Winter Blues: 3 Supplements With Real Evidence
Saffron beat placebo and matched fluoxetine. Melatonin is a chronobiotic, not a sleeping pill. The 3-supplement winter blues stack: doses, timing, evidence.
Sleep & Stress
Sleep, stress, and seasonal support — what the evidence actually says.
Light therapy, circadian-aligned melatonin, saffron for mood, and the supplements that don't work. No “adaptogen” hype, no “sleep blend” lists — just the trials, the doses, and the honest reads.
About this hub
What belongs here: seasonal mood, circadian-aligned sleep support, and supplements with trial data. Light therapy first; melatonin as a chronobiotic, not a sleeping pill; saffron for mood; vitamin D as a secondary check when deficiency risk is real.
What does not: adaptogen blend lists, “sleep gummy” rankings, or melatonin marketed as a knockout dose without circadian framing.
Evidence tools
Trial presets and label checks — runs in your browser, nothing stored.
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