What does Zenbev Do?
Tryptophan is light sensitive, meaning it metabolizes differently in light
vs. dark conditions.
When taken during daylight hours Zenbev’s tryptophan becomes serotonin,
the Happy Hormone. Serotonin regulates mood, emotion and appetite, and is well-known
to alleviate stress. Other purported benefits of ingesting a natural source
of tryptophan include easing chronic pain symptoms, weight loss and increased
libido.
If taken at night, Zenbev's tryptophan turns into serotonin, which then metabolizes into melatonin (the Sleep Hormone), thus activating the brain’s own sleep mechanism. As the brain produces the exact amount of melatonin that it requires, the body is primed for a natural, restful sleep.
Zenbev vs. Sleep Medications
Virtually every sleep medication, either herbal or pharmaceutical, disrupts
sleep architecture. Read more on Sleep Architecture in the Section Insomnia
Relief (hyperlink). Medications currently available tend to increase light
sleep (stages 1 and 2) at the expense of deep sleep (stages 3 and 4) as well
as inhibiting REM sleep. This results in side effects like drowsiness or
lack of refreshment in the morning. As the naturally occurring tryptophan
in Zenbev allows the brain to produce melatonin to help us fall asleep naturally,
none of the sleep stages are compromised. Hence, Zenbev preserves sleep architecture
and gives a deep, uninterrupted sleep.
Zenbev vs. Anxiety Medications
Medications to reduce anxiety are most often from a class of drugs known as
benzodiazepines; this family of drugs is associated with tolerance and dependence.
Benzodiazepines are synthetic and do not work within the body's own
natural chemistry and as such can have significant side effects such as excessive
sedation and lack of coordination. Zenbev, on the other hand, provides a
natural source tryptophan which bolsters the body's own natural anxiety
management system.
Zenbev vs. Synthetic Melatonin
Since the melatonin produced in our brains is responsible for the onset of
sleep, many people try to take synthetically-produced melatonin. However,
over-the-counter melatonin that you can buy in pharmacies should not be considered
natural. One of the issues with synthetic melatonin is the short half-life
in the body. This means that synthetic melatonin leaves the body quite rapidly
with a half-life of less than one hour. The effect of synthetic melatonin
is lost midway during the night, one wakes again. Consequently, a higher
dosage is required during the night, resulting in a hangover effect the next
day.
Although melatonin is thought to be 'natural' when used in high
dosages, it overrides the brain's natural sleep chemistry by providing
too much of the end product. The brain loses its chance to regulate the production
of its own melatonin. More importantly, the body does not have an opportunity
to suppress production of melatonin when sleep is coming to the end, which
produces hangover effects the next morning.
The brain has evolved an elaborate process of producing and regulating melatonin
so that just the right amount is used in just the right area of the brain for
us to experience sleep patterns. It may seem convenient to circumvent this
process and provide super dosages of melatonin to the body to produce sleep,
but it ignores normal sleep physiology and sleep architecture (hyperlink) resulting
in increased difficulties which are not necessary. Zenbev provides the ingredients
and circumstances in order for the brain to determine when and how much melatonin
is needed, resulting in a good night's sleep.
Zenbev vs. 5-HTP
Supplemental 5-HTP is the intermediary between tryptophan and serotonin and has
been offered as a natural remedy for serotonin-deficiency related medical states.
Natural source tryptophan, however, offers a major advantage over 5-HTP in that
it is not directly metabolized to serotonin in the intestine. As the gut is not
supposed to host large doses of serotonin, this protects against the nasty side
effects associated with 5-HTP such as increased nausea, vomiting, cramping, constipation
and/ or diarrhea.
