Healthology SLEEP-GREAT SLEEP FORMULA, 60 Caps.

Do you wake up feeling well-rested every day? You should! However, 43% of men and 55% of women report trouble with falling asleep or staying asleep¹. We know how great it feels to fall asleep easily, get a deep and restful sleep, and wake up feeling refreshed. What you may not realize is how important sleep is for our overall wellbeing.

Sleep is part of our circadian rhythm, which is the light-dark dependent cycle that keeps our body functioning in a healthy way. Melatonin is our “sleep hormone”, and it is released in response to darkness. It should be highest at night, promoting a deep, restful sleep, and lowest during the day. In opposition to melatonin is our “stress hormone”, cortisol, which inhibits melatonin to promote alertness and wakefulness.

There are five distinct stages of a healthy sleep cycle. Stage 1 is when you are drifting off to sleep. Stage 2 is light sleep where heart rate and brain waves start to slow down. Stages 3 is characterized by very slow delta waves in the brain. Stage 4 is the deepest state of Non-REM (NREM) sleep, and it’s when the body undergoes most of its healing. Stage 5 is when we dream, called Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep².

We should repeat this cycle 4-6 times during a healthy night’s sleep, which requires both sleeping for enough time and repeatedly entering into the deep sleep of Stages 4 and 5². When we face challenges with falling asleep, staying asleep, or entering into a deep sleep state, our overall health is significantly impacted.

When we don’t get enough sleep, or get poor quality of sleep, our ability to think clearly, learn and retain memories is significantly impacted. Our immune system is weakened, causing frequent cold and flu or difficulty with getting over infections³. Our appetite and blood sugar levels are negatively impacted, linking insomnia to increased risk of weight gain, heart disease, and diabetes¹. When we don’t produce enough melatonin, we have an increased amount of cortisol, our stress hormone, which can lead to anxiety, depression, irritability and difficulty coping with stress¹.

How it Works:

Melatonin

• Enhances the body’s natural melatonin production to assist with falling asleep and achieving a deep, restful sleep state⁴.
• Helps trigger the body’s sleep wake-cycle to assist with jetlag⁴.

L-Theanine

• Assists with falling asleep and reducing sleep disturbance⁵.
• Reduces stress-related symptoms, improves low mood and anxiety, and improves cognitive function by targeting glutamate receptors in the brain, which stimulates the release of GABA, serotonin and dopamine in the brain⁵.

L-Tryptophan

• Assists with falling asleep and staying asleep without causing morning grogginess⁶.
• Increases serotonin production in the brain, which reduces anxiety, improves mood and triggers sleep⁶.

GABA (Gamma Aminobutyric Acid)

• A primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain, meaning it promotes feelings of calm and relaxation by taking us out of “fight or flight” and putting us into a “rest and digest” nervous system state⁷.
• Improves the ability to fall sleep through its calming action and improves quality of sleep by regulating both NREM and REM deep-sleep states⁷.

5-HTP

• Crosses the blood brain barrier and readily converts to serotonin in the brain, which improves mood, reduces anxiety and regulates sleep⁸.

Loquat fruit Erijobotrya japonica 15:1 Extract, 25% Ursolic Acid

• Activates GABA receptors to enhance sleep duration, helping us to stay asleep longer⁹.

Valerian Root 4:1 Extract 0.05% Valerenic Acids

• Improves sleep quality through increasing GABA in the brain, which promotes relaxation as we fall asleep and regulates NREM and REM cycles to facilitate a deep sleep state¹⁰.

Skullcap Herb Top 4:1 Extract

• Reduces stress and anxiety through stimulating GABA receptors in the brain to promote relaxation¹¹.

Passionflower Herb Top 10:1 Extract

• Gentle sedative effect that significantly improves nervousness and anxiety through boosting GABA levels in the brain¹².

Schisandra Fruit 10:1 Extract

• Acts as an adaptogen in the body by supporting our ability to cope with stress and promoting relaxation through acting on the serotonin pathway¹³.

Ingredients:

Each Capsule Contains