SleepSense Melatonin enhances mood, reduces anxiety, improves sleep, stops cravings and helps PMS.

Melatonin identified in 1958, is a hormone manufactured from serotonin (our feel good hormone) and secreted by the pineal gland. The human body is governed by an internal clock that signals the release of many hormones that regulate various body functions. Melatonin is most well known for its ability to control our sleep, wake cycles where it is secreted in darkness and suppressed by the light. It is also used to treat jetlag where it resets our internal clock when we travel by air across several time zones. Children have much higher melatonin levels than adults and sadly as we age it is dramatically reduced. Anti-aging specialists believe melatonin to be essential in retarding the aging process. Low levels of melatonin are also found in those individuals with sleep and depressive disorders.

Melatonin has also been evaluated as a treatment to maintain normal blood pressure in diabetics. It also protects the stomach mu c o sa from acute gas tric lesions caused by stre s s. For those people having difficu lty stopp i n g benzodiazepines commonly referred to as sleeping pills melatonin has been used effectively to help withdraw from these drugs without side effects.

Night lights and street lights streaming light through your bedroom window at night both have been found to inhibit melatonin production while sleeping. Purchase light-inhibiting drapes for your windows, turn off those night lights and close your bedroom door at night to shut out the light to enhance your body’s own melatonin levels.

Recommended Use: Dissolve 1 tablet under the tongue at bedtime, up to 3 tablets daily, or as directed by a health practitioner.

Keep out of reach of children.

Contraindications: Not recommended for pregnant or lactating women. Do not use with sedatives or immunosuppressive drugs. Do not drive or operate machinery for 5 hours after using this product.

Ingredients: Each capsule contains: Melatonin . . . 3 mg

Other ingredients: Lactose monohydrate, cellulose, peppermint flavour, croscarmellose sodium and vegetable grade magnesium stearate (lubricant).