Sleep

Supplements for sleep are products formulated to support a good night's sleep, allowing you to wake up refreshed for the new day.

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Sleep Support 

Support the quality of sleep through nutrition and supplementation. Specific nutrients and herbal extracts facilitate the healthy process of getting to sleep and staying asleep. The result, waking refreshed and ready with energy renewed.

Sleep Support Nutrients 

  • L-Theanine is an amino acid found to support relaxation, focus, memory, and healthy stress response.  
  • 5-Hydroxytryptophan is a protein that supports the healthy neurotransmitter serotonin, for mood balance. Serotonin also has a positive effect on melatonin, the hormone that governs sleep. 
  • Magnesium, known as the relaxing mineral, supports the nervous system, relaxation, and sleep. 
  • Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) supports the nervous system and the sleep cycle.  

Sleep Support Tips 

  • Create a sleep schedule to help achieve eight hours of sleep. 
  • Pay attention to what you eat and drink and try to avoid caffeine drinks and heavy carbohydrate-filled meals, close to bedtime.  
  • A peaceful, calm environment invokes the idea of good quality sleep. 
  • Include physical activity in your daily routine to encourage a natural release of endorphins, which positively affect our mood and sleep hormones. 
  • Write any worries or tasks that you didn’t achieve, down on paper, to release them from your mind. 

FAQ's

Try to go to sleep and get up at the same time every day. This routine helps to set your body's internal clock and optimise the quality and regularity of your sleep. Strategies include listening to relaxing music, reading a book, taking a hot bath, meditating, deep breathing, and visualisation, can all help to get you to sleep.

Ongoing sleep concerns can potentially affect your mood, health and energy levels at work and as you go about your daily activities. It is suggested that most adults need around 7-9 hours of sleep each night. If you feel tired or sleepy during the day, you may need more quality sleep. The body's ability to function is inadvertently impacted if sleep isn't in the 7-8-hour range for a long period of time.

Support natural melatonin levels by avoiding too much blue light exposure on devices. Dim the lights after dinner to encourage your mind to calm down gently and switch off from the day. Include sleep support nutrients like L-Theanine and 5-Hydroxytryptophan, help relax the mind and support the hormones that encourage good sleep, while the mineral magnesium relaxes the nervous system and encourages the ‘rest and digest’ response.

Try out different methods and sleep support supplements to find out what works best for you. Relaxation and meditation techniques before bed, including hot Epsom salt baths, may help you to relax, fall asleep and sleep well.