Uncovering the Potential of Natural Ingredients
Sibelius is a scientifically led company that works with leading product researchers and developers to create, test and commercialize innovative and efficacious natural products. It works at the cutting edge, by offering unique insights into nutraceuticals that promote healthy ageing.
Medical developments and improvements to factors such as food supply and sanitation have contributed to lengthening of human lifespan, which based on OECD statistics has been increasing at a rate of close to 2 years per decade in recent history. Despite this relatively rapid increase in lifespan, there is evidence that health span – essentially the number of years that an individual remains in relative good health and free from disease – has not increased at the same rate. So, although we may be living longer, our quality of life in these extra years is not necessarily very high.
Age is a major risk factor in many diseases; whether that is certain cancers, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, or declines in our immune system (immuno-senescence) or strength (sarcopenia). The process of ageing is not simply the result of accumulation of damage in an individual’s cells over time that leads to a breakdown in their function. Instead ageing involves a coordinated program of changes, including notable differences to an individual’s epigenome. For better or for worse, how an individual interacts with their environment can impact this ageing program. As such, positive changes to factors such as diet and lifestyle can promote healthy ageing, and help to delay the onset of these negative age-related conditions.
At Sibelius, we believe that nutraceuticals based on natural botanical ingredients can make a great contribution towards healthy ageing. Our goal is to provide the clinically tested, well biologically- characterized natural products that support healthy living and ageing.
