What is Melatonin and How Does it Affect Weight Loss Melatonin is a hormone produced in the brain that helps regulate your sleep-wake cycle. It is naturally released in the evening and peaks around midnight, helping to make you feel sleepy. As well as regulating your sleep, melatonin can also affect your appetite and metabolism, […]
In addition to those discussed above, the following herbs are well-known soporifics. Herbal sleep preparations are often sold as blended formulations. I agree with sleep scientists that, generally, lovely though they are, these rarely do the job, especially for serious insomnia. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try them, particularly if your insomnia is recent, temporary, […]
Changing your diet to maximize sleep-promoting nutrition clears away the crud and lays the foundation for better sleep. But it is not a cure. First, nutrients don’t work in isolation, but synergistically. As far as sleep is concerned, two obvious examples are the relationship between magnesium and calcium, and that between tryptophan and carbohydrate. The […]
