ORUS Research Team
Editorial Team
Research-led writing from the ORUS curation team. We review the evidence, test the products, and write what we find.
Articles by ORUS Research Team
Sleep Science
Mouth taping for sleep: everything you need to know
Mouth taping has gone from biohacker fringe to mainstream sleep tool in three years. The evidence is genuinely interesting, but the technique needs caveats. A complete, practical guide.
ORUS Research Team·22 Jun 2026·6 minSleep Science
The best natural alternatives to melatonin
Melatonin is prescription-only in the UK, so most people searching for it are looking for an alternative. A short, evidence-led guide to the five that actually work.
ORUS Research Team·22 Jun 2026·6 minRoutines
The complete guide to building a sleep routine
A good sleep routine is not 30 different things. It is five well-placed phases between dinner and waking. Here is the full sequence, with the products and habits that make each phase land.
ORUS Research Team·22 Jun 2026·6 minIngredients
Creatine is not just for the gym: why everyone should consider it
The stereotype of creatine as a bodybuilding supplement is outdated by about a decade. The cognitive and brain-health research now matches the strength research. A short, evidence-led guide.
ORUS Research Team·22 Jun 2026·6 minWellness Basics
The curated shelf: how ORUS chooses what makes the cut
The curation standard is the line that separates ORUS from a generic wellness retailer. Five tests, applied to every submission, and a 1-in-5 acceptance rate that holds the bar steady.
ORUS Research Team·22 Jun 2026·6 minBrand Spotlight
Bloom: clear protein and creatine for everyday wellness
Bloom's clear protein and flavoured creatine are designed for people who train but cannot face another chalky shake. A look at the range on ORUS and where it fits.
ORUS Research Team·22 Jun 2026·5 minBrand Spotlight
Ocelot Chocolate: award-winning organic dark chocolate
Ocelot is a small Scottish bean-to-bar maker whose 70% organic dark chocolate has been winning awards for over a decade. Quality dark chocolate is also a credible wellness food. Here is the case for both.
ORUS Research Team·22 Jun 2026·5 minBrand Spotlight
Headstrong: functional mushrooms for focus and sleep
Functional mushroom supplements are having a moment, and the category is full of underdosed gimmicks. Headstrong is one of the brands doing it properly, with extract-to-extract ratios on the label.
ORUS Research Team·22 Jun 2026·5 minBrand Spotlight
Marchon: performance supplements built for results
Marchon publishes its certificates of analysis, labels every gram, and formulates to doses the research actually supports. We stock the six formulas that earn their place on their own merit.
ORUS Research Team·22 Jun 2026·5 minBrand Spotlight
Cadence: electrolytes designed for sleep and performance
Cadence is one of the few electrolyte brands formulating for sleep and performance separately. Their Sleep Hydration formula adds magnesium and glycine to the standard sodium-potassium base.
ORUS Research Team·22 Jun 2026·5 min
Sleep ScienceAcupressure mats: why lying on spikes helps you sleep
The first three minutes feel like punishment. Stay through them and the nervous system responds in a way that genuinely helps sleep onset.
ORUS Research Team·25 May 2026·6 min
Sleep ScienceThe invisible problem in every closed bedroom
A narrative on the most overlooked sleep variable. CO2 is colourless and odourless. The only way it stops being invisible is to measure it.
ORUS Research Team·25 May 2026·7 min
RoutinesRecovery is not a rest day. It is every evening.
Recovery is not Sunday. It is the 90 minutes between your last set and lights out. Get those right and you adapt faster than the people training harder.
ORUS Research Team·25 May 2026·7 min
RoutinesTongue scraping: 30 seconds that change your morning
Five thousand years old, thirty seconds long, and unreasonably effective. The science is sharper than the wellness packaging suggests.
ORUS Research Team·25 May 2026·5 min
Sleep ScienceWhy your bedroom air is ruining your sleep
Above 1000ppm of CO2, sleep depth measurably falls. Most closed bedrooms hit that within the first two hours of the night. The fix is simple, and free.
ORUS Research Team·25 May 2026·5 min
GuidesWhat shift workers get wrong about sleep
Shift workers cannot run the consistent-bedtime playbook. They can run a different one: aggressive light blocking, environment-first, bedroom protected during the day.
ORUS Research Team·25 May 2026·8 min
GuidesSleepmaxxing is everywhere. Here is what actually works.
Sleepmaxxing is the loudest sleep trend in years. Most of it is theatre. The interventions with real evidence are smaller, quieter, and they fit on a single page.
ORUS Research Team·25 May 2026·6 min
GuidesSummer sleep: how to sleep when it never gets dark
Northern-hemisphere summers wreck sleep timing. The fix is not just darker curtains. It is what you do with the evening light that reaches you.
ORUS Research Team·25 May 2026·6 min
RoutinesThe 2-hour rule: how to wind down properly before bed
The slow-evening movement has a real point underneath the aesthetic. Sleep starts two hours before lights out, in phases. Each phase removes one input until you are left with the simplest version of the room.
ORUS Research Team·25 May 2026·7 min
Sleep ScienceBlue light glasses: marketing hype or real science
Daytime blue blockers do almost nothing for sleep. Evening orange or red lenses have a real effect on melatonin. The science is clearer than the product category looks.
ORUS Research Team·25 May 2026·7 min
Sleep ScienceBlue light and your sleep: what the research actually says
Short-wavelength light suppresses melatonin — but the dose, timing, and intensity matter more than most articles will tell you. Here is what the research actually shows.
ORUS Research Team·9 May 2026·8 min
IngredientsMagnesium for sleep: glycinate, threonate, or oxide?
Three forms of magnesium dominate the supplement aisle, and only two of them are worth your money for sleep. A short guide to picking the right one — and the dose that actually does anything.
ORUS Research Team·9 May 2026·6 minRoutines
How to build an evening wind-down routine that actually sticks
Most evening routines fail because they are designed by morning people for morning people. Here is a five-step framework built around the way your circadian rhythm actually behaves at night.
ORUS Research Team·9 May 2026·5 min