A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP IS JUST A CAPSULE AWAY

You have an important day ahead of you - one that requires you to be alert and energenic - But you can’t fall asleep. On the other hand, maybe you fell asleep just fine, wake up in the middle of the night, and now unable to go back to that blissful slumber.

Either way, you’re awake when you should be asleep. Instead of relaxing, you overwhelm yourself with anxiety thinking about how difficult your day is going to be if you don‘t fall asleep very, very soon!

Almost everyone experience difficulty falling or staying asleep every now and then. Next time, be prepared, with natural sleep aids from St. Paul Brands.

SLEEP IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ONCE THOUGHT!

Remember how it feels to wake up groggy and desperate for more sleep, versus feeling well-rested, fresh, energetic, and ready to face the day? When you get enough sleep, everything seems brighter:

• Obstacle at work become interesting challenges, rather than painful headaches;
• Relationships flow better, because you’re in a better mood;
• And your health improves, since you actually have energy to exercise.

People who are sleep-deprived are more likely to be overweight, because lack of sleep disrupts the appetite-regulating hormones ghrelin and leptin. Large-scale studies have found that people who sleep between seven to nine hours a night actually live longer than those who get less than seven!

WHY WE HAVE TROUBLE FALLING ASLEEP

There are many reasons why people experience difficulty falling asleep. As you age, your production of melatonin, a sleep-inducing hormone, declines. This explains why older adults sleep less and have more interrupted sleep than young people. If you’re under the age of 50 and have problems sleeping, the culprit is probably an overactive mind - your racing thoughts keep you awake.

MELATONIN, THE SLEEP HORMONE

Produced by the pineal gland of the brain, melatonin is a hormone that regulates your circadian rhythm, or anatomic clock. Darkness triggers its release, making you sleepy. Light inhibits its release, allowing you to wake up refreshed.

Human clinical research has shown that in certain populations, melatonin may:

• Reduce the amount of time it takes to fall asleep*
• Improve sleep quality*
• Lessen the symptoms of jetlag*

MOVING FROM ALPHA TO THETA

In order to fall asleep, your brain has to move from the active and alert alpha state to the slow and relaxed theta state. People with overactive minds get trapped in the alpha state - inhibiting their ability to relax. Their problem isn’t a lack of melatonin - they’re just over-stimulated and stressed out.

Lotus NIGHT KOMFORT^TM POWDER

The perfect choice for people who do not want to swallow pills. This formula gets to the root of sleep problems by featuring lotus powder that helps balance the central nervous system and restore natural sleep cycles.

Lotus NIGHT KOMFORT^TM

A proprietary blend of 3 mg Melatonin and a Vietnamese formula traditionally used to quiet the mind.  This promotes a natural transition from wake to sleep, or alpha to theta. *

The lotus is a plant so revered throughout Asia, that Buddhism adopted it as the paramount emblem of peace and tranquility. The seeds and plumule of the lotus have been used for thousands of years in Vietnam to sedate the mind and promote restful sleep.* According to traditional Vietnamese medicine, difficulty sleeping may caused by a lack of “am”,  the body force associated with tranquility,  gentleness,  and night.

Lotus Night Komfort^TM additionally contains a calming herbs - such as Thuja, Indian coral leaf, and longan aril - as well as herbs that nourish the body’s “am” (or “yin” in Chinese) - including yam, Chinese plum,  and mulberry leaf.