Clif High’s Pure Sleep
What is it:
A daily supplement for more restful and restorative sleep.
Does it work:
Yes
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Review:
Pure Sleep helps you fall asleep and stay asleep while also helping you get a more restful and restorative sleep. It accomplishes this through natural supplementation based on Ayurvedic and Eastern medicines.
I’ve noticed a general feeling of well being when waking in the morning and also find I roll around less. It also appears to help aid muscle recovery when taken regularly. I often wake in the middle of the night and the product does not completely alleviate the issue but does help. It does require uniform use in my opinion. Taking this once in a while does have a benefit but really should be used as a long term sleep and recovery aid.
As a note I have never experienced any heartburn issues with this product. It also tastes great.
Deep Dive:
Clif High is an interesting fellow to say the least. Clif runs halfpasthuman.com and covers a wide range of topics in the woowoo world (a term he has coined) and has been doing so for many years. Beginning with the Alta reports and now to more recent Youtube and Bitchute videos on current world events. Clif has a good understanding of both micro and macro views. I highly recommend him as a source of information or a starting point for research.
Clif has said he based Pure Sleep on Ayurvedic and Eastern medicine practices to create a natural sleep aid. He has designed it to not only help with normal biological sleep assistance but to also assist against outside influences we don’t always think about. Particularly those from the macro scale such as light pollution, solar energies, emf radiation etc. His personal drive for creating the product was during his research in developing regiments to aid him against cancer. He was successful in that endeavor.
The product formula is designed to help you fall asleep, stay asleep and get a restful restorative sleep. The ingredients listed all appear to be selected towards that end. Particularly those that help us stay in delta (non-REM) sleep. Delta or deep sleep is the only time the body does deep restorative functions like repairing DNA.
The mixture is proprietary but the label includes the following ingredient information:
Magnesium (as Magnesium Glycinate), Gamma Amino Butyric Acid (GABA), Red Dragon Fruit, Nutmeg, Glycine, Monk Fruit
Magnesium:
Essential mineral, protects metabolic health, mood stabalizer, can help with insomnia, increases GABA, involved in over 300 different enzyme related reactions
Has a key role in ATP activation
Regulates essential mineral transport such as calcium and potassium
Regulates blood pressure, cholesterol production and blood glucose levels
A part of bone development and protection
Acts as an electrolyte
Helps control stress response and hormones that elevate and diminish stress
GABA Gamma Amino Butyric Acid:
Neurotransmitter, anti-anxiety, helps with NREM
Helps manage anxiety providing a feeling of calm and relaxation
Stabilizes blood pressure and can help lower blood pressure for those with hypertension
Can help with inflammation
Increases NREM and has an effect on its duration
Red Dragon Fruit:
Antioxidant, beta carotene, lycopene, magnesium, vit c, fiber, omega 3 & 9, iron, b 1 2 & 3, calcium
High in vitamins and minerals that support immune functions
Can help decrease bad cholesterol
High in antioxidants
Helps stabilize blood sugar
Anti Inflammatory
Supports Eyes, Nervous System and Bones
Nutmeg:
Essential Oils, anti-inflammatory, aphrodisiac, digestion aid, detoxifying anti-microbial/bacterial, essential minerals, anti-depressant
Improves quality and duration of sleep
May help in controlling insomnia
High level of essential oils and minerals
Anti-inflmmatory properties
Stress reduction properties
Digestive aid
Anti-microbial/bacterial properties
Antidepressant via aphrodisiac properties as both a stimulant and sedative
May aid in regulating blood pressure and circulation
Glycine:
Amino acid, neurotansmitter
Can help to fall asleep quicker and improve sleep quality
Increase sleep efficiency
Reduce insomnia
Aids multiple functions of the body
Protein builder via collagen production
Breaks down fatty acids in food and regulates acid levels in digestive tract
Helps with DNA and RNA production
Regulates blood sugar levels and helps move blood sugar to cells and tissue to be consumed for energy
Aids inflammation response by limiting unhealthy inflammation to increase healing
Stimulates and Inhibits cells as a neurotransmitter, particularly in the production of serotonin a key mood stablizer
Monk Fruit:
Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-microbial
Used in TCM for the anti-inflammatory properties of its mogrosides (sugar substitute) as well as their effect of non glycemic insulin production
Natural sweetener with little to no glycemic index
Mogrosides may also be anti-carcinogenic, anti-tumor and anti-fibrotic (lung health)
May lower histamine responses aiding in keeping breathing channels clear
Note:Directions advise taking pure sleep in milk for the best results
Milk:
Tryptophan - low levels
Amino acid aids serotonin production
Melatonin - low levels
Sleep hormone, regulates circadian rhythm
Child memory inducement?
Routine?
Interactions with other ingredients? - Most likely