Getting a good night’s sleep is crucial for everyone. When we sleep, our bodies repair themselves, and our brains process information. But what happens when sleep gets interrupted?
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Sleep is not just a time to rest. It’s a vital part of our health. During sleep, our bodies undergo many processes that help us function properly. For instance, our immune systems work hard while we sleep, keeping us healthy and ready to fight off illness. Our brain also does critical maintenance, like washing itself with our glymphatic system to clear away waste accumulated through the day that might otherwise turn into dangerous plaques. Additionally, as it relates to our experience, sleep supports our mood and mental clarity, making it easier to focus and learn new things.
Unfortunately, many people experience interruptions while sleeping. These interruptions can happen for various reasons—loud noises, stress, or even discomfort in bed. When this happens, the quality of sleep decreases–namely time spent in Non-REM Deep and REM sleep– and the negative effects can accumulate over time.
The Dangers of Interrupted Sleep
When you frequently wake up during the night, your body doesn’t get the chance to complete its natural cycle of rejuvenation. This inevitably leads to:
- Increased Fatigue. If you wake up multiple times during the night, you’ll likely feel tired during the day. Your body needs continuous sleep to feel truly rested. Constantly falling asleep and waking up can leave you groggy and unfocused. You might struggle to get out of bed in the morning, tasks may feel overwhelming, and your physical safety could even be at risk when operating a motor vehicle.
- Poor Mental Health: Interrupted sleep can lead to mood swings and increased stress levels. When you don’t get enough uninterrupted sleep, you may feel more irritable and anxious. Over time, this can contribute to serious conditions like anxiety disorders and depression. It will also lead to poor decisions and, well, the consequences of those poor decisions.
- Impaired Memory: Sleep is essential for memory consolidation. If you keep waking up, your brain doesn’t have enough time to store memories effectively. This means you might forget important details, like names or tasks you need to complete. It can even affect your ability to learn new information in school or at work.
- Physical Health Risks: Chronic sleep interruptions can lead to a range of physical health problems. Studies show that insufficient sleep can increase the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. Persistent poor sleep has also been implicated in increased risk of dementia. When you’re asleep, your body performs vital repair work. If that process gets disrupted, your overall health is going to suffer.
- Weakened Immune System: Sleep helps boost your immune system, making it easier for your body to fight off infections. If sleep gets interrupted, your immune system doesn’t function as well, leaving you more susceptible to illnesses. In fact, studies have shown that those who sleep less even mount fewer antibodies in response to vaccines, likely reducing their effectiveness. This makes you more vulnerable to colds and other illnesses.
Why Sonnet Sleep Is Quality Sleep
Many sleep aids can get you to sleep, but that doesn’t mean you’re going to get quality sleep. Taking a massive dose of melatonin, which is often delivered in supplements as a single huge spike rather than mimicking the natural pattern over the full night like Sonnet’s Sleep + Restore, or inducing drowsiness through gen-1 antihistamines often doesn’t lead to natural cycles and long-term sleep health.
You can easily wind up with the worst of both worlds: Less time to live your life *and* less energy to live it well.
Since Sonnet’s solution is natural, vegan, and free of all of the stuff you shouldn’t add to a sleep mix (sugars, dairy, alcohol, binders, etc.), it doesn’t load you up with unnatural spikes in sleep hormones or risk long-term brain health. It’s also not going to lead to chemical dependencies or addiction. Sonnet simply uses natural clinically-proven ingredients to help shift you to your innate relaxed state conducive to great sleep. While some of our customers have found Sonnet to be essential to their sleep health over the long-term, many also just do so until their sleep is back to normal.
Sonnet is not magic – but good sleep is magical
Just because Sonnet works doesn’t mean you shouldn’t stick to a sleep schedule, limit evening screen time, get sunlight during the day and reduce blue light at night, temperature control your sleeping environment, and practice calming routines. Taking Sonnet with black coffee isn’t advisable, and neither is bedding down above a rave.
But all sleep is not created equal, and interrupted sleep is not a curse that you can’t escape.
When you consistently wake up, you miss out on the repair and rejuvenation that comes from full sleep cycles and time in deep sleep stages. Even worse, you limit your life’s potential by degrading your mood, memory, and overall well-being.