Facts About Melatonin

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The pineal gland, a small gland in the brain, makes a hormone called Melatonin. This helps control your sleep and wake cycles. You can find very small amounts of it in foods such as meats, grains, fruits and vegetables and can also buy it as a supplement.

We all have our own internal clock within our body that controls our natural cycle of sleeping and waking hours. This body clock controls how much melatonin our body makes. Our melatonin levels normally begin to rise in the mid- to late- evening and then remain high for most of the night. Then it …read more