Sleep Support

But a green tea break isn’t in the cards for everyone—in fact, when times are chaotic, you’re even less likely to take time for tea time. That’s why we created Theanine XR™ Stress Relief. Our formula delivers 400 mg of green tea’s famous amino acid L-theanine over a six-hour period to promote a prolonged state of wakeful relaxation, helping the body manage daytime stress.

L-theanine and a calm state of mind

L-theanine can cross the blood-brain barrier where it’s been shown to help protect brain areas associated with your stress response from oxidative stress. It also helps modulate the activity of excitatory neurotransmitters like glutamate and increase levels of GABA, another neurotransmitter which helps keep the mind calm and relaxed—especially when you’re having “one of those days.”

Why is this L-theanine formula extended release?

Your body metabolizes l-theanine quickly. In fact, you’d need to drink several cups of green tea throughout the day to maintain a steady supply of l-theanine—and green tea by itself contains very low levels of theanine. But extended-release technology allows our Theanine XR™ Stress Relief to stay in your body for up to six hours, giving the body a steady supply of this stress-modulating amino acid.

Suggested Use: One tablet daily or as directed

• Special time-released melatonin for all night support

An estimated 50 to 70 million American adults have difficulty sleeping. Melatonin, known as the “sleep hormone,” is made naturally by your body primarily at night and is necessary to keep our day/night rhythm in tune, but those who have trouble sleeping may not be producing enough of it at the right time. Melatonin IR/XR helps you fall asleep and stay asleep all night long. It combines immediate-release and extended-release melatonin for approximately seven hours of healthy sleep support.

Lack of quality, restful sleep can affect cognitive health, metabolic health and more. Poor sleep can mean that you have trouble falling asleep, but it can also mean that you wake up in the middle of the night and can’t get back to sleep. If that sounds familiar, try Melatonin IR/XR.

MicroActive® Melatonin

Each capsule of Melatonin IR/XR contains 1.5 mg of MicroActive® Melatonin, a unique blend of immediate- and extended-release melatonin. Taken about 30 minutes before bed, Melatonin IR/XR helps you fall asleep quickly and stay asleep all night long. Just one Melatonin IR/XR capsule provides approximately seven hours of uninterrupted sleep support, so you sleep throughout the night.

Clinical studies on standard immediate-release melatonin

Results from an analysis of 15 clinical studies show that standard melatonin helps fall asleep faster and sleep longer and promotes sleep quality compared with a placebo. In one study, subjects took a 0.1 mg, 0.3 mg, or 3 mg melatonin capsule or a placebo 30 minutes before bedtime for three days. All three melatonin doses promoted restful sleep. In a recent randomized placebo-controlled trial, subjects who took 0.5 mg fast-release melatonin at night for four consecutive weeks fell asleep faster and experienced healthy, restful sleep compared with a placebo.

Clinical studies on controlled-release melatonin

A study found that 2 mg of a controlled-release melatonin formulation taken two hours before bed promoted healthy sleep, compared with a placebo, and also shortened the length of time subjects spent awake after initially falling asleep. And in another randomized placebo-controlled study, subjects reported improvement in sleep quality after taking 2 mg of an extended-release formulation before bedtime.

Fall asleep, wake refreshed

For those who sometimes have difficulty sleeping and have tried other melatonin supplements to no avail, now there’s a new formulation from Life Extension. Get the quality, restful and uninterrupted sleep your body needs.

Suggested Use: Take one (1) capsule 30 to 60 minutes before bedtime, or as recommended by a healthcare practitioner. Melatonin is naturally secreted from the pineal gland at night, and should be taken at night for optimal results.