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What is Insomnia?
Insomnia simply means having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. If it isn’t treated, it can make you feel irritable, forgetful, or even depressed and anxious. Over time, it may increase your risk of accidents, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and problems with your immune system. Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder, affecting around 30% to 50% of people. About 1 in 10 people struggle with chronic, long-lasting insomnia.
Sometimes, insomnia happens because of another health problem, like an overactive thyroid, heart failure, lung disease, memory loss, pain, or other sleep disorders. In these cases, it is called secondary insomnia. But if there isn’t an obvious cause or medical issue linked to the sleep trouble, it’s known as primary insomnia.
Insomnia is also described by how often and how long it happens. Transient insomnia lasts only a few days, often after a stressful event or too much caffeine or nicotine. Episodic (short-term) insomnia lasts up to three weeks and can come and go. Chronic (persistent) insomnia means having sleep problems at least twice a week for a month or longer.
Many things can cause insomnia, such as stress, heartburn, a poor sleep environment, aches and pains, an irregular sleep schedule, eating or exercising right before bed, or the effects of medicines, alcohol, tobacco, or caffeine. For example, caffeine stays in your system longer than most people realise—it takes about five hours for half of it to leave your body, and a quarter can still be there even ten hours after your last cup of coffee or fizzy drink.
Adrenal Fatigue can cause Insomnia
Sleep onset insomnia (SOI) means you have trouble falling asleep. For good sleep, your body needs cortisol, a stress hormone, to be high in the morning and low at night. If this balance is disrupted, it can make it hard to sleep and wake up feeling refreshed. People with Adrenal Fatigue often have high cortisol levels because their bodies are dealing with constant stress, which can keep cortisol levels up even at night and cause insomnia. Stress also increases adrenaline, another hormone that keeps you alert. When both cortisol and adrenaline are high, your body feels wide awake and it's much harder to relax and fall asleep.
For more information on Adrenal Fatigue, click here to visit our Adrenal-Fast page.
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Sleep-Fast Capsules are formulated using the finest ingredients proven to help you get a better night's sleep.
Sleep-Fast Capsules contain:
L-Theanine (L-theanine helps people fall asleep more quickly and easily and improves the quality of sleep by lowering anxiety and promoting relaxation.)
Passion Flower (Boosts the level of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the brain. This compound lowers brain activity, which may helps people relax and sleep better.) Magnesium L-Threonate (Increases synapse density and improves cognition and memory. It also promotes relaxation and sleep.)
Chamomile (Contains an antioxidant called apigenin, which helps initiate sleep and improve the overall quality of sleep.)
Phosphatidylserine (A phospholipid that stops hyperactive production of cortisol in the body, allowing unhealthy, elevated cortisol levels to decrease, and consequently, more restful sleep to occur.)
Magnolol (magnolia bark has the ability to relax the mind and body, and to ease anxiety. Magnolia Bark increases GABA activity. GABA is important for sleep and people with reduced GABA activity are prone to insomnia and other sleep problems. Magnolia’s ability to lower levels of adrenaline makes it an effective natural sleep aid for people who tend to be wired or stressed.
Each 400mg Vegi-Cap contains L-Theanine 100mg; Passion Flower 50mg; Magnesium L-Threonate 100mg; Chamomile 50mg; Phosphatidylserine 50mg; Magnolol (Magnolia Bark) 50mg. Contains no preservatives or fillers
SLEEP-FAST CAPSULES
The Circadian Rhythm
Your circadian rhythm is like a 24-hour internal clock that runs in the background of your brain, helping you cycle between feeling sleepy and alert throughout the day. It's also called your sleep/wake cycle. This clock, located in the hypothalamus, is the main mechanism that controls when you feel ready for sleep, and it works independently of how much sleep or wakefulness you've had before. It keeps time with the day-night cycle, helping regulate sleep patterns, eating habits, body temperature, brain activity, cell regeneration, hormone production, and many other important functions. Even if you sleep for a long time, it may not be effective if it happens at the “wrong” time in your circadian cycle. Growth hormone, which your body needs for repair and restoration, is released during sleep—especially deep sleep—along with other hormones like testosterone.
While the hypothalamus is in charge of your circadian rhythm, things like light and darkness can also affect it. At night, when it's dark, your eyes send a signal to your brain that it's time to get tired. Your brain then tells your body to release melatonin, which helps you feel sleepy. This is why your sleep pattern usually matches the cycle of daytime and nighttime.
Your circadian rhythm works best when you keep regular sleep habits, like going to bed and waking up at similar times every day—even on weekends. Sometimes things like jet lag, daylight savings time, or watching a late-night sporting event can disrupt your rhythm, making it harder to concentrate the next day. Circadian rhythms also change as you get older, and it's common for your sleep/wake cycle to be different from your partner, children, or parents.
Blue light emitted from cellphones, laptops and other digital devices could also be the reason you cannot fall asleep at night. For more information, please go to our Ocu-Fast page.
How the liver can affect sleep patterns.
Studies have shown there is a link between your liver and how well you sleep. People with liver problems such as cirrhosis or fatty liver disease often experience disturbed sleep.
Liver disease, even in its early stages, can cause many symptoms. You don’t need to have severe liver damage for it to affect your sleep. If you notice you’re waking up between 1-3am, it could be connected to your liver.
The liver is responsible for handling hormones after they’ve done their job. It doesn’t produce hormones – that’s the work of glands and organs like the ovaries. Instead, the liver breaks down and deactivates hormones once they’re no longer needed. This helps prevent hormonal imbalances.
When it comes to sleep, hormones play a big role. Two important ones are cortisol and melatonin. Cortisol, known as the stress hormone, is released just before you wake up, helping you feel refreshed and ready for the day. Melatonin, on the other hand, is produced as it gets dark, making you feel relaxed and sleepy for bedtime.
Your liver can affect these hormones in a few ways. If you’re often stressed or anxious, your body produces more cortisol, putting extra strain on your liver as it tries to deactivate it. If you stay stressed for a long time, your liver may struggle to keep up, leaving excess cortisol in your system. This isn’t good news for your melatonin levels or your sleep!
Can melatonin build up in your system too? Yes, but it’s less common than excess cortisol. Still, if your liver isn’t working well, it might not break down melatonin efficiently. This can make you feel tired during the day, but oddly alert at night when your liver finally clears out the extra melatonin.
The liver also stores and makes glycogen, which is a form of energy. It turns leftover glucose (sugar) into glycogen and keeps it ready for when you need a boost. If your blood sugar drops, your liver can release glucose from its glycogen stores to fuel your body.
For more information on optimal liver health, please click here to go to our DermaPsor Capsules page.
