Support your immune system by securing sleep quality with Sibelius™: Chamomile

How does sleep affect immunity?

Sleep provides essential support to the immune system. Getting sufficient hours of high-quality sleep enables a well-balanced immune defense that features strong innate and adaptive immunity, efficient response to vaccines, and less severe allergic reactions. Studies indicate that sleep plays a crucial role in the robustness of our immune system. In fact, sleep contributes to both innate and adaptive immunity. In addition, researchers have found that during nightly sleep, certain components of the immune system rev up. For example, there is an increased production of cytokines associated with inflammation. This activity appears to be driven by both sleep and the circadian clock, which is the body’s 24-hour internal clock. ¹

There is an association between short sleep duration and infection risk.² Just one night of total sleep deprivation can decrease key immune cell function.³ At the same time, prolonged sleep curtailment and the accompanying stress response can lead to immunodeficiency.⁴ Lack of sleep is directly linked to decreased immune cells and overall immune cell activity.⁵

According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, approximately 50 to 70 million Americans are dealing with sleep disorders, and 1 in 3 do not regularly get the recommended amount of uninterrupted sleep they need to protect their health.⁶ On top of that, a recent study in the UK from the University of Southampton showed that the number of people suffering from sleep problems rose from 16% to 25% during the Covid-19 pandemic.⁷ 

Support your immune system securing sleep quality with Sibelius™: Chamomile

Considering the multiple issues around sleep, Sibelius has developed Sibelius™: Chamomile; a branded, scientifically evidenced, high-quality Roman Chamomile extract specially designed to support restful sleep naturally. Sibelius used their patented technology Chronoscreen™ to identify the beneficial effects of their proprietary Roman Chamomile. Chronoscreen™, measures the effect natural ingredients have on the life span extension of whole organisms exposed to a treatment. This testing method identifies and confirms the evidence of a botanical’s potential health benefits, from which they can determine the pathways essential for the ingredient’s activity.

Are you looking for an extra immunity support? Then check out our Sibelius™: MyceliAid, a high quality and scientifically evidenced full spectrum Chaga extract designed to support immune function and overall wellness.

At Sibelius, we work closely with our customers to create market-leading products using the best ingredients from the best source. Our research and quality testing provide our customers with the confidence to make market-changing products.

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References

1. Sleep Foundation (2022) ‘How Sleep Affects Immunity’
2. Besedovsky L, Lange T, Haack M, The Sleep-Immune Crosstalk in Health and Disease, Physiological Reviews  99: 1325–1380, 2019
3. Morey JN, Boggero IA, Scott AB, Segerstrom SC. Current Directions in Stress and Human Immune Function. Curr Opin Psychol. 2015;5:13‐17
4. Besedovsky L, Lange T, Born J. Sleep and immune function. Pflugers Arch. 2012;463(1):121‐ doi:10.1007/s00424-011-1044-0
5. Besedovsky L, Lange T, Haack M, The Sleep-Immune Crosstalk in Health and Disease, Physiological Reviews  99: 1325–1380, 2019
6. National Heart Lung, and Blood Institute Sleep Health. 2021
7. Falkingham, J et al., (2020) ‘“Sleepless in Lockdown”: unpacking differences in sleep loss during the coronavirus pandemic in the UK’