Supplements for a good night’s sleep
Achieving good-quality sleep is very important if you want to face each day at your best. What you do during the day affects your night, and vice versa. So if something is troubling you during the day, you need to deal with that too, and not just with the fact that you struggle to sleep well.
Let’s look at what you should get from a quality sleep supplement:
- Falling asleep easily
- Relief from the nervous tension that keeps you from sleeping
- Uninterrupted sleep, which is therefore restorative
- Absence of early waking
- You shouldn’t feel drowsy during the day or become dependent on the product
What features should a quality sleep supplement have?
There are basically 3 points we recommend checking:
- Formulation
- Standardisation
- Packaging
Formulation
The most targeted active ingredients for supporting night-time rest are: Valerian, California Poppy, Hops and Lime Blossom.
All four of these plants support sleep, even in times of stress. In addition, Hop strobiles (cones) support digestive function, while Lime Blossom also supports the function of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract.
Standardisation
All the active ingredients you have just read about should be in the form of a standardised dry extract. This is the best way to process a plant, because it guarantees that the active ingredient is always present in a consistent amount.
Packaging
In pharmaceutical-grade dark glass. Glass is the only material that can guarantee the quality and safety of the product over time. What’s more, its environmental impact is considerably lower than that of other types of packaging.
You can’t get all this from products packaged in plastic bottles or blister packs, which can release their components onto the capsules/tablets you will then swallow, especially when exposed to changes in temperature.
Serena Notte is the Salugea supplement that combines all these features in a single product.
Thanks to the active ingredients in Serena Notte you can enjoy sleeping like a baby. In particular:
- Your sleep is uninterrupted and truly restorative
- You fall asleep easily.
- You wake up rested and don’t feel drowsy
Supplements to promote sleep
If you have trouble falling asleep, the natural supplement you need is one that contains specific active ingredients that induce sleep.
The plants that can give you this effect are, in particular:
Serena Notte contains both of these, and more besides. In its formulation you’ll also find Lime Blossom and Hops, two active ingredients that can promote the quality of your sleep because they act on nervous tension and stress.
With this synergy of plants, not only do you find yourself in the arms of Morpheus in a flash, but you also sleep right through the night without interruption and without jumping out of bed before your alarm goes off.
Supplements for unwinding and relaxation
All the activities, thoughts, stress and tension we experience during the day affect the quality of our sleep, and poor rest in turn affects our energy the next day. In short, a vicious circle.
In these cases you need to look after both your rest and your peace of mind during the day.
You can combine Serena Notte with Rilassa Mente.
Rilassa Mente is Salugea’s 100% natural supplement with plant extracts that help to support emotional calm, relaxation and mood. In its formulation you’ll find Griffonia, Jujube, Lemon Balm and Hawthorn. Griffonia, in particular, provides 5-HTP (5-hydroxytryptophan), the precursor of serotonin, more commonly known as the “happy hormone”. Just what you need to face your days positively, even the “toughest” ones.
For an all-round approach to your mood and your rest, you can rely on the Stress and Insomnia Programme. It brings together:
A complete blend of plants that supports you day and night!
Melatonin-free sleep supplements
Melatonin1 is a hormone produced naturally by the pineal gland (or epiphysis), which is located at the base of the brain.
Its action is very important because it regulates the sleep-wake rhythm.
In fact, the gland starts to synthesise melatonin in the absence of light. If we had a blood test, we would see that the concentration of this hormone rises at night, peaking between 2 and 4 am, and then falls again as morning approaches.
Why is it better not to use melatonin for long periods?
Melatonin can be very useful for recovering from jet lag or shift work, but recent studies have shown that prolonged use can have negative effects on the body2-3-4.
Serena Notte does NOT contain melatonin, but plant extracts able to get you off to sleep easily, prevent you from waking in the night and support the overall quality of your sleep.
In its formulation you’ll find:
- Valerian
- California Poppy
- Hops
- Lime Blossom
By using a natural, plant-based supplement, you can act on your sleep and rest without interfering with your endocrine system.
Supplements to sleep through the night without waking
Have you been struggling to sleep through the night for a while, and then finding you have little energy during the day?
First of all, try to work out whether there is something in your daily life that triggers this constant waking during the night, so that you can eliminate or reduce the root cause of the problem.
- Do you work night shifts, making it difficult to sleep during the day?
- Are you going through a period full of stress and worries?
- Do you drink too much coffee or too many energy drinks?
- Do you often spend time on screens (PC, tablet, phone, …) before going to sleep?
These are just some of the possible reasons that could be disturbing your sleep. Another reason could be age: as we get older, our sleep patterns change, and in particular we tend to spend more time in light sleep, which makes unwanted waking more likely.
Besides waking up itself, there is the problem of getting back to sleep. If the waking is conscious, meaning you realise you’ve woken up, your mind very often switches on and jumps ahead to the things you have to do in the morning, making it really hard to get back to sleep.
If these episodes are linked to ageing or stress, certain specific plants can offer you a shoulder to lean on. If, on the other hand, you have noticed that you have sleep apnoea or other health problems, talk to your doctor!
Perhaps you’ve already been advised to rely on Lime Blossom and Valerian. Did the herbal teas just have you running to the loo, with so-so results for your sleep?
To be sure of effectiveness and results, use plants in the form of standardised dry extracts. This type of processing concentrates the active ingredient and certifies that its percentage is consistent. Herbal teas and simple powders don’t offer this guarantee.
You can find Lime Blossom and Valerian root as standardised dry extracts in the supplement Serena Notte. It is a 100% natural supplement in capsules that you can take just before going to bed.
The synergy of Lime Blossom, Valerian, Hops and California Poppy extracts will help you achieve the quality of sleep you want!
To get off to a flying start in the morning, you can combine it with Organic Maqui Juice. An organic supplement with no added substances. With the juice obtained from Maqui berries, you fill up on antioxidants and energy!
Notes and Bibliography
1 ISSalute - La salute dalla A alla Z: Melatonina [Health from A to Z: Melatonin] - Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) [Italian National Institute of Health]
2 Riha RL. The use and misuse of exogenous melatonin in the treatment of sleep disorders. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2018 Nov;24(6):543-548. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000000522. PMID: 30148726.
3 Kennaway DJ. Potential safety issues in the use of the hormone melatonin in paediatrics. J Paediatr Child Health. 2015 Jun;51(6):584-9. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12840. Epub 2015 Feb 3. PMID: 25643981.
4 Wang LM, Suthana NA, Chaudhury D, Weaver DR, Colwell CS. Melatonin inhibits hippocampal long-term potentiation. Eur J Neurosci. 2005 Nov;22(9):2231-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04408.x. PMID: 16262661; PMCID: PMC2581482.
