For those of you who have known me for a long time, you know that I am not the kind of person that can function on little sleep. I have been this way since I was a kid.
My kids will tell you that since a young age if they were cranky, the answer was to get more sleep. If they were feeling sick, -get more sleep. If they were argumentative or disrespectful- hit the sack Jack!
( If you knew me when the kids were infants and toddlers, you are probably laughing right now because I was the nap nazi too!)
The first thing I noticed about 6 weeks on Protandim was how much deeper I was sleeping. Although sleep has always been my go to solution, I have always been a light sleeper. Add age, and 4 kids in the mix and I have turned into a super light sleeper. Mike jokes ( but is really serious) about the slightest movement he can make and I will jump out of bed. Since I have been on Protandim it has been different. I know that Protandim is lowering my oxidative stress- this study suggests that oxidative stress can effect our circadian rhythm. (circadian rhythm is often referred to as our body clock). If our "clock" is working better, studies have shown that our health, our sleep and other systems will be working better. Here is the link to the study. Now when I tell my kids they just need some sleep and they say " Mom, you always say that", I can show them a study that proves that its not just their mama!http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23198849
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