Regenerlife Natural Factors - RegenerLife Sleep Better, 60 tabs

Natural Factors RegenerLife Sleep Better - Features 10 mg of melatonin alongside 5-HTP, L-theanine, and a botanical sleep blend to support healthy daytime energy through a better night’s rest. The advanced tri-layer tablets release 5 mg of melatonin immediately along with other relaxing and sleep-supportive ingredients to help you fall asleep faster, followed by a gradual release of 5 mg of melatonin to help you stay asleep longer. Supplemental melatonin provides a natural way for people experiencing disrupted sleep patterns to reset a normal sleep-wake cycle and promote a longer, better quality of sleep. It works complementarily with 5-HTP, a free-form amino acid that improves REM sleep, which has shown positive effects in helping people overcome insomnia. The amino acid L-theanine works alongside a blend of sleep-supportive herbs – valerian, passionflower, and hops – to temporarily promote relaxation and calm feelings of nervousness that may be impacting sleep.

Regenerlife Natural Factors - RegenerLife Sleep Better, 60 tabs

Price

Regular Canadian retail price: $19.98 CAD. Price Vault members pay below retail on this product. Member pricing is private and shown after a free opt-in, with no membership fee, no minimum order and no subscription.

In stock. Free shipping across Canada on orders over $89, flat $9.95 under that. 30 days to request a return, with return shipping paid by the customer. Ships from Victoria, BC.

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Why people keep reordering it

Easier wind-down
Supports a calm transition into restful sleep.
Non-habit forming
Works with your own rhythm, with nothing to wean off.
Wake up clear
Made to support deep sleep without the morning grog.

Best suited to: people who wake at 3am and stay awake, crossing time zones or working nights, anyone who found 3 mg melatonin did nothing.

What the research supports

One tablet combines 10 mg of melatonin with 200 mg of L-theanine, released in two layers. The 60 tablets last two months.

Sleep-onset trials find 0.5 to 3 mg of melatonin works as well as more.

Falling asleep (evidence: strong, from randomized controlled trial, meta-analysis)
Melatonin signals the brain that night has arrived, and large trials show it consistently shortens the time it takes to fall asleep.
Staying asleep (evidence: moderate, from randomized controlled trial)
Releasing part of the dose slowly through the night keeps melatonin levels up longer, and trials on that timed-release approach show better sleep maintenance.
Mental calm (evidence: moderate, from randomized controlled trial)
L-theanine raises calming brain-wave activity within an hour of taking it, and 200 mg has repeatedly lowered self-rated tension before bed in trials.
Herbal blend (evidence: limited, from randomized controlled trial)
Valerian, passionflower and hops each calm the nervous system at their studied doses, but here they sit at a fraction of those amounts.

Read the literature: Falling asleep on PubMed, Staying asleep on PubMed, Mental calm on PubMed, Herbal blend on PubMed.

Is it right for you

Worth it if

People who wake at 3am and stay awake
The tri-layer holds 5 mg of the melatonin back for gradual release rather than putting it all up front.
Crossing time zones or working nights
10 mg is a blunt instrument, but for shifting a sleep-wake cycle the timing of the dose matters more than trimming the milligrams.
Anyone who found 3 mg melatonin did nothing
This more than triples that, and adds 200 mg of L-theanine for the wind-down side.

Look elsewhere if

Anyone new to melatonin
Start at 0.5 to 3 mg of a plain melatonin. You cannot halve a tri-layer tablet without destroying the timed release, and low doses work about as well with less morning fog.
People who have to be sharp early
A low-dose plain melatonin taken earlier in the evening. The label says not to drive for five hours after taking this.
Someone who wants the herbs to do the work
A standalone valerian at 400 to 900 mg of dried root equivalent, which is where the sleep trials on it sit.

What to expect

If melatonin works for you, the first night should be noticeably easier. The thing to watch is the morning: at 10 mg, grogginess and vivid dreams are common, and if you wake foggy that is the dose talking, not a sign you need more.

How it compares

Compared with a plain 3 mg melatonin tablet
It splits the dose across the night rather than front-loading it, and adds a genuine 200 mg of L-theanine for the settling-down part. The tradeoff: You are locked into 10 mg with no way to dose down, and the herbal extracts are present at token amounts you should not pay much for.
Compared with L-theanine on its own
Adds the melatonin timing signal, which theanine has nothing to do with. The tradeoff: If your problem is a racing mind rather than a shifted body clock, plain theanine gives you the same 200 mg without a hormone.

Product details

Medicinal ingredients
Melatonin (non-animal source), L-theanine, 5-HTP (Griffonia simplicifolia) (seed), Passionflower extract 4:1 (Passiflora incarnata) (herb top) and 1 more
Ingredient form
tabs
Servings per container
60
Suggested use
All uses except jet lag: 1 tablet with food once daily, at or before bedtime, or as directed by a health care practitioner. Jet lag: 1 tablet with food once daily at bedtime, while travelling, and at destination until adapted to the new daily pattern, or as directed by a health care practitioner.
Country of manufacture
Canada
Certifications
Non-GMO, Made in Canada
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place
Brand
Regenerlife

How to take it

All uses except jet lag: 1 tablet with food once daily, at or before bedtime, or as directed by a health care practitioner. Jet lag: 1 tablet with food once daily at bedtime, while travelling, and at destination until adapted to the new daily pattern, or as directed by a health care practitioner.

  • Store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.
  • Keep out of reach of children.
  • Consult a practitioner if you are pregnant, nursing or on medication.

Ingredients

Each tablet contains

Melatonin (non-animal source)
10 mg
L-theanine
200 mg
5-HTP (Griffonia simplicifolia) (seed)
15 mg
Valerian extract 4:1 (Valeriana officinalis) (root and rhizome)
20 mg
Passionflower extract 4:1 (Passiflora incarnata) (herb top)
20 mg
Hops extract 5:1 (Humulus lupulus) (strobile)
10 mg

Non-medicinal ingredients

Dicalcium phosphate dihydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, turmeric, carbohydrate gum [cellulose], hydroxypropylcellulose, vegetable grade magnesium stearate (lubricant), stearic acid, croscarmellose sodium, coating (carbohydrate gum [cellulose], glycerin), silica, anthocyanins.

Free from

Contains no artificial colours, preservatives, or sweeteners; no dairy, starch, sugar, wheat, gluten, yeast, soy, egg, fish, shellfish, animal products, salt, tree nuts, or genetically modified genes or proteins. Suitable for vegetarians/vegans.

Interactions and cautions

Medications
May add to the effect of sedative medication. Review with your practitioner.
Timing
Separate from medications by 2 to 4 hours unless directed otherwise by a healthcare practitioner.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Consult a healthcare practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
General
Use only as directed. Discontinue and consult a practitioner if you experience an adverse reaction.

This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Consult a healthcare practitioner before use. Free certified advisors are available at 1-888-386-1211, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm PT.

Questions about Natural Factors - RegenerLife Sleep Better

Is this the genuine, authentic product?
Yes. It is identical to what you would pay full price for anywhere else, sourced through our authorized supplier relationships.
How is the price below retail?
We buy direct, with nobody in the middle taking a cut, and we sell it for close to what we paid. You see the price privately because you have unlocked the Vault.
How fast does it ship?
Orders placed before 12pm PT are processed the same day and ship within two business days. Shipping is free over $89, and a flat $9.95 under that.
Can I return it?
You have 30 days after it arrives to request a return. Product must be unused, in its original packaging, with proof of purchase, and return shipping is paid by you. Find it cheaper anywhere in Canada and we will match the price.