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Found in: leafy greens like spinach and chard.

Magnesium bisglycinate is magnesium bound to two molecules of the amino acid glycine. This "chelated" form is gentle on the stomach and well absorbed, which is why it's used here instead of cheaper oxide or citrate forms. Magnesium is a cofactor in hundreds of processes in the body, including those that regulate the nervous system and muscle function. Glycine itself is a calming amino acid, so the carrier does quiet work of its own.

Magnesium contributes to normal nervous system function and helps regulate the body's stress-response signalling. Low magnesium status is common and associated with poorer sleep and a more reactive nervous system. Supplying it in a highly absorbable, low-irritation form supports the body's ability to settle into a calm, rest-ready state at the end of the day.

Found in: protein-rich foods like salmon, eggs, oats and seeds.

L-tryptophan is an essential amino acid, meaning the body can't make it and has to get it from food. It's the raw material your body uses to produce serotonin, and in turn melatonin, the chemistry behind mood balance and sleep onset.

Rather than supplying sleep hormones directly, tryptophan gives your body the building block to make its own. This "precursor" approach supports the natural serotonin-to-melatonin pathway that governs mood and the timing of sleep, working with your system instead of replacing its signals.

Found in: green tea leaves.

L-theanine is an amino acid found almost exclusively in tea leaves. It's the compound behind the calm-but-alert feeling of green tea, without the jitter of caffeine. It crosses the blood-brain barrier and influences key neurotransmitters, including GABA, serotonin, and dopamine, the chemical messengers involved in mood and relaxation.

L-theanine is associated with an increase in alpha brain-wave activity, the electrical pattern linked to a state of relaxed, wakeful calm, the mental gear you want as you wind down rather than knock out. It's widely studied for easing a busy, overactive headspace, which makes it a natural fit for quieting a racing mind before sleep.

Found in: whole Montmorency cherries.

Montmorency tart cherry is one of the few natural foods that contains measurable melatonin, the hormone your body uses to time sleep, alongside anthocyanins, the deep-red plant pigments known for their antioxidant activity. It's a whole-fruit source rather than a synthetic isolate.

Tart cherry works with your body's own sleep timing rather than overriding it. By supplying small, food-derived amounts of melatonin and supporting compounds, it nudges the natural wind-down signal instead of forcing sedation, part of why Offline can help with sleep onset without the heavy, drugged feeling of high-dose synthetic melatonin.

Found in: citrus like grapefruit.

Apigenin is a plant flavonoid, the active calming compound found in chamomile, here supplied at a real dose rather than the trace amount you'd get from tea. It's delivered from a concentrated bitter orange extract.

Apigenin is studied for its interaction with GABA receptors, the same calming pathway in the brain that helps switch off mental activity and ease the transition into sleep. It's the ingredient that delivers chamomile's reputation for relaxation, at a dose that actually reflects the science rather than the folklore.