I was a little anxious about the journey itself, and I knew I needed a good night's sleep to handle 20+ hours of travel. The first time I used the gummies was before a day of overseas travel. I wanted to see how my body reacted to them in different scenarios, and this turned out to be particularly interesting. Over the course of 30 days, I tried the gummies three times, all for different reasons. With an experts seal of approval, I felt even better about embarking on my experiment with the gummies. And while getting to the root of the problem is always better, she does note that gummies and supplements can help and recommends them to people as safe to use - even if just for a placebo effect. "People want something tangible," Prueher says. And while Prueher's goal in her programs is always to get to the root of the problem, she also told me that it's totally OK for people who suffer from occasional restfulness to take an OTC gummy or supplement.
Prueher explained to me that suffering from poor sleep is not only incredibly common, but can be caused by just about anything - diet, stress, smoking, etc. Since I wasn't suffering from serious sleep issues, I wanted to make sure when I took the gummies that I wasn't going to disrupt my sleeping habits long-term, so I consulted Ingrid Prueher, a certified pediatric and adult sleep consultant. The benefits of the two ingredients combined with the traditional calm-promoting botanical ingredients like chamomile make it easy to understand why the Restful Sleep gummies would hypothetically work like a charm. L-Theanine, which is an amino acid that comes from tea leaves, is often used to treat anxiety and restlessness by calming the brain without causing drowsiness. Plus, the melatonin is actually a very small component compared to the levels of L-Theanine (200 milligrams) and fruit and plant extracts (51 milligrams) in the supplement. The Olly gummies contain three milligrams in its two-gummy dose. And relatively speaking, Olly's Restful Sleep supplements have a low dose of melatonin - even for regular consumption.Īccording to the National Sleep Foundation, between two tenths of a milligram and five milligrams of melatonin is a suggested dose for an adult. While the FDA does regulate dietary supplements such as melatonin, according to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, over-the-counter supplements like Olly's Restful Sleep gummies come with "less strict" regulations. The ClaimĪccording to the Olly website, the Restful Sleep gummies "deliver a unique blend of active ingredients that work together to calm your mind and promote restful sleep so you wake up feeling refreshed." Made with a combination of melatonin, L-theanine, and a blend of chamomile, passionflower, and lemon balm, the gummies are designed to promote sleep and help you stay asleep.Īlong with the claims, the Olly website also clearly notes that the FDA hasn't evaluated the claims. I decided that when I would come across a night I couldn't sleep, I'd take the suggested dose and see if it would work. Even though the gummies are technically safe to take daily, I didn't want to take the gummies regularly myself (mostly because I didn't need them nightly).
#OLLY SLEEP SKIN#
The brand now has individual gummies designed to make skin glow, diminish stress, lessen blemishes, and, yes, help you get a good night's sleep.Īs someone who deals with the occasional restless night, I thought I'd give the Restful Sleep gummies a try for 30 days. Olly offers traditional supplements like multivitamins specifically formulated for men and women, but also offers, well, trendier supplements.
With what seems like a new supplement or vitamin brand popping up every day, Olly has been around since 2014 and was at the forefront of the health and wellness boom that is still going very strong. If Olly sounds familiar, it might be because you remember the brand for its cute little cube-like containers or from the vitamin aisle at your local Target. Enter: sleep supplements and Olly Nutrition's Restful Sleep gummies. If you've ever been through anything even similar to this scenario, then you'd probably try almost anything to solve the problem. The more tired you are, the worse this feeling is. And before you know it, it's been a couple hours of you tossing and turning, unable to shut off your brain or get shut-eye. You might know the feeling, too: Your mind is racing with what ifs and jumping to the worst conclusions. One of the greatest ironies in my life is that I have trouble falling asleep when I have anxiety and when I can't sleep, my anxiety usually grows into a panic attack.
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