Melatonin is a hormone not only sleep, but as the hormone of life and longevity. That is why it is so important to know how it is produced, what the night brings maximum hours of rest good for the whole body, why it is important to control the level of melatonin, check out our articles.
When stable operation body, sleep hormone produced naturally by using the pineal gland.
Initially, the body is important to get a sufficient amount of the amino acid tryptophan,thanks to sunlight, which in turn is converted into serotonin. And even then at night he starts converted into melatonin. Generated as a hormone enters the bloodstream and in the spinal cord fluid. That is why any person is vital to spend at least half an hour on the street in a bright period of time.
But unnatural "stretching day" due to artificial light, on the contrary, adversely affects the production of the sleep hormone. And all because more than 70% sleep hormone produced after 21 hours, as well as in the period from 23 am to 4.
Accordingly, if the lower light level in this period, the melatonin production is at a maximum, and conversely, if the light prolong day due to artificial light, the concentration of the sleep hormone fall sharply, which will lead to negative consequences for health person.
Just sleep hormone production begins to slow down with age, so with age a person can start to feel unusual before nocturnal awakenings, weak sleep, insomnia. There are a number of drugs and additives to artificially compensate for the lack of sleep hormones.
As with any medication, drugs containing melatonin should be taken only after consultation with your doctor, as they also have a number of contraindications:
- during pregnancy and lactation
- autoimmune diseases
- severe allergies
- oncology
- children under 18 years
