INSOMNIA RELIEF
What is insomnia?
Insomnia may be defined as "wakefulness" or "an inability to sleep". Many different factors can contribute to sleeping problems, but typical insomnia can be better understood by separation into three different categories:
- Sleep Latency Insomnia: trouble falling asleep initially
- Sleep Interruption Insomnia: repeatedly waking up in the night
- Terminal Insomnia: awakening too early and not able to fall back to sleep
Zenbev works best with lifestyle insomnia, which is expressed in either of the above three types of insomnia. While everyone experiences trouble sleeping at one time or another, lifestyle insomnia exists when the pace of contemporary life and the increase in demands and resultant stressors inhibit the body's ability to wind down at the end of the day over extended periods of time. Over time, anxiety generated by worries about getting a good night's sleep often sets in, further compounding the problem.
Caution! Conditions in which there are underlying physiological conditions causing wakefulness are different. You can help identify whether you should visit your physician to discuss a referral to a sleep laboratory if you (or your bed-partner) can identify any of the following signs or symptoms:
Restless Leg Syndrome: excessive leg movement, ‘kicking’ your bed partner, bed sheets in disarray in the morning; cramping or aching feelings in the calves.
Periodic Limb Movement Disorder: excessive leg movement, leg twitches or jerks during the night; leg cramps in the morning.
Sleep Apnea: complaints of snoring, others describe that you stop breathing while you are asleep; waking ‘short of breath’ or choking; waking with morning headaches, chest pain, dry mouth; history of high blood pressure.
Narcolepsy: sleep attacks, sleep paralysis.
These are signs and symptoms that should be evaluated by a physician. Fortunately,
most serious sleep disorders are treatable.
What can you do about insomnia?
When we go to sleep, our brains progress through five stages of sleep:
Stages 1 and 2 light sleep begins the process of slowing brain waves; the mind is in a light sleep, easily roused.
Stages 3 and 4 are known as slow wave sleep [SWS] or deep sleep; rousing is more difficult and people report feeling disoriented if awakened.
Stage 5 or rapid eye movement [REM] predominates in the last third of the night; the brain activity is similar to that when awake but the body remains in full muscle paralysis except for respiratory and cardiac function. This allows the mind to experience a full dream without the consequential bodily movement.
The preservation of this natural brain rhythm of sleep or ‘sleep architecture’ is every bit as important as the overall sleep time. We need to experience all 5 stages of sleep in order to wake rested. These stages are not necessarily experienced in chronological order but cycle throughout the night.
To obtain a good night's sleep, it is very important to avoid factors that disrupt sleep architecture. Our sleep environment, the medication we take, our diet and our thought patterns can directly impede sleep patterns. The good news is that these factors are eminently within our control to change and the preservation of constructive sleep architecture will result in better sleep. For more information on how to combat factors that disrupt your sleep, read about Dr Hudsons’ Self Help book Feel Great Day and Night. (insert hyperlink)
How does Zenbev help insomnia?
Zenbev provides the body with a natural food source of tryptophan bound in a natural protein complex, which is more readily assimilated by the body than synthetic sources. The tryptophan in Zenbev is provided in a way the brain recognizes. Combined with the proper ingredients, Zenbev's unique formula facilitates optimal efficiency for treating insomnia. The tryptophan in the protein source metabolizes into serotonin (The Happy Hormone), which then metabolizes into melatonin (The Sleep Hormone) at night, serving to activate the brain's sleep mechanism. As Zenbev enables the brain to produce the exact amount of hormones required for sleep, the product helps you achieve a deep, uninterrupted sleep - you wake up feeling rested and refreshed.
In following Dr. Hudson's advice and taking the prescribed amount of Zenbev, I am happy to return to a pattern of being able to function normally throughout the day as the result of a restful night of natural sleep. Thank you for your good advice.
Larry C., Welland, Canada
