The primary cause of sleeplessness at elevation, often referred to as altitude insomnia, is low oxygen. The higher you go, the worse it tends to get. With each breath, you’re receiving less and less oxygen.
Low oxygen can disrupt sleep in few ways:
First, it interferes with your normal sleep chemistry. The exact mechanisms by which this happen are complex and still not fully understood, but the phenomenon itself is well documented over decades of high-altitude medical research.
In addition, low oxygen can cause a short-term form of apnea known as intermittent breathing. It entails short cessations in breathing, followed by gasps of air when the brain sends an alert to briefly wake up and breath. This can happen many times during the night and is very disruptive to sleep quality.
Lastly, being in a low oxygen environment often comes with other altitude symptoms in the body like headache and nausea that can make it hard to sleep.
In sum, with high altitude comes low oxygen, and that creates several unique barriers to sleep. Barriers that typical sleep aids are not formulated to tackle.
ALTISNOOZE’s patent-pending formula is uniquely tailored to combat altitude insomnia. It does so in three key ways:
#1 -- ALTISNOOZE helps boost your body’s natural ability to start oxygenating more efficiently at altitude.
ALTISNOOZE’s features several ingredients with potent oxygenating effects:
- Cordyceps Mushrooms – an adaptogenic mushroom that helps the body deal with the stress of getting less oxygen at altitude, especially during strenuous activities.
- Fulvic Mineral Powder – supports oxygenation and mitochondrial function so you have energy and normal cellular function when under the stress of altitude.
- DMG – a naturally-occurring derivative of the amino acid glycine that supports better utilization of oxygen at the cellular level. It’s found naturally in plant and animal cells and in many foods such as beans, cereal grains, brown rice, pumpkin seeds, and liver.
These ingredients work together to help remove the unique barrier to sleep that occurs at elevation. The oxygenation support can also help with symptoms of altitude sickness like headache or nausea.
We recommend taking ALTISNOOZE starting the night before you travel to elevation. This helps get the these key ingredients working to level up your oxygenation capacity.
# 2 -- ALTISNOOZE also provides essential sleep support.
While improving oxygenation will go a long way to remove the core barrier to sleep at elevation, many of us could use additional sleep support to get quality rest. Traveling to altitude often brings additional stress related to the logistics of getting there and sleeping in a new environment.
The ingredients below are included in the formula to help with falling asleep, staying asleep, and getting higher sleep quality.
- L-theanine – a naturally occurring amino acid that promotes relaxation.
- 5htp – a natural sleep precursor.
- Pharma GABA – GABA is one of the brain’s main calming neurotransmitters. Having enough of it is crucial to fall asleep. Pharma GABA is made through a fermentation process that results in a more bioavailable form of GABA.
- Lemon Balm – a calming herb.
- Holy Basil – an adaptogen that reduces stress hormones, which can often be elevated with the physical stress of elevation and mental stress of travel.
- Magnesium – A mineral that’s a natural muscle relaxer. Deficiency is fairly common and can impact sleep.
- Zylaria Complex – An extract from the mycelium portion of the xylaria nigripes mushroom, seed of cuscuta chinensis, and root of panax notoginseng. It comes with clinical evidence for improving how long it takes you to fall asleep and time spent asleep, particularly in REM sleep.
#3 -- ALTISNOOZE also promotes hydration and recovery with electrolytes, antioxidants, and trace minerals.
With altitude an thinner, dry air, it is easy to become dehydrated. This can play a role in fatigue and symptoms of altitude like headache. For this reason we include electrolytes, antioxidants, and trace minerals to support both hydration and recovery.
ALTISNOOZE also includes very small amounts of B6 and B12 – essential vitamins for healthy cell metabolism and nervous system function. They not only support your body’s physical performance at elevation, but small amounts of B12 are necessary for normal sleep chemistry, and many people run deficient in B12.
How to take ALTISNOOZE:
About a half hour before you're ready to go to bed, tear open the packet, pour the full contents into 2 ounces of water, mix well, and drink. 2 ounces is slightly more than a shot glass. This small amount of liquid helps minimize potential bathroom visits in the night.
We use real ingredients and no unnecessary fillers or emulsifiers, so you may notice some residue in the glass but mixing well should help with this.
Summing up….
In summary, ALTISNOOZE works by taking aim at the primary root cause of altitude insomnia, insufficient oxygenation. By addressing the oxygenation issue, this also helps with other altitude symptoms, which frequently complicate sleep.
On top of this, ALTISNOOZE provides gentle sleep support with non-melatonin-based sleep aids. Lastly, ALTISNOOZE aids hydration & recovery with electrolytes and trace minerals.
We created ALTISNOOZE as a premium formula with the intent to offer a one-stop solution that could elevate any kind of adventure or travel experience at high altitude.
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