Sleep Hacks: Supplements, Tools, Tech & More

Stacking sleep supplements and “sleep tech” for serious slumber

As Biohackers, we are perpetually on the hunt for the "thrust" -- that elusive, boundless well of energy and motivation required to kick ass through the day. We obsess over stimulatory molecules, the latest Racetams, and those "limitless" compounds that promise to keep our cognitive engines revving. But any seasoned practitioner of the art of human optimization knows that this high-octane lifestyle requires a counterbalance.

If you aren't prioritizing the quality of your downtime, you are effectively redlining your engine without ever changing the oil. I’ve recently been experimenting with a specific stack of anxiolytic sleep supplements and biohacking tech that has resulted in some seriously solid, restorative slumber. It’s time we acknowledge a fundamental truth often ignored by the "hustle culture" mainstream: Sleep is, in itself, a potent Nootropic.

Underslept? It happens to even the best Biohackers sometimes -- fortunately, there are some effective hacks for operating at almost 100% while sleep-deprived.

The obvious solution to get better sleep: do meditation and go to bed earlier, avoid screens before bed, wear blue-blocking glasses, take magnesium or melatonin before bed - stuff you've no doubt heard of before. But sometimes even the best sleep hacker finds themselves sleep-deprived. I'm no stranger to it myself as I've been a salsa-dancing pickup artist, a digital nomad, an obsessive entrepreneur, and now - a brand new dad!

Biohacker Review: Tinctured Ashwagandha for Tranquility

This is an alcohol tincture infused with the active components of Ashwagandha. A dropperful, which is a squeeze of the dropper, produces a relaxed but not necessarily drowsy headspace.

Biohacker Review: An Herbal Alternative to Melatonin

Ashwagandha is the anxiolytic Adaptogen; all of the Adaptogens make your body better at handling stress, but Ashwagandha is probably the best. If you have a problem with stress or anxiety, Ashwagandha is for you! I've been using this Ashwagandha from Organic India for about 2 months now. This is a review of my subjective experiences with Ashwagandha...

Biohacker Review: Sedation in a tasty solution!

Recently, I've been taking two teaspoons of this velvety sedating solution before bed with my wife. And, this is one supplement that you "feel" - it, no doubt, has a relaxing effect. I get to sleep consistently within 10 minutes after lights out in the Roseland bed chamber. My wife falls asleep even faster, and often, I make it less than a minute into this bedtime story that I'm coming up with before she nods off.

When I do an intermittent period of no booze, I like to have something to take the edge off at dinner. Often I'll sip a Phenibut infoceutical, but a few teaspoons mixed in a glass of water also work.

Buckminster Fullerenes are sixty carbon atoms indestructibly arrayed in a soccer ball shape that holds the promise of increasing longevity by up to 90%.

It's often referred to affectionately as buckyballs, but for the sake of brevity, I'll refer to it from here on as C60.

The most praised quality of L-Theanine is that it delivers relaxation without sedation.

It is popular amongst Biohackers because it takes the edge off or tranquilizes some of the intense sensations resulting from stimulating Nootropics; this results in a neurotransmitter cocktail fine-tuned for a kickass day, which is why it's a key ingredient in many Nootropic Stacks.

Another historical Nootropic and a member of the Adaptogen family of natural performance enhancers that empower Biohackers to live vigorously.

Organic Ashwagandha, as a Nootropic, helps with anxiety, insomnia, and aging signs and as an adaptogen to manage stress.

Last weekend I did an in-depth consultation with a Canadian guy with a serious lifestyle issue that most people don’t take very seriously. I think we came up with a really good multi-vector biohacking strategy to address his issue, perhaps you have the same issue. Namely, bad quality and insufficient quantity of sleep.

Here’s the thing that frustrated the Canadian guy, he was following a lot of mainstream sleep hacking advice…

This is going to be a little bit different than all these pieces of content about sleep hacking - the supplements, the sleep masks, the orange sunglasses, and the self-quantification apps. In this article, I'll address a common sleep issue that people report - which is that they can't get to sleep because they have all these thoughts running through their heads.

I've had a lively mind and an overactive imagination for as long as I can remember; which has led me to lead a life of adventure and novelty-seeking...