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A friend of mine recently wrote me the following letter asking for more information on melatonin. I dedicate this article to her: M.H. wrote: “My husband had trouble sleeping the last few months of his life, and the doc prescribed 1mg of melatonin. He didn’t want to put Jim on any more drugs. He was [...]

Melatonin is a natural hormone produced by the pineal gland. It assists in setting and controlling the clock that regulates the body’s natural rhythms. Supplementation is useful for inducing sleep and curing jet lag. In this regard, the substance enhances the REM phase of sleep. But it has other benfits as examined by the author [...]

You are right in checking out melatonin’s side effects. You want to try this popular natural sleep aid or have started on it for a while that you want to know if you are experiencing some melatonin side effects. Melatonin is undoubtedly one of the most popular over the counter sleep aids. You would probably [...]

Tharos Laboratories, Inc. (TLI), a nutraceutical and phytochemical ingredient company, is committed to helping people get a good nights sleep. In recognition of the National Sleep Foundations Sleep Awareness Week, Dr. Nikos Linardakis, physician-founder of the company, wants to educate the public about the importance of adequate sleep. Wed like people to know that adequate [...]

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT MELATONIN Note that the information on these pages do not substitute for medical consultation. SLTBR is unable to answer clinical questions, and recommends that you contact your family physician or the nearest university medical center for the name of a mood disorders or sleep disorders specialist. Copyright SLTBR, 1994; revised December, [...]

How Long Should Baby Sleep? “How long should baby sleep?” is one of those evergreen questions. Most parents realize that sleeping like a baby doesn’t mean what most people usually take it to mean. Babies need a lot of sleep; however, it takes time before they can sleep through the night. The amount of sleep [...]

Your baby’s sleep patters definitely don’t match up with yours. Because of this, many new parents wonder exactly how much sleep their baby should be getting. In the early weeks after birth, your baby will seem to sleep any time that you’re not sleeping, waking up just as you drift off to sleep. Fortunately, that [...]

“This is the most novel, natural, and easy approach to helping your infant achieve heathy sleep habits.” Mairav Cohen-Zion, Ph.D., Laboratory for Sleep and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego I’ve told so many people about the difference the 90 minute schedule made in our lives. It was such a maddening and insane time. [...]

Midweek Mental Greening Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been trying melatonin as a sleep aid – not every night, mind you, but here and there. You probably have a working knowledge of melatonin. It’s the hormone your brain’s pineal gland produces at night, when it’s dark and your body needs rest. Thus, melatonin [...]

Many parents ask about how long a baby should sleep, as most already know, they need a lot of sleep because they will be less tired, and the parents will also get more rest, which is very important. The older the baby gets, the more he/she will sleep. Many babies will not even sleep through [...]