I remember the first time I took Melatonin, a natural sleep aid. My friends and I were going to Knoebel's Grove for WVIA-Day... I support my local NPR station and as a thank-you, I get to take five friends to this amusement park each year. At any rate, we wanted to get up really early and feel good and refreshed-- however, we went out the night before. Plus, we were excited and couldn't sleep. So, my friend Andy told me about melatonin-- he had some. We all took one before bed, slept like rocks, and despite less than eight hours of sleep, the melatonin made us sleep well- we woke up feeling refreshed.
Ever since that day, I have always stocked up on the Natrol brand melatonin, as shown above. But, what is melatonin, and why does it help you sleep better?? According to Natrol, our bodies naturally release melatonin in response to changes in light, and as it gets darker, our melatonin levels rise. So, when someone takes melatonin as a supplement, it promotes sleep. However, that statement is not from the FDA. In sleep theory, it is often thought that we had a third eye.... and this is near where that melatonin is secreted... so pretty darn cool.
There are many brands of melatonin out there, most are 3mg. It is not reccomended that one take more than one. I actually also drink a peppermint tea with a small amount of melatonin, and I usually don't take a melatonin pill along with the tea incase...
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There are times that because of tiring day that makes us stress that cause of hard to get sleep. This time we will need a products to have a better sleep to get rest to be more productive on the following day.
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