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The Sleep Stack

What a $49 bedtime cocoa is actually made of.
Marketed as: Dream Powder by Beam — Formula C, Deal B, $49.00 for 30 servings ($1.63/serving). You're mostly paying for branding and a blend you can't see. See the full Dream Powder breakdown →
$0.29
Per day, bulk
$8.62
Per month, bulk
$49.00
Dream Powder, per month
✓ About 82% cheaper than Dream Powder — same actives, full doses

Influencer sleep powders sell you cocoa flavor and marketing wrapped around a few cents of actives — and usually dust the magnesium down to a fifth of the studied dose. This stack is the calming core at full strength: magnesium glycinate, glycine and L-theanine. Mix into a glass of water 30–60 minutes before bed. (Add a pinch of melatonin only if you actually need help falling asleep — most people don't.)

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What's in it

IngredientDoseBulk cost/serving
Magnesium Glycinate
Full studied magnesium dose — not the 60 mg dusted into branded powders.
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300 mg/night $0.11
Glycine
Glycine lowers core body temperature and improves sleep quality.
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3 g/night $0.16
L-Theanine
L-theanine for calm; takes the edge off without grogginess.
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200 mg/night $0.02
Whole stack$0.29/day

Doses are the per-serving amounts studied for each ingredient — tap any name for the evidence, sourcing, and what people actually report. Bulk prices last verified 2026-09-03.

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