Our Story

Built for brains wired differently.

Added Nutrition started with a problem I had been living with for most of my life.

Sleep.

Not the cute version of “I stayed up too late watching Netflix.”

The kind where your body is exhausted, but your brain has other plans.

The kind where you climb into bed and suddenly your mind starts replaying the day, planning tomorrow, digging up a random mistake from 2011, and opening 47 mental tabs you did not ask for.

That was me.

I was diagnosed with dyslexia when I was 10.

Then, at 33, I was finally told I had ADHD.

And like so many adults who get diagnosed later in life, it was one of those moments where everything suddenly made sense.

The stress.
The anxiety.
The constant mental noise.
The feeling that my brain had been running a different operating system the whole time.

It did not fix everything overnight, but it gave me language for what I had been experiencing.

And one of the biggest things it helped explain was why sleep had always been so hard.

My body was tired. My brain was not.

For years, I would go to bed wanting to sleep.

But the second my head hit the pillow, my brain would wake up.

I would think about what happened that day.

Then what I needed to do tomorrow.

Then something I should have said differently.

Then a business idea.

Then something I forgot.

Then the future.

Then the past.

Some nights it would take hours to fall asleep unless I was completely wiped out.

Other nights I would wake up around 3 or 3:30am and my brain would switch straight back on.

But the worst part was the morning.

I could get seven or eight hours and still wake up tired.

Not refreshed.

Not clear.

Not ready.

Just heavy, foggy, and already behind.

And when you are wired differently, poor sleep does not just affect your night.

It can affect everything the next day.

My food choices got worse.

My stress got worse.

My patience got worse.

My focus got worse.

It became a cascade.

Bad sleep made the next day harder.
A harder day made the next night harder.
And around it went.

I tried the usual advice first.

I started with sleep hygiene.

Earlier nights.

Better routines.

Less chaos before bed.

That helped.

But it still did not solve the whole problem.

Because the issue was not just that I needed a better bedtime routine.

I needed support that worked with the way my brain worked.

I tried sleep supplements.

Some felt too weak.

Some felt like they did nothing.

Some made me feel groggy.

And when I tried stronger sleep options, they felt too intense for what I wanted and came with side effects I did not want to build my life around.

I was not looking to be knocked sideways.

I wanted to wind down, stay asleep, and wake up feeling more like myself.

That should not have felt like too much to ask.

So we made what I could not find.

I decided to work with a specialist who had spent more than 30 years in the nutraceutical space, with a background connected to MIT and Harvard.

The goal was simple.

Create nighttime support for busy brains.

Not a generic sleep product.

Not another “just calm down” wellness blend.

Something designed for people like me.

People whose bodies are tired, but whose minds keep going.

We tested around eight different formulas before landing on the one that became Added Sleep.

The goal was to support three things:

Winding down at night.

Staying asleep.

Waking up feeling rested, not wrecked.

And because I am a massive Oura Ring nerd, I tracked the process closely.

When I got married, I did not even get a normal ring.

I got an Oura Ring.

Partly because I love tracking my sleep.

Partly because it was the only ring my ADHD brain had a fighting chance of not losing.

That tracking helped me see what was actually moving the needle.

Not just how I felt going to bed.

But how I felt the next morning.

Because for me, that is the real test.

Why we added probiotics.

One part of the formula I am especially proud of is the probiotic support.

My gut has always been a challenge.

And over time, I became more interested in the connection between nighttime routines, digestion, and how the body absorbs what we give it.

Added Sleep includes Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, a well-known probiotic strain, along with inulin from artichoke.

We also included AstraGin®, a plant-based ingredient used to support nutrient absorption.

The idea was not just to create a sleep supplement.

It was to create a more thoughtful nighttime formula.

One that supports your wind-down routine, while also giving your body ingredients chosen with absorption and gut support in mind.

For anyone who has struggled with both sleep and gut issues, that felt like an important piece of the puzzle.

This is not about fixing people.

I do not believe people with ADHD are broken.

I do not believe neurodivergent brains need to be “fixed.”

But I do know what it feels like to be exhausted by a brain that will not switch off.

I know what it feels like to wake up tired and have to push through anyway.

I know what it feels like when poor sleep affects your mood, your food, your work, your family, and your ability to feel like yourself.

That is why Added Nutrition exists.

We are here for people wired differently.

For the adults who spent years wondering why everything felt harder than it should.

For the mums who hold the whole house together and then lie awake with their own thoughts.

For the high-functioning people who get through the day, then crash at night but still cannot switch off.

For the people who want support that actually feels like it was made with them in mind.

Try it properly.

Sleep support is personal.

What works for one person may not work the same way for another.

That is why we believe in giving Added Sleep a proper trial.

Use it consistently.

Build it into your nighttime routine.

Track how you feel.

And if it is not right for you, we offer a 60-day money-back guarantee.

No drama.

No awkwardness.

Because if you are like me, and it does work for you, there is nothing better than a good night’s sleep.

Not just because of the night itself.

Because of who you get to be the next day.

Calmer.

Clearer.

More patient.

More yourself.

That is what we are building Added Nutrition for.

Better support for brains wired differently.

Starting with sleep.