Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality risk than sleep duration

Re:Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality ris... by mark_something on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @10:13AM (#48921151)

For me glycine helps amazingly. It's an amino acid that the brain needs during sleep. I take about 5 grams in water about an hour before I go to sleep. I'm not sure how much the glycinate in magnesium glycinate has the same effect.

Oddly, it has the opposite effect as sleeping pills on me, it doesn't make me sleep more but I'm more rested when I wake up. It even happened a few times that I only slept 5 hours but still could focus well at work and bike intensively for an hour in the evening, without glycine that was impossible.

At 20 euro/kg I think I'll take it for the rest of my life, and it probably will add a few years to my life.

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Re:Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality ris... by artursapek on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @10:16AM (#48921185)

Yep, I've been taking glycine and magnesium for years. I am not as consistent as I should be but it makes a big difference when I use them.

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Re:Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality ris... by turzmo on Thursday July 16, 2026 @09:59AM (#48934704)

Same here. Only thing that’s ever worked.

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