Melatonin is Required for Deep Sleep
What is Melatonin? Melatonin is a natural hormone made by your body’s pineal (pih-knee-uhl) gland. This is a pea-sized gland located just above the middle of the brain. During the day the pineal is inactive. When the sun goes down and darkness occurs, the pineal is “turned on” by certain parts of the brain and begins to actively produce melatonin, which is released into the blood. Usually, this occurs around 9 pm. As a result, melatonin levels in the blood rise sharply and you begin to feel less alert. Sleep becomes more inviting. Melatonin levels in the blood stay elevated for about 12 hours – all through the night – before the light of a new day when they fall back to low daytime levels by about 9 am. Daytime levels of melatonin are barely detectable.
The amount of melatonin released at night varies among individuals, but it is somewhat related to age. Children on average secrete more melatonin than adults, which decreases further with age. However, research has shown that older people with sleep problems do not always have lower melatonin levels than people who experience normal sleep. There can be other factors that can be the reasons why people experience trouble sleeping. Stress can be a major reason why people experience problems sleeping.
For some people, melatonin seems to help improve sleep. Evidence that melatonin can reset the body clock is more well established, although it is not clear whether exposure to light may be more effective. Overall, research indicates improved sleep when melatonin is taken at the appropriate time.
I have used melatonin in pill form to help with the sleep issues that I used to have. Melatonin worked for me to a certain point. What happened for me though is that I would sleep through the night but wake up so groggy. Melatonin worked somewhat for me but in its straight pill form it was too much for me.
LifeWave’ s New Sleep Technology
Thank goodness I found LifeWave Silent Nights. The first time I used LifeWave Silent Nights I wondered would it work. I was anxious to use it. Within 10 minutes I found myself drifting off to sleep. When I woke up in the morning, I discovered that not only had I slept through the entire night, I also had a lot of energy. I had never felt that before, even though I had tried many natural and over the counter products. I will use LifeWave Silent Nights always.
New studies are underway to see if LifeWave Silent Night Patches help support melatonin production. I bet it does!
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