Sleep: why it is important to sleep well

Sleeping well: the key to our day

Sleep, which occupies a third of our time, is essential to our health because it allows us to recharge and draw our energy.
Sleep is indispensable for maintaining adaptation, memorisation and learning functions.
It also plays a crucial role in well-being during the day and also for children's growth, the constitution of immune defences and the proper functioning of energy circuits and the cardiovascular system.
Lying down without sleeping is not enough and everyone has already experienced difficulties falling asleep or waking up during the night…

Insomnia is characterised by poor quality sleep with difficulty falling asleep, waking during the night or waking up too early.
It causes fatigue, irritability, memory or concentration problems.
Stress and anxiety are the most common causes of insomnia but other factors may play a role:
Stimulants (caffeine, theine…), diet (sugar, alcohol, poor digestion), breathing problems, hormonal changes, vitamin and mineral deficiencies…

Sleeping well starts with eating well but also relaxing and exercising.

Plants and nutrients can help you sleep:

• Valerian helps relieve insomnia and treat anxiety
• as well as passionflower, St John’s wort, chamomile, California poppy
• Calcium, magnesium as well as vitamins B6 and B12 are also very important.

Mood swings, waking during the night and cravings are signs of serotonin deficiency and should alert us.

Indeed, lack of sleep causes much more than fatigue and the repercussions on the overall functioning of the body can be significant: decreased productivity and creativity, relational problems, decreased immunity…

Dysregulation of the Restorative Sleep function can lead in the short or medium term to the appearance of diseases such as depression, chronic fatigue, heart diseases or other immunity-related pathologies.

To preserve your health capital, it is therefore essential to sleep well