Melatonin As A Natural Sleep Aid

Odds are you've never heard of melatonin.  It is actually a hormone created naturally in your body and helps control your sleep and wake cycles.  Thus its use as a natural sleep aid.  However, as we grow older, our bodies produce less of it.  Some individuals may have problems creating it in sufficient amounts.  This is where supplementation comes in.

Melatonin is available in a supplement form, and it is perfectly safe.  There can be very slight side effects, as this article from WebMD points out:  headaches, stomach problems, and (this will shock you) sleepiness.  Why that would be listed as a "side effect" when that is the intent is beyond me.  However, the main thing to keep in mind is that this is NOT an addictive treatment.

I have personally seen melatonin supplements work extremely well with helping people as a sleep aid.  In fact, one customer of mine had a battle with chronic insomnia which lasted several months.  She tried all sorts of insomnia cures, including snake venom!  Nothing worked.  Within a week of trying the melatonin supplement, she was actually entering REM sleep and having dreams.

Melatonin can also be used with children, but only with a doctors approval.  Another customer of mine received a recommendation from her physician to try melatonin with her child, and the results were nothing short of amazing in her case.

Suffice to say, if you know of someone who is having trouble sleeping, taking a melatonin supplement may be something to consider.  But you should always consider a pharmaceutical grade supplement, as this is the only way to ensure you are receiving the full benefits of the supplement.  I have written a few other blogs on this topic.  One was a Consumer Reports article on "over the counter" supplements found in your local store and another compared "over the counter" supplements to pharmaceutical grade supplements.

If you have tried melatonin yourself, we would love to hear about it.  Please post a comment detailing your experiences.  And if you have found this post helpful, please feel free to share it via Twitter, Facebook, or another favorite social media website.  You can also add me as a friend on Facebook.  And if you are interested in hearing more about the pharmaceutical grade melatonin supplements used by the people in my examples, please contact me or visit our website.

To Your Health.