Nutraceuticals for Mood Health & Sleep

Adequate sleep is essential to our overall health and well-being. Sleep and mood are closely related, and not only does sleep affect mood, but mood and mental state also affect sleep. Lack of sleep can lead to irritability and stress, while healthy sleep can enhance well-being. Anxiety and stress can increase restlessness and arousal, making it difficult to fall asleep. It is worth mentioning that sleep disorders include not only insomnia, but also excessive sleep.

Today, Protheragen shares your concerns on mood and sleep-related health issues, and looks forward to bringing you solutions through nutraceuticals.

Active Ingredients for Mood Health and Sleep

Caffeine

Caffeine can be used in cases of excessive sleepiness. Caffeine has various biochemical effects, such as antagonizing the action of adenosine and acting as a cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase inhibitor. Caffeine can be effective in treating sleepiness with circadian rhythm disturbances, such as jet lag. [1]

Chamomile

Known as a natural remedy for insomnia, chamomile contains apigenin that exhibits anti-anxiety properties.

L-Tryptophan

There is already evidence to support a sleep-regulating effect of L-tryptophan, possibly through enhanced melatonin or serotonin effects. In addition, L-tryptophan has antidepressant effects.

Magnesium

Magnesium is a must for everyone struggling with anxiety, irritability, stress management or sleep problems. [2] Studies have found that moderate magnesium deficiency may enhance inflammation or oxidative stress caused by other factors, including sleep disruption and sleep deprivation. [3]

Zinc

Dietary zinc acts as a sleep regulator. Studies have found that zinc serum concentrations vary with sleep duration, and oral zinc increases sleep quantity and sleep quality in mice and humans. [4]

Melatonin

Melanin has been shown to synchronize circadian rhythms and improve sleep initiation, duration and quality. It is mainly involved in antioxidant, circadian rhythm maintenance, sleep regulation and neuronal survival. [5]

L-Theanine

This amino acid is a sedative supplement that relieves anxiety. In addition, L-theanine has been reported to inhibit the stimulant effects of caffeine, thereby partially counteracting caffeine-induced sleep disturbances. [6]

Ashwagandha

The roots of this shrub are known to soothe and balance your adrenal glands, helping to relax your nervous system.

References

1. Michael Yurcheshen. (2015). "Updates on Nutraceutical Sleep Therapeutics and Investigational Research," Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2015, 105256.
2. Gerry K. Schwalfenberg. (2017). "The Importance of Magnesium in Clinical Healthcare," Scientifica 2017, 4179326.
3. Forrest H. Nielsen. (2010). "Magnesium supplementation improves indicators of low magnesium status and inflammatory stress in adults older than 51 years with poor quality sleep," Magnesium Research 23(4), 158-168.
4. Yoan Cherasse. (2017). "Dietary Zinc Acts as a Sleep Modulator," Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18(11), 2334.
5. Zizhen Xie. (2017). "A review of sleep disorders and melatonin," Neurological Research 39(6), 559-565.
6. Hwan-SooJang. (2012). "L-theanine partially counteracts caffeine-induced sleep disturbances in rats," Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 101(2), 217-221.
7. Parazzini F. (2015). "Resveratrol, tryptophanum, glycine and vitamin E: a nutraceutical approach to sleep disturbance and irritability in peri- and post-menopause," Minerva Ginecologica 67(1), 1-5.

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