Stress Relief Ingredients

According to polls conducted by the American Psychological Association, we’re more stressed out than ever. Between adjusting to a new way of working, balancing an ever-growing list of to-dos, and the weight of current events, just keeping our heads above water has become harder than ever. While many turn to therapy, prescription drugs, or other at-home remedies to ease stress, lift brain fog, and enjoy a mood-boosting lift, others may look to more natural solutions: Ingredients like valerian root, CBD, St. John’s Wort, and chamomile are all popular among stress-relief products, but how well do they actually work?

Benefits of GEM Bite for Calm

Each GEM MultiBITE for Calm delivers relief from cognitive cloudiness, stress overload, and irritability—all in one delicious, real-food bite. Think of it as a mood-boosting treat to start, continue, or finish your day. With magnesium, lemon balm, and chlorella, each MultiBITE helps to replenish depleted elements from our diets to address mood, stress, poor sleep, tight muscles, and headaches. It’s crafted with flavorful whole foods like banana and cinnamon to help your mind, body, (and soul) de-stress deliciously. You can reach for support whenever you need it: Start, continue, or finish your day focused and calm.

GEM Bite for Calm Standout Ingredients

Magnesium activates calming receptors in the brain to regulate stress hormones like cortisol, which activates our fight-or-flight response. Golden chlorella contains vitamin B complex and zinc, both of which can help naturally ease the effects of stress and support the immune system. Lemon balm extract has an immediate effect on mental focus, concentration, memory, positive mood, and improves the ability to cope with stress. Bananas contain the mood-boosting amino acid tryptophan, as well as vitamin B6 and healthy carbohydrates. Cinnamon helps lower blood sugar and promote whole-body health. Cacao is rich in magnesium (which can help reduce stress and promote sleep) and contains compounds that may support mood.

Comparing GEM

Here’s how GEM’s Calm Bite compares to popular stress-relief products like Sunday Scaries, Moon Juice, PYM, HUM Nutrition for mind and body support, and Natural Vitality Calm Magnesium.

GEM Bite for Calm vs Moon Juice Magnesi-Om

Moon Juice’s Magnesi-Om has magnesium and L-theanine to help with relaxation, sleep, brain health, and regularity; chelated magnesium gluconate and acetyl taurinate to support muscle relaxation and cognitive function; and while magnesium citrate to support regular bowel movements. It doesn’t include any whole foods to boost absorption.

Additionally, while you have to mix Moon Juice’s Magnesi-Om with water to consume, GEM’s MultiBITE for Calm is easily portable and requires no mixing or portioning.

GEM Bite for Calm vs PYM Mood Chews

Made with GABA, L-theanine & rhodiola, PYM’s mood chews target the body’s hormone levels to manage stress. Other ingredients include soluble tapioca fiber, allulose, gelatin, inulin, acacia gum, soluble corn fiber, added color, citric acid, and natural flavors—not exactly real, whole foods. While each piece must be chewed for 20 seconds to get the full effect, users don’t have to take it with food or water—though they may prefer to.

A 3-pack of 20 chews is priced at $39.99, though customers can save 20% by subscribing. Unfortunately, the tin isn’t air-tight, so it’s easy for the chews to get stale. 

GEM Bite for Calm vs HUM Nutrition Big Chill

HUM Nutrition’s Big Chill is one of its two pills formulated to help with stress. Its main ingredient is rhodiola rosea root extract, which the brand says helps balance adrenals for an improved response to stress. Other ingredients include cellulose, silica, and magnesium stearate, a soap that acts as a synthetic binder. 

As directed by the brand, HUM recommends you take the capsule with food, which means it’s not an ideal choice for anyone that practices intermittent fasting—or who likes to get their multivitamin first thing in the morning. While a one month supply costs $20, there’s also no subscription option. 

GEM Bite for Calm vs Sunday Scaries CBD

Many often turn to CBD for stress relief, and Sunday Scaries’ gummy bears have 10mg of broad-spectrum CBD, plus vitamins B12 & D3. Still the recommended dosage is 2-3 gummies, meaning an average user will take 20-30mg of CBD for relief, which is more than double the industry standard. This dosage may be too potent for CBD beginners—or for anyone to take during the day if there’s anything on the to-do list. Calm, by contrast, is a mood-boosting treat for any time of day made from real, whole foods. 

Sunday Scaries is also made to taste like candy thanks to cane sugar. (Other listed ingredients include gelatin and citric acid.) If that’s your thing, then it may be the right choice for you.

GEM Bite for Calm vs Natural Vitality CALM Magnesium

Natural Vitality’s CALM Magnesium is a vegan, gluten-free supplement powder that comes in a handful of flavors including Raspberry Lemon, Cherry, Orange, Sweet Lemon, Organic Raspberry, Watermelon, and Original, which is unflavored but has a slight sour taste when dissolved in warm water as directed. 

While the brand mentions stress relief and muscle relaxation as possible benefits, Natural Vitality’s Calm powder isn’t meant to help with brain fog—and serves as more of a sleep aid that you take at night rather than something that can help boost your mood and concentration throughout the day.

The brand suggests starting with half a teaspoon and gradually increasing to two teaspoons daily, which is the equivalent of 83% of your daily recommended intake of magnesium. All flavors of the powder will fizz, which may not be the desired taste profile for everyone. (Natural Vitality also offers Calm Sleep Gummies in Blueberry Pomegranate, as well as Calm Sleep Capsules.) 

While 100+  servings cost about $25, meaning you get more servings for your money, but none of those offer real-food absorption or additional nutrients. 

How Much Does GEM Bite for Calm Cost?

Each GEM MultiBITE for Calm is packaged in biodegradable, resealable weekly packs to ensure optimal freshness. A one-time purchase of four weekly packs costs $75, though subscribers can enjoy a $15/month discount. Alternatively, a single weekly pack costs $20—or $18 for monthly subscribers. New customers can receive a free weekly pack of GEM MultiBITE for Calm when you subscribe to Daily Essentials.

Is GEM Bite for Calm Worth It?

While there are many options on the market for calming, stress-relieving supplements, none offer the real, whole food option that Calm does. While Calm is priced based on the quality of its ingredients, it’s a great choice for anyone that enjoys a mood-boost any time of the day, no matter if you’ve eaten or not.