About Somira
Somira is an independent, non-commercial educational platform dedicated to providing clear, research-informed explanations of sleep physiology and its context within energy regulation processes. We operate without commercial interests, product sales, or consultation services.
Our Mission
We believe that understanding the physiological science of sleep and metabolism should be accessible to everyone. Rather than offering prescriptive guidance or promoting specific interventions, we aim to explain the mechanisms—how sleep influences hormone secretion, glucose handling, appetite regulation, and energy homeostasis—allowing readers to form their own informed perspectives.
Content Approach
Our content is grounded in peer-reviewed scientific research while remaining accessible to general audiences. We present experimental findings, mechanistic explanations, observational associations, and important limitations and caveats. We explicitly avoid making causal claims beyond what evidence supports, and we emphasise individual variability—the reality that population-level findings do not apply uniformly to all people.
Educational content only. This site explains physiology and presents research summaries. We do not provide medical advice, sleep recommendations, dietary guidance, or interventions. Individual circumstances, health status, and metabolic phenotypes vary substantially. Professional guidance from qualified healthcare providers is appropriate for personal health concerns.
No Commercial Interests
Somira does not sell products, services, supplements, sleep devices, coaching programmes, or consultations. We do not earn revenue from promoting specific brands, interventions, or lifestyle changes. This independence allows us to present information without commercial incentive bias.
Content Philosophy: Explain, Not Advise
Our content explains sleep-metabolism physiology and summarises research findings. We do not advise readers to improve sleep, optimise metabolism, or change behaviour. We provide context, mechanisms, and evidence while explicitly respecting reader autonomy in making personal health decisions.
We trust that understanding mechanisms allows people to form their own informed perspectives—more valuable than any prescriptive guidance we could offer.
Individual Variability Emphasis
Population-level research shows average patterns: short sleepers tend to have elevated appetite ratings, sleep loss reduces glucose tolerance, circadian misalignment affects metabolism. But these are population averages. Individual responses vary substantially based on genetics, age, baseline health, lifestyle, and countless other factors. What applies to the average may not apply to you specifically.
We emphasise this variability throughout our content, avoiding the illusion of universal prescriptions.