10 Best Vitamins for Sleep

Elusive sleep

If it’s 2 a.m. and you’re reading this article in hopes of finding a solution to your endless tossing and turning, you’re not alone: According to the American Sleep Association, between 50 and 70 million U.S. adults suffer from some form of sleep disorder, including insomnia. The thing is, chronic sleep deprivation can have serious health consequences.

Studies have shown that sleeping less than seven hours per night doubles your mortality risk and sleeping less than six hours quadruples your risk. Americans spent $41 billion on sleep aids and remedies in 2015. “That’s more than they spend on any other ailment, making sleeplessness the biggest epidemic facing the nation today,” according to David Friedman, a doctor of naturopathy, clinical nutritionist, and chiropractic neurologist whose celebrity list of patients have included John Travolta, Jamie Lee Curtis, Val Kilmer, and Paul Newman.

But there may be more to blame than your stressful lifestyle, graveyard shift work, or staying glued to your smartphone while lying in bed. “An often overlooked factor in sleep problems is a vitamin deficiency,” say Arielle Levitan, MD, and Romy Block, MD, authors of the book The Vitamin Solution: Two Doctors Clear the Confusion About Vitamins and Your Health. “We need adequate levels of key nutrients to get good quality sustained sleep.” Following are some of the best-known vitamins and minerals that could help you get the ZZZs you need.

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