Rest and Restore, as the name suggests, has been formulated to promote a restful night whilst restoring sense of wellbeing and resilience during the day. Passion flower has been traditionally used for centuries traditionally to promote sleep relieve anxiety and recent research suggests that this action is via compounds of the plant binding to GABA receptors in the brain, the same receptors that benzodiazepines bind to. In this formula, Passiflora is combined with Ashwaganda, also known as Indian Ginseng.
 
Ashwaganda has traditionally been used for hundreds of years to promote sleep.  As the Latin name Withania somnifera, suggests, somnifera, coming from its traditional understanding of possessing a somniferous, sleep-inducing effect. One way it does this is by limiting stress hormone production, namely cortisol. This is due to it being an adaptogen.
 
Adaptogens, as a group of natural substances, reduce the body’s stress response and protect cells against various cellular stressors and raise resilience. Sleep is so vital for health, that lack of it reduces our threshold for any type of stress. Lack of sleep is also often caused by stress.
The more stressed the body is, the more compensating stress hormones are produced and it can become a vicious cycle. Hence the reason to combine a stress reducing adaptogen with a relaxing, traditionally used herb for sleep.
 
Note - this herbal formula can alternatively be taken during the day to ease symptoms of stress.