Are sleep supplements beneficial or harmful to your health? In this episode, we're joined by Pratik Patel, former Director of Performance Nutrition for the New York Giants. We'll explore which sleep supplements can enhance your sleep quality and which ones might be detrimental to your health.
Pratik unravels the science behind popular sleep supplements.
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Quotable moments:
"If it's not something that's marketed, you know, as a medication, then we'd also, we just want to look at the ingredient list." - Pratik Patel
"Magnesium comes in a variety of different forms. You know, you've got magnesium oxide, chloride, malate, citrate, glycinate, bisglycinate, threonate, chloride." - Pratik Patel
"Melatonin is one of the most powerful antioxidants in the body. Uh, you know, it's a hormone, but it also has a strong antioxidant effect." - Pratik Patel
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