Melatonin Supplement and Sleep - Robert Seik, PharmD

Melatonin is released by the pineal gland and it is needed for sleep and it is also an important antioxidant. Many of us know that Melatonin is necessary for sleep and an important antioxidant, but did you know that it helps release Growth Hormone?

Melatonin is released at night when we fall asleep. When the light stimulation goes away from our eyes and the proper vitamin D levels are present to set the pineal gland, melatonin is then released in a big pulse. This starts the process of a deep restful sleep.

Melatonin supplementation has been recommended by Anti-Aging Physicians for a very long time because of its antioxidant properties and it is also brain protective. It has been studied in its relationship with reducing the risk or preventing certain cancers and is studied as a potential role in cancer treatment.

Melatonin also helps us release Growth Hormone. We need the super hormone Growth Hormone so that our body can repair and recover. The majority of the Growth Hormone that we have is released at night when we sleep. This is one reason why it is important to improve the quality of your sleep and Melatonin is a good way to do that.

Triton Nutrition has Melatonin sublingual tablets. Robert feels the best way to absorb Melatonin is underneath the tongue. Each tablet is 3 mg and the bottle is 60 tablets so if you use one tablet at night then it will last you two months.

Jim LaValle, clinician, nutritionist and lecturer for the American Academy of Anti-Aging, recommends taking a very high dose if someone is having a problem with insomnia. He recommends 18 mg a night for up to a month. This is a huge signal to the brain that now is the time to go to sleep. Most people stop using this dose after 2-3 weeks because they now have a good sleep cycle. They may never need Melatonin again, but they can use a small dose to initiate sleep so that they can have restful and productive sleep.

If you have problems waking up in the middle of the night, but have no difficulty falling asleep, you can take 1-3 tablets when you wake up and it will allow you to go back to sleep quickly. This is a very inexpensive way to get restful sleep.

Insomnia can be caused by stress or an imbalance of certain hormones, Melatonin being one of them. Sleep medications may make you unconscious, but that is not necessarily deep restful sleep. The next day after the use of these prescription sleep medications, you feel groggy as if you had a drug overdose. Most of these drugs on the market are meant to be used for only a short period of time, but we often find that people use them chronically.

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by Robert Seik, PharmD