Article: Melatonin As A Dietary Supplement To Combat Insomnia
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Melatonin As A Dietary Supplement To Combat Insomnia
Melatonin is probably the most studied and best understood natural sleep remedy for insomnia, and can be particularly helpful if you suffer from initial, or sleep onset, insomnia ? difficulty falling asleep.
A hormone that occurs naturally in the body, melatonin is secreted throughout our lives by a tiny pea-sized organ at the center of the brain called the pineal gland. The release of melatonin is controlled by your body's circadian rhythm ? your internal 24 hour time-keeping system, or body clock, which plays an important role in controlling when you fall asleep and when you wake up. Darkness stimulates the release of melatonin and light suppresses its activity.
Although the pineal gland is capable of producing melatonin through life, there is evidence to su...
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