →

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Glycine for sleep

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Glycine is a non-isomeric non-essential amino acid with a sweet taste. Glycine can be synthesised endogenously in the peripheral and central nervous system. Evidence suggests that 3 grams of glycine prior to sleep can significantly improve the quality of the … Continue reading →

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Nutmeg Seeds (Myristica fragrans) as a Sedative

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Nutmeg Seeds (Myristica fragrans) have a number of health effects in humans and animals. One effect that has been identified is that of sedatives. For example, in an experiment on mice locomotor activity was significantly inhibited by administration of nutmeg … Continue reading →

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Magnesium and Insomnia

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Magnesium is an essential macro-mineral that is required in gram amounts for normal physiological regulation. Generally the Western diet is depleted in magnesium, and in addition the diet also contains too much calcium which exacerbates the low magnesium intakes of … Continue reading →

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Bananas as a Sleep Supplement

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Robert Barrington

Bananas like most fruits are considered a healthy food. Bananas do differ from other fruits in that they contain higher amounts of sugar when ripe, but this can be a benefit in a number of ways including as a post-exercise … Continue reading →

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Glycine and L-Theanine for Rest and Focus (The NMDA Receptor)

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Robert Barrington
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Lifestyle and Stress

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Robert Barrington

Lifestyle is known to play a significant role in the human and animal stress response. In studies, lifestyle manipulation is known to alter the susceptibility to stress and by being able to modify its damaging effects. For example, in one … Continue reading →

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Sleep Deprivation and Interleukin 6

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Robert Barrington

Sleep is a restorative process that plays a significant role in maintaining the homeostatic functions of the body. The immune system is particularly affected by sleep, and during periods of sleep there are changes to certain aspects of immunity. For … Continue reading →

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