「好好睡覺」是是我們在日常生活中最容易做,也是對整體健康、修復身體、維持免疫系統最有效的一件事。[註7 ] (Walker et al., 2020, p. 11) 但是,對於一些飽受失眠困擾的人來說,這件事卻變成是個艱難的任務。儘管知道藥物往往伴隨著不良的副作用和風險,部分人可能會轉向對安眠藥的依賴。但對於追求自然療法的人來說,幸好近幾年研究發現一項新的天然助眠的替代方法,那就是茶胺酸。
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