Huberman Sleep Stack: The Buying Guide
Magnesium, theanine, apigenin, and glycine — what to buy first, what to skip, Amazon SKUs
Andrew Huberman’s evening stack — magnesium, L-theanine, and apigenin, often with glycine — is the most copied supplement protocol on the internet. Evidence is strongest for magnesium and glycine, thinner for apigenin. This buying guide ranks what to purchase, in what order, and links Amazon-available SKUs we already review.
Frequency
Nightly, 30–60 min before bed
Duration
Ongoing after a staged trial
Level
Beginner
Key Takeaways
- 1Fix caffeine, light, temperature, and apnea suspicion before any capsule
- 2Buy magnesium glycinate first (200–400mg elemental); add glycine 3g if you still run hot or wake
- 3Theanine 100–200mg and apigenin 50mg are optional add-ons, not the foundation
- 4Do not start four new pills the same Monday — one change per 1–2 weeks
Who this is for
- ·Shoppers who want a cart, not another mechanism lecture
- ·People who already read the magnesium and glycine guides
- ·Anyone overwhelmed by 12 Amazon bottles named ‘sleep’
Buy in This Order
Moderate Evidence1. Environment: dark, cool, regular schedule. Read Why We Sleep and the sleep-optimization guide. Mouth tape + nasal strips if you are a mouth breather and the nose works.
2. Magnesium glycinate or threonate — Thorne Magnesium Bisglycinate is our default Amazon pick. 2–4 capsules is a typical evening range; watch elemental mg and loose stool.
3. Glycine 3g — Double Wood 1,000mg × 3 capsules. Stronger human sleep data than apigenin. Skip if you already slam collagen at night and sleep well.
4. L-theanine 100–200mg — Double Wood 200mg, half or whole capsule. Especially if your mind races or you had late caffeine.
5. Apigenin 50mg — Double Wood. Last because the human data is the thinnest.
- ·Never start the full stack on night one
- ·Keep a 5-night note: onset, awakenings, grogginess
- ·Drop anything that does nothing after 14 nights
What Not to Buy First
Moderate EvidenceBranded ‘Huberman stack’ proprietary blends hide doses. Melatonin is a timing tool, not this stack — see the melatonin guide. Alcohol is not a sleep aid.
Eight Sleep and Bedjet help hot sleepers; they are not required to trial magnesium. Buy cooling after the free and $20 layers fail.
Safety
Moderate EvidenceMagnesium: caution in kidney disease. Theanine + apigenin: go easy with prescription sedatives. Glycine is food-like for most people.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, and polypharmacy: ask a clinician before copying a podcast.
The Amazon Cart
Thorne Magnesium, Double Wood Glycine, Double Wood L-Theanine, Double Wood Apigenin. Optional: Manta mask, Breathe Right strips. Book: Why We Sleep paperback.
All of those SKUs are linked in the buy box. This is Amazon Associates only — no multi-brand checkout.
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Sources
Key references cited in this guide. Links open the original publication or abstract.
- Glycine ingestion improves subjective sleep qualitySleep Biol Rhythms, 2012
- Magnesium and sleep quality — reviewJ Res Med Sci, 2012
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