Recommended Uses:
Helps support the body during stress by improving stress hormone release, improving insulin and glucose function and protecting and supporting neurochemical balance.

Recommended Dosages:
2 capsules, ½ - 1 hour before bedtime as needed.

Product Overview:
Sleep is essential to a balanced metabolism. Sleep helps regulate circadian rhythms, including learning and memory, cellular repair, regulation of immunity, core body temperature, melatonin secretion by the pineal gland and plasma levels of DHEA and cortisol.1 Sleep disorders include:
o Insomnia
o Obstructive sleep apnea
o Night-eating syndrome
o Restless leg syndrome
o Narcolepsy
Research has reported that most individuals should obtain at least 7-9 hours of quality sleep a night (Centers for Disease Control, CDC, 2011).2 Less than the recommended 7-8
hours of uninterrupted sleep can lead to health consequences including: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9
o Increased inflammatory signaling/oxidative stress
o Increased cardiovascular disease risk, including hyperlipidemia,
hypertension, endothelial dysfunction, increase mortality from CVD
o Gastrointestinal imbalances
o Increased bone loss
o Insulin resistance/type 2 diabetes
o Increase musculoskeletal aches/pains
o Neurochemical imbalances
o Weight gain/food cravings
o Immune imbalances
o Sex and thyroid hormone imbalances
o Cancer

67% of Americans experience frequent problems sleeping and 43% say lack of sleep interferes with their daily activities. Between 9-12% of the population are clinically diagnosed with insomnia.10,11
Slow Wave Alpha contains the nutrients taurine, Phenibut, L-theanine and melatonin.Phenibut, or β -Phenyl-γ-aminobutyric acid, is a derivative of GABA (gammaaminobutyric acid) and reported to help improve GABA levels. GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that has been reported to be low in up to 30% of the insomnia population. Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone produced in the brain that helps improve the sleep/wake cycle so maximum rest is achieved. Melatonin helps to reset the cortisol circadian rhythms. Sleep disturbance is thought to be what is known as a hyper arousal syndrome of the brain, in other words the brain is too excited as a result of daytime activities and cannot appropriately decrease vigilance or excitability at night. Ltheanine is isolated from green tea and helps with relaxation by improving brain alpha waves and decreasing the stimulating effects of glutamate by antagonizing receptor activation of gluatmate. Taurine is an amino acid that helps support neurochemical balance, including GABA modulation and release.