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Sleep is the most-studied recoverable health system. Below: what the published research describes about the highest-effect-size interventions, with citation density and zero advice.

Sleep optimisation

Sleepmaxxing: What the Evidence Actually Supports

A measured look at sleepmaxxing: which sleep-optimisation practices research genuinely supports, which are fads or unproven, and where the trend outruns the evidence.

12 min read · 2026-06-04
Sleep habits

Sleep Hygiene: What the Evidence Actually Supports

An evidence-graded look at sleep hygiene advice: which habits are well-supported, which are weak, and why clinical insomnia needs more than hygiene alone.

11 min read · 2026-06-04
Circadian rhythm

How to Reset Your Circadian Rhythm: What the Research Supports

A measured look at what genuinely shifts the body clock, from timed light and melatonin to meal and exercise timing, and what the evidence overstates.

11 min read · 2026-06-04
Supplements

Magnesium Glycinate for Sleep: What the Evidence Says

A measured look at magnesium glycinate and sleep: what trials actually show, how forms differ in absorption, sensible doses and who should take care.

10 min read · 2026-06-04
Sleep medicine

How Sleep Apnea Is Diagnosed: What the Research Describes

Sleep apnea is diagnosed via polysomnography (sleep lab study) or home sleep apnea testing. This page describes what each measures, why home tests miss most mild cases, and AHI diagnostic thresholds.

11 min read · 2026-06-01
Sleep physiology

Sleep Stages: What NREM and REM Actually Are

Sleep is not a single state but a cycle of physiologically distinct stages — N1, N2, N3 (deep sleep), and REM. This page describes what researchers measure to identify each stage and what each does.

10 min read · 2026-06-01
Sleep research

Sleep Deprivation: What the Research Has Measured

Decades of controlled trials have measured what happens when sleep is restricted. This page describes cognitive, metabolic, immune, cardiovascular, and mental health effects as the research literature reports them.

11 min read · 2026-06-01
Sleep duration

How Much Sleep Do You Actually Need: What the Research Describes

Sleep research recommends 7-9 hours for most adults. This page describes the range, individual variation, what changes across the lifespan, and why duration alone isn't the full picture.

11 min read · 2026-06-01
Sleep supplements

Melatonin: What the Research Has Measured

Melatonin is among the most-used sleep supplements. The studied effective dose range is 0.3-3 mg — substantially lower than most consumer products. This page describes what the research actually measures.

12 min read · 2026-06-01
Sleep science

NREM Sleep: What the Published Research Describes

What the published research describes about NREM sleep stages — N1, N2, and slow-wave sleep — their function, duration, what disrupts them, and the role of magnesium.

9 min read · 2026-06-15
Supplements · Dosing guide

Magnesium Glycinate: Complete Supplement Guide & Dosing

Magnesium glycinate vs oxide, citrate, and malate — what absorption data shows, the research dose range (300–400 mg elemental), and what 40+ studies describe about sleep quality and muscle recovery.

10 min read · 2026-06-24
Supplements · Stack guide

The Sleep Stack: Research-Backed Supplements for Sleep Quality

Magnesium glycinate, L-Theanine, and melatonin at clinical doses. Why most sleep supplements are underdosed, and what the evidence describes about combining them safely.

11 min read · 2026-06-30
Free reading · Research brief

The Proco Sleep Research Brief

What the research describes about 12 sleep interventions, ranked by measured effect size. No advice, no marketing claims, just what trials measured with citations.

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