Rediscover A Natural Rhythm Between Day And Night Through An Ancient Wisdom That Fits Modern Life
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• 1 in 5 UK adults do not get enough sleep
• Modern life has blurred the definition between night and day
• Plants have been used to aid rest and restoration for generations
Sleep is widely recognised by doctors as one of the fundamental pillars of good health. The body is hardwired to rest and recharge at night yet modern fast-paced routines are disrupting the body’s natural rhythms. The “off switch” that once existed at the end of the day is getting harder to find. Now, wellness experts believe the answer to supporting the body’s natural on/off rhythm lies in the ancient wisdom of defining day and night – with a little help from plants.
For thousands of years, humans have lived in close relationship with plants, using their natural properties to support healing and restoration. New UK brand sofi draws on this heritage, combining expert input from medical herbalists and sleep specialists with modern science to help support the body’s natural sleep–wake cycle.
sofi’s simple day-and-night sprays are made using plant extracts that have been used in everyday life for generations. Two key botanicals at the heart of the range are Passionflower and Ashwagandha. The range includes two complementary plant-based sprays: sofi day, containing Ashwagandha, designed to help ease the pressures of busy daytime schedules and sofi night, containing Passionflower, created to support natural rest. Together, they are intended to act as gentle “bookends” to the day, helping the body transition from activity to rest.
“sofi was created to help restore the relationship between humans and plants”, says Pamela Spence, herbal expert at sofi. “Not by fixing people, but by honouring the body’s own innate capacity for balance and renewal. The plants in sofi support a deeper natural process that already exists within each person”.
“Sleep remains one of the most powerful yet least understood pillars of human wellbeing”, says Dr Stephen Dahmer, integrative physician and advisor to sofi. “It is a natural process through which the body restores balance, clarity and resilience”.
Having launched early this year in Boots and Holland & Barrett, sofi arrives in the UK at a time when interest in returning to nature and plants is growing. By blending the gentle power of plants with modern science, the brand aims to help people rediscover what it truly means to switch off.
“It goes without saying that sleep is vitally important for our bodies to recharge,” says GP Dr Marion Sloan. “Fast-paced modern life with all its stresses means many of us struggle to fully rest and recover. Improving sleep is on many people’s health radars and any natural ways to support this can only be a good thing”.