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Posted by Margy Squires on 8/1/2025 to
Valerian
Sleep. It seems the more we learn about this nocturnal habit, the less we get of it. According to the National Sleep Foundation, some 50 million Americans have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. Are you one of them? Insomnia (Latin for "poor sleep") may be intermittent with a few nights lost or chronic insomnia, lasting more than a month. Research shows that sleep is more than closing our eyes and resting Our brains are busy storing memories, predicting hormones that stimulate growth, order repair and set appetite control, plus renew immune defense and vitality. Thus, poor sleep may mean next day fatigue. Body pains. Memory problems. Lower immune function. And potential weight gain.
Bottom Line? You need sleep for health!
Valerian Rest™ is one way to help your sleep and your health in a non-addictive herbal way. It contains the extract from the plant's roots that holds its medicinal power, 0.8% valerenic acid used in research studies. It also contains standardized 5:1 lemon balm extract, another sleep helper in a German study. Standardized herbs are used in studies as a more accurate dose measurement. It also means the study can be repeated to verify the positive results. Purchasing a standardized herb gives you that same guarantee of effectiveness, quality and safety, too.
How does valerian root extract (VRE) work? Gently. The extract offers both an analgesic and sedative action on the central nervous system to aid sleep 3 ways.
- To relax nervous tension and muscles.
- To increase time spent in REM sleep.
- To reduce nighttime wakening.
This triple action improves overall sleep quality. You wake up more refreshed, not dopey or groggy. Since Valerian Rest™ works gently on the nervous system, you can take advantage of its calming effects during the daytime. Fibromyalgia is a condition of amplified pain. The primary nutrient to help fibro pain is magnesium found in TyH's Fibro-Care™. Teaming the two products together creates a synergy that eases the pain and anxiety of fibro during the night or day. VRE is shown in studies to help menopausal sleep issues, too, when taken for 4 weeks. Restless leg syndrome is another sleep disrupter. VRE improved sleep by decreasing night leg movements. In the studies, subjects felt that their quality of life improved whether sleep did. VRE also does not cause a "rebound" effect of several sleepless nights if discontinued like other sleep remedies may do.
How do you take Valerian Rest™? Try a tablet after your evening meal. You could start with one and increase to 3 tablets, depending on your need. The herb will quiet your nerves and prepare you for sleep before bedtime. If you do have insomnia or a long term sleep issue, keep in mind that VRE is not a magic pill. It may not induce deep and uninterrupted sleep on the first night. You need to retrain your body that night time is for sleep.
Practice good sleep habits. Keep your bedroom cool and dark. Eat a light dinner. Keep electronics out fo the bedroom. Go to bed at the same time every night to help reset your body's "internal" sleep clock. Make sure to reserve the hour before bed as your "cal down" time. Get up around the same time to set your body' internal "wake" clock. Although gentle, this herb showed "comparable efficacy" to oxazepam when tested in 202 subjects in a double-blind 6 week study. Oxazepam is a drug in the class of benzodiazepines (BDZ) known to cause rebound sleeplessness for several nights if discontinued. In the second part of the study, VRE given after the drug washout helped subjects recover fThe subjects also reported "significantly better sleep". The authors noted "valerian had a positive effect on withdrawal from BDZ use." Caution: If you are on a prescription drug for sleep or one that causes sedation, check with your health care professional before using Valerian Rest™. The safety of valerian root extract is well researched, having been used in Europe for more than 100 years. It is non-habit forming and next day alertness is not affected. Since VRE calms the nervous system, please check with your doctor about discontinuing use for any procedure that may require sedation or anesthesia.
Any drawbacks to taking VRE? One. It is a very stinky herb, especially in powders and teas -- which keeps people from trying it! TyH's Valerian Rest™ is in a tablet form and odorless, making it easy to enjoy its benefits.
Need quality sleep? Try TyH's Valerian Rest™. Pleasant dreams!
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