We understand that a restful sleep depends on so much more than the 20 minutes before you hit the hay. We formulate for your life, not for a symptom. We specifically chose ingredients in our Rest formula to have a dual purpose - to assist with sleep and to address the stress and hormone-related causes of insomnia - as always, backed by evidence. Rest is a beautiful herbal and nutrient blend of the world's natural sleep assistants that also influence daily anxiety, your body’s stress response, and perimenopausal hormone shifts. Moving the body into a restful state takes a skilled team. We’ve done the recruiting for you. Below are three of the evidence-backed nutrients that help us slow down, relax, and fully rest.
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
GABA is your nervous system’s best friend. Literal bestie. Of all the neurotransmitters we have, GABA is the only one that can tell our brains to put on the brakes. Our bodies make it naturally to indicate to us to rest when all other systems say go, but sometimes our lives are so noisy we can’t hear our dear friend. When it comes to sleep, having a little help to remind the mind and muscles to slow down may be one of the most important first steps.
Valerian has a sweet scent and displays heads of light-colored flowers, but down below the soil, its roots are tough and gritty. Because sometimes getting to sleep is not all flower smells and counting sheep. Valerian is a hardworking plant and the most well-known for its ability to assist with falling and staying asleep, as well as with hormone-influenced insomnia. When sleep is truly elusive, we love our synergistic herbal combo with Valerian leading the pack.
More aptly, we call it our compassion flower. A striking flower that truly understands the suffering of a sleepless night. It is a vine that grows quickly and shows up with its gentle tendrils to help you let go into the trust fall that is sleep. One extra benefit of passionflower is its action as an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant, cleaning up the remnants of the day, while you sleep.
