reBloom: Beauty Sleep Drink
Lately I’ve been having some running thoughts at night in combination with general insomnia that have kept me up to the wee hours of 5 and 7AM. Courtesy of Crizzlee, I got to try out reBloom™—a drink designed to help you sleep without the use of anti-histamines unlike Nyquil ™, Benadryl ™, and Ambien ™. And unlike synthetic drugs, reBloom does not cause drowsiness brought upon a lack of a full night’s sleep or so the company claims. However, if you have a serious sleep problem, reBloom is not designed to replace prescription sleeping pills.
Now keep in mind I don’t use drugs to fall asleep or drink caffeinated anything on a regular basis, so our experiences may differ. I just have a bad sleep schedule and plenty of time to mess with it. So last night at 3AM after a rigorous session of gaming and drinking, I threw back the whole 2.5oz bottle and went to bed 25 minutes later.
The taste was overwhelmingly chamomile and it is basically a shot of tea with some extracts, amino acids, and melatonin to ease your mind. There are no artificial flavors or sweeteners added and it is only 5 calories. Some people do not chamomile tea or tea in general, but I found the taste to be decent (natural) and was glad it wasn’t a synthetic concoction of awful. The key ingredients in reBloom are valerian root extract (a herbal sleep remedy), chamomile flower extract, L-Theanine (an amino acid found in green tea known for its calming properties), and melatonin (the same compound in your body that regulates your sleep/wake cycle). All good stuff to help you go to sleep.
It is recommended that you take the whole bottle roughly 30 to 60 minutes before bed time, though some people have had success by taking only a third to half the bottle. Taking more than one bottle will not benefit you, so don’t think you an induce a sleep coma upon yourself. I couldn’t say when I fell asleep, but it was shortly after I laid down. I should also note that I took a quick 15-20 minute nap around 8PM and wasn’t expecting to go to sleep at a decent time.
Although I fell asleep, I was soon awoken by the sound of a certain dirty bird chirping aloud in my house at around 7AM to which I had to get up and feed in an angry and sleepy manner. Then at 10AM I found myself being kept up by the sound of loud music (including hits like Stevie Wonder’s Superstition), finally forcing me to get out of bed at 11AM when I could lay in bed no longer. Not exactly the consistent night of sleep I was hoping for, but at least I got up before 1PM. If I didn’t have all those distractions in the house I would have certainly had a decent night of sleep.
The thing I like about reBloom is that it was clinically proven in a double-blind study of 85 test subjects. Lasting three weeks, their trials showed results of subjects falling sleep 35% faster and 93% of subjects fell asleep faster on average. Overall, subjects got more sleep and reported on improved sleep quality and feeling more refreshed in the morning. The statistics speak for itself and so far I can say it seems like a good product.
However, there is one (big) downside. At $27.95 + $4.99 shipping for a 7-pack, nearly $5 a bottle, it is very expensive. reBloom is sold exclusively through their website and is only available in the United States, so unfortunately there are no deals available. It does get cheaper in orders of 3 packs or more, so a group-buy would be the smart thing to do. I suppose it really depends what the cost of a good night of sleep is to you.
For FAQs and ordering, check out reBloom.com.
