supplements.
There’s more to explore.
Kanna, mushrooms, nootropics and the things you keep spotting on the shelf. Let’s get to know them.
a little curious.
A lot to explore.Your next rabbit hole starts here.
Where’s your curiosity taking you?
Start with a subject. See where it leads.
Small plant. Plenty to unpack.
A herb, a powder, five different extracts. Let’s start with the plant behind the labels.
Explore kannaLooks familiar?
Look closer.
A few things the front
of the box won’t explain.
01 / THE FORMATSame ingredient.
Different disguise.
Powder, capsule, gummy. What changes?
Different disguise.
The format is the first difference you see. Look closer at the ingredient amount, serving size and the rest of the formula. A gummy and a capsule with the same name can still be very different products.
Get to know the label02 / THE EXTRACTA bigger number.
A bigger question.
What does “10x” actually tell you?
A bigger question.
An extract ratio and a percentage of a named compound describe different things. Before comparing products, check what the number measures, which plant part was used and what else the label tells you.
Make sense of the numbers03 / THE ROUTINEOne more tab.
Then bedtime.
Where does a sleep routine start?
Then bedtime.
The evening shelf is interesting. So is the evening around it: light, caffeine, timing and the habits that follow you into bed. Get your bearings there before exploring the ingredients.
Explore the evening routineGet your bearings.
The interesting bit starts with understanding the basics.
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names on the shelf.
A focused selection.
An interesting place to start.