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    Sleep & Recovery

    How to Get Better Sleep Tonight: What the Evidence Supports

    ByPeter Benson July 1, 2026November 4, 2026

    The changes that help most tonight are free: alcohol, caffeine timing, evening light and a warm shower. What the evidence says, and where supplements fit.

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    Sleep & Recovery

    The Best Supplements for Sleep: What the Evidence Actually Shows

    ByPeter Benson December 17, 2025November 4, 2026

    No sleep supplement has strong evidence. Ashwagandha, magnesium, glycine, L-theanine and melatonin ranked by their trials, with safety notes.

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    Sleep & Recovery

    Sleep and Cognitive Performance: The Neuroscience of What Sleep Deprivation Does to Your Brain

    ByPeter Benson December 13, 2025November 3, 2026

    Sleep loss slows attention first and reasoning last. Here is what the studies found on six-hour nights, catch-up sleep, extra sleep and caffeine.

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  • A dim, cool bedroom at night with a notebook and pen on the bedside table and the clock turned away
    Sleep & Recovery

    How to Fall Asleep Faster: What Actually Works

    ByPeter Benson December 8, 2025November 4, 2026

    Find what’s keeping you awake, then fix that: stimulus control, an earlier caffeine cut-off, a to-do list and a cool room, ranked by evidence.

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    Sleep & Recovery

    The Complete Guide to Better Sleep: Evidence-Based Strategies for Deep, Restorative Rest

    ByPeter Benson November 28, 2025July 9, 2026

    Most sleep advice focuses on duration. The research is clear that architecture matters more — specifically the proportion of slow-wave and REM sleep relative to total time in bed. The complete evidence-based protocol for improving sleep quality from the ground up: environment, timing, temperature, wind-down sequence, and targeted supplementation.

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