Does melatonin really help you sleep better according to science?
Does taking melatonin help you sleep better? A new study published in JMIR Formative Research in 2025 (study in JMIR formative research 2025) explored this question rigorously: 60 sleep-deprived adults participated in personalised digital trials, testing 0.5 mg and 3 mg doses of melatonin against placebo for 12 weeks, wearing watches and using a digital clock.
A handful of walnuts before bed improves your sleep.
An everyday scene: you have dinner, turn out the light and look for rest. A clinical study published in JMIR Formative Research in 2025 (DOI: 10.2196/58192) showed that incorporating a food as simple as walnuts into your evening meal can increase night-time melatonin levels and promote more stable sleep. The research, carried out by teams from […]
A handful of walnuts before bed improves your sleep
A recent clinical trial from the Institute for Biomedical Research at the University of Barcelona, published in Food & Function in 2025 (DOI: 10.1039/d5fo00971e), showed that adding 40 grams of walnuts to dinner for eight weeks increased nighttime levels of a urinary marker of melatonin and promoted greater sleep stability, as measured by […].
