LT-ONE Ultra Premium L-Tryptophan is effective in TotalSleep because it boosts serotonin levels naturally. Serotonin is the key. It is your body's calming hormone. If you have ever been stressed out, tense or over-worked, then you've likely had drops in serotonin levels. This can result in sleep disturbances. The tryptophan in TotalSleep raises serotonin levels naturally, which studies show helps manage stress, tension and even carbohydrate carvings. Tryptophan helps you fall asleep easily, stay asleep naturally and wake up ready to go. TotalSleep is unique because it combines several highly effective ingredients into one powerful sleep formula.

The chart above is a basic depiction of the body’s natural sleep cycle. As night falls your brain begins converting tryptophan to serotonin and serotonin to melatonin – causing you to fall asleep. When tryptophan levels rise, serotonin levels follow. Serotonin then creates a feeling of well-being and calm, helping to prepare you for sleep.

Tryptophan and serotonin levels are often depleted by stress, negativity, age and inflammation – having a negative effect that leads to sleeplessness and fatigue. So many people who think they are suffering from sleeplessness are actually experiencing a serotonin deficiency.

When developing TotalSleep our goal was to target the cause of sleeplessness, such as stress, instead of simply trying to find an artificial way to put the body to sleep.

Here is a list of organizations from which we learn about the key issues that affect our health and well-being.

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
National Sleep Foundation
National Headache Foundation

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