Hormone Health Hub: Expert Insights on Testing, Balance & Better Living — stress and sleep

Struggling with poor sleep or constant fatigue? Learn how hormone imbalances affect your sleep and how the Sleep Balance Profile test can help you restore natural, healthy sleep patterns.

By Nina Silberstain, BA.   Adequate sleep has long been known to be vital to good health but not getting enough sleep can be detrimental on many levels. Sleeplessness at night results in lack of alertness during the day, impairing your judgment and increasing the risk for accidents. Chronic sleeplessness can affect the appearance of your skin, reduce libido and overall vitality, decrease cognitive function, contribute to weight gain, and increase the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Your quality of sleep can be affected by many things including perimenopause (hot flashes, night sweats, sharp drop in melatonin over age...

Insomnia affects roughly 50% of all adults — and while sleep hygiene is important, herbal nervines offer a powerful, evidence-backed complement to any sleep support plan. Dr. Sherry LaBeck of ZRT Laboratory reviews 9 key botanical remedies for sleep disturbances and nervous system support, from the classic sedative valerian to the gentle tonic oatstraw, explaining the mechanisms behind each herb and the research supporting their use.