Proper sleep, meet broad spectrum hemp

Dr. David Casarett, MD, MA is a palliative care physician, health services researcher, and professor at Duke University. He has authored more than 100 articles in journals including JAMA and The New England Journal of Medicine, and his writing has appeared in Discover, Newsweek, the New York Times, and Wired. He is a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor given by the US government to researchers in the early stages of their careers. Dr. Casarett is also the author of Stoned: A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana, published in 2015.

"Proper started with the goal of improving sleep, and then built up a portfolio of formulations that have evidence to support them, including its hemp formulations. That’s a different approach from many other companies in this industry, which often begin with a product they want to sell, like hemp, and then look for a symptom or problem to solve."

Dr. Alice Hirschel, PhD is Proper's Head Formulation Scientist. She has 19 years of experience working in research and product formulation, with her current role as the Technical Business Director at ABITEC Corporation and her previous position as a Product Development Scientist at GNC. She consults with food, nutrition, and supplement companies in formulating a variety of delivery forms with a variety of active ingredients, developing clinical studies and reviewing scientific literature to support label claims.

"From the beginning, Proper emphasized the need to be science backed, which aligns with my expertise and experience. There are a lot of products on the market that may use clinically studied ingredients, but they may not include the appropriate dose. Proper's ingredients were not only chosen for their clinical studies, but were included at the right dosage to target different aspects of sleep in the sleep cycle."