How sufficient sleep affects your mood
When you sleep, your brain is going strong.
Though your body may be at rest, your brain is busy organizing and storing memories so you can use them the next day. This is an essential process that allows you to think, reason, and make decisions.
Sufficient sleep is also important to one specific part of your brain, the amygdala. The amygdala’s job is to process emotions, linking your feelings to your memories, senses, and ability to learn.
For early humans, the amygdala tracked threats to survival, from an earthquake to a lion or wolf. It stored this data and tied it to an emotional reaction. The next time that threat was seen, our ancestors felt a heightened, fight-or-flight response, prompting quick action.
These days, your amygdala is more likely to be activated by a careless driver swerving into your lane than a wild animal. But if you are short on sleep, your amygdala isn’t able to do its job efficiently.
Researchers have found that after one night without sleep, a person’s amygdala is unable to regulate emotional control. When they were tired, test subjects couldn’t distinguish between highly emotional events and neutral ones. This affected their ability to think through problems and make correct decisions.
With a full night’s rest, your amygdala is ready and able to calm your fears, soothe emotions, and regulate stress and anxiety. This is one reason you feel sharper and more in control when you are well rested.
TruLabs Sleep may help support healthy sleep. It’s a delicious bedtime drink that uses herbs and other ingredients to help you feel calm and relaxed as you ease off into sleep.
Find your best way to wind down
To get the sleep you need, start with a cool, dark, quiet bedroom and a calming bedtime routine, such as stretching or a hot bath.
Experts also suggest these sleep-hygiene practices:
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Stop using your screens, including your phone and TV, 30 minutes before you retire.
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Avoid heavy meals, caffeine, and alcohol late at night.
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Go to bed and wake up around the same time every day, even on weekends.
Drinking TruLabs Sleep formulas may help support your ability to fall asleep more easily, stay asleep, and wake up refreshed without feeling groggy.
TruLabs Sleep drinks, in traditional Honey Lemon flavor, and Strawberry Hibiscus, contain Magnesium, along with GABA, Valerian, and Melatonin. They have Passionflower Extract, Valerian Root Extract, Ashwagandha Root Extract, and Lemon Balm Extract, herbs that people have used for centuries to feel relaxed.
Our newest Sleep formula, in a sweet and delicate Strawberry Hibiscus flavor, has less Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and more magnesium taurine, for a better-balanced nighttime blend.
Low in calories and sugar-free
TruLabs Sleep comes in an easy-to-mix powder. It is sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, and soy-free, with only 5 calories per serving.
Sleep is sweetened with monk fruit extract and Reb M (Rebaudioside M), which is produced through a fermentation process that starts with rice. Unlike some other sweeteners, Reb M has a smooth, sugar-like sweetness with no bitter aftertaste.
How to get to sleep
We suggest trying TruLabs Sleep at least seven nights in a row to get accustomed to the potential benefits. Drink it 15 minutes before going to bed to help support 7 to 8 hours of quality sleep.
If you need to wake up earlier, take half of the packet. And if middle-of-the-night bathroom breaks are an issue, drink 4 ounces of Sleep instead of 8 ounces.
You can find great deals on Sleep at trulabs.com, through Amazon, or in the vitamin aisle at Walmart and other stores.
Disclaimer: The information provided in these blog posts is not intended as medical advice. While this post may include links to TruLabs products, it may also contain external links to websites or articles. Please note that the inclusion of these links does not necessarily signify endorsement of any specific product or website by TruLabs. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
SOURCES
“Amygdala” myclevelandclinic.org
“Sleep loss disrupts emotional balance via the amygdala.” psychologytoday.com
