LOUP

LOUP Night Edge

For late-shift creatives who do their best work after 10pm and still need to land at 6am.

What's in the protocol

  • Magnesium Drift60 caps · Magnesium Glycinate 300mg · PMFoundation of the protocol. Calms cortical activity, supports GABA. 30-60 min before bed.
  • Reishi Reset Gummies30 gummies · Reishi extract + L-Theanine · eveningPre-bed ritual gummy. Adaptogen calm without melatonin dependency.
  • Lion's Mane Mushroom60 caps · Organic 1000mg (40% polysaccharides) · AMCognitive recovery for the late-shift schedule. BDNF pathway support.
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LOUP Night Edge - premium studio bundle: Magnesium Drift, Reishi Relax Gummies, Lions Mane

The 14-day protocol

Day 1-3

Onboarding (Days 1-3)

Magnesium Drift 30-60 min before bed. Reishi Gummies in the evening wind-down ritual. Lion's Mane AM. Track time-to-sleep and Whoop / Oura sleep score baseline.

Day 4-10

Compounding (Days 4-10)

Reishi's beta-glucans build the calm-immunity stack. Magnesium deepens slow-wave sleep. Lion's Mane keeps daytime cognition sharp despite the late schedule.

Day 11-14

Steady state (Days 11-14)

Sleep architecture stabilizes even with a late bedtime. Decide if you commit to the longer cycles — the 6-month pack adds a Travel Strip bonus for nights on the road.

PEER-REVIEWED EVIDENCE

What the research says about sleep architecture.

Studies cited below are research on the active compound class, not claims about this finished product.

Study Year Dose Outcome Source
Oral magnesium supplementation on sleep quality in elderly Abbasi et al. 2012 500 mg/day, 8 weeks Significant improvement in sleep efficiency, sleep time, and sleep onset latency. Serum renin, melatonin, and cortisol levels improved. PubMed PMID 23853635
L-Theanine reduces psychological and physiological stress responses Kimura et al. 2007 200 mg single dose Alpha wave generation within 40 min. Attenuated heart rate and salivary IgA responses to stress. Dose-dependent relaxation without sedation. PubMed PMID 17272967
5-HTP and sleep — serotonin and REM modulation Riemann et al. 2002 100 mg, acute administration Modulation of REM sleep latency and architecture via serotonergic pathways. Increased slow-wave sleep density observed in polysomnography. PubMed PMID 12076414

Citations below are research evidence on the active compounds, not claims about the Apexzen finished product. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

ABOUT THE LOUP PROTOCOL

Questions on Night Edge

I peak late — won't this knock me out?

No. Night Edge is built specifically for the LOUP chronotype. None of the three compounds contain melatonin or sedatives. Magnesium Drift calms the nervous system enough to let you fall asleep when you decide to, not before. Reishi is an adaptogen, not a depressant.

How is this different from the OURS bundle?

OURS Foundation is for steady-state operators with a standard sleep window. LOUP swaps Primal Forge for Reishi Gummies because late-shift creatives need an evening wind-down ritual, not morning adaptogen ramp. Same persona-aware logic, different chronotype mapping.

Will I still need coffee in the morning?

Almost certainly. We don't claim Lion's Mane replaces caffeine. What we claim — and what the BDNF research supports — is that Lion's Mane reduces the cognitive cost of running on a non-standard sleep window over weeks and months.

Can I add melatonin if jet lag hits?

Yes. Our Travel Kit was built specifically for jet lag protocols with a low-dose melatonin reset. For nightly use, melatonin creates dependency and disrupts your endogenous rhythm — LOUP Night Edge is the no-melatonin route by design.

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