A Good Night's Sleep
Isn’t it wonderful to wake up from a good night sleep fully relaxed and ready for a new day?
Unfortunately, over 30% of people in the Western world suffer from insomnia. There are many kinds of insomnia: trouble falling asleep, sleep that is easily interrupted, or waking up too early and not being able to fall back asleep. For a person suffering from lack of sleep the problems are obvious; tiredness and lack of concentration during the day, lack of drive and, if it continues, it can even be a health hazard. A recent study conducted at the University of Pittsburgh showed the importance of sleep. The participants had to record, over a four-year period, how many colds they caught and how many hours they slept during the night. The study showed that those who slept at least eight hours per night were three times less likely to suffer from a common cold than those who slept seven hours or less on average.
There are many options for addressing insomina, including a change of eating and drinking habits, losing weight and adjusting sleep habits. If these measures are not helpful then patients are often prescribed sleep medication.
Commonly used are benzodiazepines, such as Valium® which help you fall asleep quite fast but can lead to dizziness during daytime and, eventually to habituation and even addiction.
However nature offers something else. It has been known for a long time that the combination of Hops and Valerian is a helpful sleep aid. Alfred Vogel himself invented a mixture of fresh Valerian and fresh Hops tincture, Bioforce Valerian Complex, which he knew was an outstanding way to promote healthy sleep patterns. Up until now, there was only traditional knowledge and not much scientific evidence that Valerian and Hops work better than placebo. Since Alfred Vogel was convinced this product was effective and our consumers agreed, Bioforce decided to test it out in a clinical trial. We contacted one of the leading experts in brain research in Europe, professor Winfried Dimpfel from Wetzlar, Germany who heads one of the most modern sleeping labs in the world. The goal of our study was to show that patients with unhealthy sleeping patterns, but otherwise healthy, would sleep better when taking one dosage of Bioforce Valerian Complex compared to placebo. Patients were wired from head to toe with sensors which measure the brain activity, whether the patient is breathing regularly, if he is moving in his sleep, and so on. On the first night patients were all hooked up but did not receive Since it takes some time to get used to all the equipment, patients came the first night to sleep without Bioforce Valerian Complex. This was the control. The following night, they received a dose of the product and it was “blinded” (they did not know what they received) either 90 drops of Bioforce Valerian Complex or the placebo.
The results were clear!
We were the first research group in the world to show that a single intake of a Valerian/Hops product leads to a deeper and better sleep! We were able to show that patients spent significantly more time in the deeper sleep phases than those receiving the placebo. My Deep Sleep Formula is thus the only Valerian/Hops product on the market, which has this scientific proof.
Furthermore, the measurements proved that the patients taking Deep Sleep had a more natural sleep rhythm. A healthy person normally sleeps in cycles of 90 minutes, going from lighter sleep to deeper sleep - the REM phases - during the night. Patients taking Deep Sleep had a clear shift toward this natural cycle of 90 minutes.
Bioforce Valerian Complex, developed by famed Swiss naturopath Alfred Vogel, was very well tolerated and we consider it to be a safe and effective way to promote healthy sleep patterns; falling asleep quicker and sleeping more deeply and waking up more refreshed.
The best thing for me as a researcher was that by using the latest technology in this field we could scientifically prove what Alfred Vogel knew from his gift of observation.
Andy Suter
Head of Medical Research
Bioforce AG
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
