This “Sleeptember”, it’s vital to emphasise how essential quality sleep is for rejuvenating both mind and body. Poor sleep can leave you feeling just as exhausted and stressed as the night before. Fortunately, the revolutionary molecule NAD+ offers a solution. Our unique blend of NAD+ and vitamins boosts energy production, supports metabolism, and enhances mood, ensuring you wake up feeling refreshed and ready to take on the day.
What Constitutes a Good Night’s Sleep?
Having a good night’s sleep can be defined as:
- Not fully waking up during the night
- Not waking up too early
- Feeling refreshed in the morning.
Good sleep quality means that sleep is uninterrupted and restful. This involves spending adequate time in each of the 4 sleep stages, particularly deep sleep and REM sleep, which are crucial for physical restoration and cognitive function.
Our sleep cycle explained
Your sleep consists of four stages that cycle throughout the night, where one changes to the other every 90-100 minutes. The period between first falling asleep and the next stage of the sleep cycle is known as sleep onset. This period of very light sleep is when you are drifting in and out of consciousness and are therefore easily woken. This sleep onset period has been found to increase with age, making it more difficult to fall asleep.
The second stage is the light-sleep stage, which totals to around half of a total sleep cycle. Here the functioning of the brain slows down, but there are still short bursts of activity which can also lead to being easily woken.
Stage 3 is the deep-sleep phase, where noise and similar things do not allow your sleep to be disturbed easily.
The final stage is the rapid eye movement, or REM stage. This is what causes us to dream, and our sleep becomes lighter again. As we age, the time spent in the REM stage of sleep naturally decreases, meaning our quality of sleep declines.
Once this stage ends, the sleep cycle starts again, and as the night continues, you get less and less deep sleep.
Importance of High-Quality Sleep.
After falling asleep, your blood pressure and heart rate falls meaning your heart doesn’t work as hard. So, when you wake up during REM sleep, your parasympathetic nervous system, which controls heart rate and blood pressure increases. This sharp increase in heart rate upon waking has been linked to higher risk factors for cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity and strokes.
Studies have shown that not getting enough quality sleep can lead to:
- Higher levels of the hormones that control hunger.
- Decreased ability to respond to insulin, which controls blood glucose levels and can be a risk factor for diabetes.
- Increased consumption of food, especially fatty, sweet, and salty foods.
- Decreased physical activity.
All of these can be risk factors for obesity and weight gain alongside type 2 diabetes.
During sleep, your body is still working to maintain healthy brain function and physical health, which strongly affects the way you feel while you are awake. Due to all of these reasons, sleep plays a vital role in good health and well-being.
What is NAD+?
NAD+ is a critical coenzyme found in every cell in our body. It turns nutrients into energy and drives crucial metabolic processes by regulating cellular function. It achieves this by shifting electrons from one molecule to another. NAD+ helps us generate energy within our cells and regulate the circadian rhythm that manages our sleep/wake cycle.
NAD+ converts glucose into cellular energy, which is crucial in supporting a healthy ageing process, driving metabolic function, supporting DNA repair, reducing inflammation, and decreasing our susceptibility to disease and chronic illness. If your NAD+ levels are in order, your cells are protected against both impaired mitochondrial function and oxidative stress.
Anti-Fatigue IV Infusion.
Our Anti-Fatigue IV infusion contains vital supplements which help to combat chronic fatigue and correct unhealthy sleep patterns. The NAD+ increases general cellular health and increases energy levels, so you wake up feeling revitalised and rejuvenated.
The amino acids allow for increased production of proteins, which are vital for multiple mechanisms throughout the body. These include proteins such as Tryptophan, which is essential for optimal sleep and high mood. Our infusion includes Vitamin B, which is involved in the production of melatonin, the hormone that helps to control sleep. Research suggests the lack of vitamin B12 may be linked to trouble sleeping and a feeling of fatigue during the day.
The final component of our revolutionary NAD+ Anti-Fatigue IV Infusion is glutathione, which is made up of 3 amino acids: glycine, glutamate, and cysteine, all of which have their own properties that contribute to a better quality of sleep. Glutamate helps to suppress neural activity, which is what stops your mind from racing when you are trying to fall asleep. Glycine helps to increase serotonin levels, and cysteine has a role in protecting neurons from oxidative stress. All of these combined help to regenerate energy, elevate your mood, and bolster your health. The perfect concoction that promises to reawaken your vitality and zest for life!
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