The COVID-19 pandemic has also disrupted sleeping patterns for many people around the world. Nektium’s marketing manager, Deborah Thoma, says: “…[It] triggered a general imbalance in the body, contributing to the rise of sleep disorders. This physical and cognitive stress led to mental fatigue.”
Agreeing, Motion Nutrition’s co-founder and CEO, Joe Welstead, adds: “Sleep is the number one performance enhancer — both physically and mentally. It also happens to be entirely free and at the disposal of all of us!”
When sleep doesn’t come naturally, Welstead suggests supplements created with ingredient combinations that support — not replace —natural melatonin production. The goal, he says, is to “slow-fix your sleep and support long-term sleep hygiene”.
According to Welstead, “By providing your brain with the nutrients it needs to produce its own sleep and relaxation hormones, you allow it to create a healthy neurosynthesis pathway — the way things should be if we lived a less stressed, less wired lifestyle.”
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It’s ‘big picture thinking’ over a narrower focus on a single ingredient, he says. After all, our bodies are complex, so we need a multi-faceted approach to nourishing it, he claims.
His go-to recommendation includes a combination of zinc for maintaining neuroplasticity; iodine to support brain tissue development for all ages; bacopa monnieri, which has been researched for its association with brain health longevity; and ashwaganda and rhodiola for reducing the immunosuppressive effect of stress.
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