Sleepy Time Tea

My recipe for tea at nighttime.

My current recipe for tea at nighttime. It tastes good, and knocks me out about 30-60min after I drink it.

Anecdotally, this has also seemed to increase my time in deep sleep via my WHOOP, but I haven’t tracked it well enough to know for sure. The “you had extra deep sleep last night!” notification seems to be firing pretty regularly since I started making this recipe about a week and a half ago. Great!

Recipe

  • 1 chamomile tea bag (link)
  • A2 whole milk
  • Raw honey, to taste (link)

Supplementation

I used to directly put glycine and magnesium glycinate in my tea. There’s a lot to love about glycine and magnesium in regards to sleep, but I’ve adapted slightly for one reason - magnesium glycinate is literally the worst thing I have ever tasted in my life. And it doesn’t mix super well into tea.

Instead, I supplement the glycine and magnesium glycinate in pill format. This works better for me, it’s easier to dose, and I don’t have the risk of having to taste any magnesium.

Here’s the specifics:

  • 5g glycine (link)
  • 3.5g magnesium glycinate (link)

Update

2025-01-29: Just a few updates here. No longer using glycine/magnesium powder directly in tea - supplementing instead. Post updated!

2024-10-11: This is working! My WHOOP score has definitely improved. Still the same recipe I wrote about in the original post.