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The Sunday Sleeper

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Here's the honest answer I give patients who ask if a vitamin can fix their sleep: sometimes, but only if a real deficiency is behind it. I've seen people cycle through every bottle on the shelf without ever checking their levels first.

No supplement has ever been proven to treat insomnia on its own — not one. But correcting a real deficiency can genuinely help, so let's look at which vitamins the research keeps pointing to, and what a true deficiency actually looks like.

 

Five vitamins linked to deeper sleep

Assorted vitamins and supplements spilling from an open orange pill bottle, illustrating the article on best vitamins for sleep

We break down five vitamins researchers keep linking to sleep quality, from Vitamin D and your body clock to how Vitamin E may guard memory after a rough night. Here is what a real gap can look like.

See the Sleep Vitamins
 

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Dr. Michael Breus, PhD, DABSM, FAASM

Double board-certified Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Sleep Specialist. Author of the groundbreaking books, The Power of When, and Sleep Drink Breathe, and an expert resource for most major publications (Oprah, The Doctors, NY Times, and more).

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