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Melatonin
by Matthew Connell
Melatonin
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Regulates sleep and wake cycle
Produced in the Pineal Gland in the brain
Affected by light (melatonin is used by the body
in preparation for sleep)
Melatonin does not put you to sleep but simply
promotes it by making you feel more invited to
fall asleep
Uses
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Used to treat sleep disorders involving jet lag,
and sleep patterns for people with chaotic sleep
cycles.
Supplement
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Used by some active people who deplete their
natural hormones and may need extra hormones to
stay in balance with sleep cycles.
How Do I Get It?
Melatonin is readily
available for purchase in
tablet form in any place
supplements are sold.
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Pineal gland
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Light rays that are transmitted through the retina are
sent as signals to the pineal gland. Those signals help
the pineal gland decide whether or not to begin
releasing melatonin.
The sleep cycle can be interrupted through staying up
late, introducing the retinas to light impulses, which
makes the pineal gland shut down melatonin
production because it receives messages from the body
to delay the release of the hormone.
Interrupted sleep
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There can be a hangover of melatonin in the
body when a person delays the release of
melatonin by staying awake into the night.
The release of melatonin is delayed and the full
amount is released, causing a person to still have
melatonin in them when they wake up
Specifics
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The precursor to melatonin is serotonin, a
neurotransmitter that comes from the amino
acid tryptophan. Within the pineal gland,
serotonin is converted to make melatonin.
Tryptophan is the sleepy hormone found in
turkey…. Just a fun fact ;)
Wake UP!!!!
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Melatonin doesn’t just make you want to sleep,
the cycle of melatonin makes you feel like
waking up when it wears off as well.
This is how the sleep cycle is regulated in a
normal body.
Disorders
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Melatonin disorders are the cause of several
sleep disorders
Low melatonin results in the inability to regulate
sleep-wake cycles, difficulty going to sleep, and
insomnia.
High melatonin results in lethargy and constant
sleepiness
Conclusion
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Melatonin is a sleep hormone made in the
pineal gland.
It regulates sleep cycles.
Begins to release into the body around 9:00pm
when the body is preparing for sleep.
the end……..and stuff