ALTISNOOZE is a new, first-of-its-kind sleep aid for high altitude. Sleeplessness at altitude IS a thing. Up to 74% of travelers to high altitude have difficulty falling and staying asleep their first week at elevation. This can spoil ski trips and other alpine adventures, not to mention business or personal travels to high-elevation destinations.  

Altitude insomnia is a common and well-documented phenomenon for visitors to higher elevations, where there is naturally less oxygen in the air we breathe. This leads to low oxygen in the body, known as hypoxia. This can disrupt the brain’s sleep chemistry and produce irregular breathing at night. For many, if not most, this spells poor sleep. Additional common symptoms of elevation like headaches and nausea often exacerbate sleep challenges.

Ordinary sleep aids don’t address the root cause of sleeplessness at high elevation: low oxygen. ALTISNOOZE does.

ALTISNOOZE combines science-backed adaptogens, botanical extracts, and vital nutrients that restore normal sleep by improving oxygenation. When you boost oxygenation, that also helps prevent common altitude issues like headaches, fatigue, & nausea, which can make sleep challenges worse. In addition, ALTISNOOZE supports hydration & recovery with electrolytes and trace minerals.

We created 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.

Adaptogens are a special class of plants and mushrooms that have the unique ability to support the body's natural ability to handle physical, chemical, and biological stress – point in case, an oxygen deficit.

Adaptogens have a centuries-long history of use in traditional medicine systems. They are becoming increasingly popular among athletes and others seeking potent but natural aids for stamina, stress management, and recovery.

I (Will, founder of ALTISNOOZE), thought adaptogens were bogus--the inventions of marketers--until I started experimenting with their use during the development of ALTISNOOZE. Adaptogens are most definitely not bogus. They can provide potent support for acclimation to altitude and the reduction of physical and mental stress, all of which aids sleep.

ALTISNOOZE is for skiers, hikers, and adventurous travelers whose time at high-elevation is often marred by crummy sleep.

This includes business and personal trips to high-elevation destinations (Denver, Mexico City, Machu Picchu, etc.) as well as long flights (see next question).

Yes. Most commercial flights are pressurize to 6,000 – 8,000 feet. This creates a low-oxygen environment that can disrupt sleep and cause other altitude symptoms that complicate sleep. So for long flights, ALTISNOOZE can indeed help you get a good, long restful sleep. We don't recommend it for short flights.

You can and it may help, but please read on. ALTISNOOZE is designed specifically to remove the oxygen barrier that keeps high-altitude visitors from sleeping.

If you have regular trouble sleeping at home, there's likely something else at play, and you may want to talk to your doctor. It could be lifestyle (sleep hygiene), stress, nutrient deficiencies, or a diagnosable sleep disorder (officially, there are now 80 of them!).

While in addition to its oxygenating ingredients, ALTISNOOZE contains gentle natural sleep aids like magnesium, L-Theanine, and GABA that can be helpful for relaxing and teeing up good rest, it's not a sleep panacea.

Note: we wrote a blog about cultivating good sleep hygiene. A lack of it is a common barrier to getting quality sleep these days. Adopting healthy, best-practice sleep habits will certainly work in your favor at altitude, and the opposite is true too.

30 minutes before bed, mix one packet of ALTISNOOZE in 2 fluid ounces of water & drink. That's about a shot glass worth of water, so you shouldn't have to get up to pee at night.

If possible, take ALTISNOOZE the night prior going to elevation to help start the adaptogens working & your body leveling up its oxygenation capacity.

After years of frustration with getting dreadful sleep at altitude, our founder Will Schafer tapped experts to pioneer a solution. They spent nearly a year exploring hundreds of medicinal plants, herbs, flowers, mushrooms, seeds, roots, minerals, & other functional ingredients before homing in on ALTISNOOZE’S winning formula.

We do. Meaning, Will Schafer (founder) and a small dedicated team. The company Will set up for ALTISNOOZE is called Sherpa Wellness. We're just getting started, but the vision is to offer additional products like ALTISNOOZE that can elevate peoples' experience at high altitude. More to come :)

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