Believe it or not, someone has figured out how to put sleep—or at least an aid to sleep—in a bottle. The Miami Herald featured the Dream Water story in yesterday’s paper. Similar to the theory behind energy drinks, Dream Water contains a blend of natural active ingredients: GABA, 5-HTP and melatonin. GABA has a calming effect and has been used to relieve anxiety. 5-HTP has been used to treat sleep disorders and melatonin has proven to be useful for insomnia and jet lag.
The idea for Dream Water came from Vincent Porpiglia, a Florida International University business student who often had trouble sleeping. With financing from New York investors, Dream Water hit the market in 2009 at the New York Pharmacy Chain Duane Reade. Now Dream Water is in 10,000 stores nationwide including at Walgreens stores, some Wal-Mart stores, and at airport retail stores.
Dream water is considered a dietary supplement, comes in a 2.5 ounce bottle, and costs $3. The FDA regulates all nonalcoholic beverages including Dream Water. However, the FDA does not review a product’s effectiveness or safety prior to marketing. It’s the manufacturer’s responsibility for marketing a safe product.
According to the principals of Dream Water, the product doesn’t knock you out like a drug and its effect on individuals varies depending on body chemistry. As far as they know no science has looked at blending the three key ingredients active in Dream Water. It comes in “snoozeberry” and “lullaby lemon.”
Have you tried Dream Water? What did you think? Does it taste good? Is it effective? How did you feel the next morning? Share your opinion with us.
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