How well do you sleep? Studies have shown in Canada 1 in 2 adults have trouble going to sleep or staying asleep, 1 in 5 adults do not find their sleep refreshing and 1 in 3 adults have difficulty staying awake during waking hours.
When we don’t get enough sleep this can negatively affect multiple facets of our everyday lives.
The World Sleep Society is issuing a global call to action to organize sleep health awareness activities on and around Friday, March 17, 2023 – the upcoming World Sleep Day.
The theme for this World Sleep Day is Sleep is Essential for Health.
Just like eating well and exercising, sleep is a behavior that is foundational to one’s physical, mental, and social well-being.
However, sleep is not yet commonly considered an essential behavior for good health.
There are steps that we can all take to have better ‘sleep hygiene’, including limiting alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine before bed, maintaining a consistent bedtime/waketime, and regular exercise.
Having a glass of Pluck’s Sleep Tea is also a great habit to add to your evening routine to help promote better sleep.
This calming, soothing, relaxing blend is a part of their Tea for Good wellness line and is created with chamomile, lavender, and ginger pieces.
As with all Pluck products, you can sleep easy knowing that they contain only the highest quality ingredients.
The gorgeous Hidcote lavender in this blend (one of a handful of culinary lavenders grown in Ontario) is a key ingredient and is hand-harvested in the sun-drenched fields of Prince Edward County, Ontario.
Studies investigating the medicinal use of lavender and lavender in tea, in particular, have found that the herb can help to reduce depression and anxiety scores in those that drink it regularly.
The blend also has chamomile which contains high levels of flavonoids, apigenin, and luteolin, which have been shown to enhance vascular relaxation, consequently lowering blood pressure and heart rate which are required processes during the non-REM sleep stage.