Melatonin

Description

Notes: Melatonin is often recommended for sleep difficulties – reason-being that it works! While it does improve sleep quality, while helping you fall asleep and stay asleep, keep in mind – it is a hormone naturally produced by the body. As such, try not to use it for longer than 2 weeks, as it could impact your body’s natural production of the hormone.

How to take:

Start with a very low dose – 1-3mg taken at bedtime. Do not go above 10mg taken in one dose.

Sources:

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15532202
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21091391
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18036082
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19584739
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20712869