Deeper Sleep

Deeper Sleep

Optiventure Core ensures you get a deeper, more restorative sleep to rebuild your body every single night - whether you are in a tent, hotel or on the side of a mountain.

On the trail, restorative sleep isn’t a luxury; it’s essential. Whether you’re camping, backpacking, or summiting mountains, poor sleep impairs recovery, decision-making, reaction time, and immune function. 

Optiventure Core’s Sunset capsules are designed to support deeper, more restorative sleep under outdoor conditions, helping your body rebuild efficiently so you can perform optimally day after day.

The Science of Deep Sleep

Sleep is the time when your body repairs muscle micro-trauma, consolidates memory, releases growth hormone, and resets your nervous system. Environmental stressors, such as temperature swings, noise, dehydration, altitude, and prolonged exertion, can reduce deep sleep, leaving your system partially unrecovered (1). Nutritional support can optimise the physiological environment for deep sleep, especially when adventure conditions make standard sleep hygiene challenging.

How Optiventure Supports Sleep

Magnesium Glycinate
Magnesium is critical for regulating the parasympathetic nervous system and promoting GABA activity, which supports relaxation and sleep onset. The glycinate form maximises absorption and reduces gastrointestinal discomfort, helping tired muscles relax after long days on the trail (2).

Apigenin (98% extract)
This flavonoid binds to GABA receptors, reducing mental arousal and anxiety without sedation. By calming the nervous system, apigenin facilitates deeper sleep and smoother transition into restorative slow-wave phases (3).

Tart Cherry Extract
Rich in melatonin and polyphenols, tart cherry extract supports circadian rhythm regulation and antioxidant defences, helping the body maintain consistent sleep cycles despite variable outdoor light and activity patterns (4).

Sensoril® Ashwagandha
An adaptogenic herb that reduces cortisol and physiological stress, Sensoril® Ashwagandha helps modulate the stress response, promoting relaxation and better sleep quality under challenging conditions (5).

Vitamin B6 (P5P)
Pyridoxal-5’-phosphate is a coenzyme in neurotransmitter synthesis, including serotonin and GABA, supporting balanced mood and sleep regulation (6).

Trail Application

Take the Sunset portion of Optiventure Core in the evening to align with your body’s natural sleep cycle. Pair with ideal trail sleep hygiene such as cool, quiet, and dark sleeping conditions, light stretching, and hydration management to maximise slow-wave, restorative sleep. For best results, begin supplementation a few weeks before multi-day expeditions to prime your system for deep recovery from day one.

References (APA 7)

  1. Fullagar, H. H. K., Skorski, S., Duffield, R., Hammes, D., Coutts, A. J., & Meyer, T. (2015). Sleep and athletic performance: The effects of sleep loss on exercise performance, and physiological and cognitive responses to exercise. Sports Medicine, 45(2), 161–186. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-014-0260-0
  2. de Baaij, J. H. F., Hoenderop, J. G. J., & Bindels, R. J. M. (2015). Magnesium in man: Implications for health and disease. Physiological Reviews, 95(1), 1–46. https://doi.org/10.1152/physrev.00012.2014
  3. Viola, H., Wasowski, C., Levi de Stein, M., Wolfman, C., Silveira, R., Dajas, F., & Medina, J. H. (1995). Apigenin, a component of Matricaria recutita flowers, is a central benzodiazepine receptors ligand with anxiolytic effects. Planta Medica, 61(3), 213–216. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7617761/
  4. Howatson, G., Bell, P. G., Tallent, J., Middleton, B., McHugh, M. P., & Ellis, J. (2012). Influence of tart cherry juice on indices of recovery following marathon running. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 22(6), 843–852. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19883392/
  5. Chandrasekhar, K., Kapoor, J., & Anishetty, S. (2012). A prospective, randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled study of safety and efficacy of a high-concentration full-spectrum extract of Ashwagandha root in reducing stress and anxiety in adults. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 34(3), 255–262. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.106022
  6. Kennedy, D. O., & Haskell, C. F. (2011). Vitamins and cognition: What is the evidence? Food & Function, 2(5), 577–589. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21985165/