Melatonin Sleep Supplement | Select Balance Supplements

If you travel internationally, frequently take the night shift, or do late-night exercise then our Select Balance melatonin sleep supplement is the selection for you. Sleep is important in letting the body relax, regenerate, and re-energize for the following day. While taking a pill or lozenge for sleep may seem unappealing, it is a great idea that if you are suffering from a poor sleep to take melatonin for its natural sleep aid effect. 

What does Melatonin Do?

Melatonin is a naturally produced hormone that is made by a part of the brain called the pineal gland. It regulates the body’s day/night cycle or sleep/wake cycle and tells your body when to sleep and when to wake up. Melatonin levels rise when it is dark outside which signals to your body that it is time to sleep. Melatonin also helps regulate your body temperature and hormone levels and helps you relax by binding certain receptors together.

While most experts suggest taking melatonin 30-60 minutes before bedtime or at the same time every night, melatonin does not reach its peak in your blood until about 1.3-1.9 hours after taking it. This delay can be shorter or longer depending on if you are using an extended-release formula and you do not want these peak levels when you are awake. It usually decreases by 50% every one to two hours after it has reached it’s peak, meaning that if a dosage of 5mg is take, you will experience above average blood levels of melatonin for around seven to nine hours.

Why should I take Melatonin?

Melatonin sleep supplements are growing in popularity with up to 3 million people using them in 2012 according to a survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They have been researched to help in aiding sleep issues such as Circadian rhythm sleep disorders, insomnia, and especially jet lag from international traveling. It may also help with high blood pressure, sunburn, and jaw pain, although there is not much research into these claims.

I used to buy over the counter melatonin to help me sleep. I switched to this Melatonin and immediately noticed the difference... I only use 1/2 the amount of melatonin now and I'm sleeping so much better.- Amanda K.

While some people use melatonin sleep supplements when they have insomnia, which Is habitual sleepiness or the inability to sleep, they may also take it for other sleep problems such as delayed sleep disorder. Roughly 50-70 million Americans are affected by poor sleep and although it is a common problem it can have severe consequences such as high blood pressure. Taking melatonin sleep supplements can help counter low melatonin levels in the body and normalize your internal clock.

Although melatonin is produced in our bodies naturally melatonin in a melatonin supplement is not harvested from animals—the chemical structure of melatonin is simple, so it can be synthesized relatively easily starting from smaller chemical compounds. It is often vegan and vegetarian friendly and has been harm free since 1958 when it was first synthesized.

What to do to Help You Sleep

While melatonin sleep supplements are good for a short time, there are activities and factors that can be changed to help your sleep as well. Factors such as stress, smoking, exposure to too much light at night, not getting enough natural light and age all affect sleep. While some of these are unpreventable, it is good to try to limit most of these factors to a minimum around bedtime to help yourself sleep more soundly. Other factors that may affect your sleep are caffeine intake prior to bedtime, late night exercise, and blue light exposure from mobile devices and computers.

While coffee and caffeinated drinks like it are bad for your sleep, there are plenty of other drinks and foods and activities that can assist in your sleep such as various teas and relaxing exercises such as yoga and meditation. Different teas that can aid in sleep are decaf green tea, lemon tea, passionflower tea, and white chamomile tea. These teas all are caffeine- free and are meant to aid in sleep and thus are great assets of finding the perfect balance for you. Doing these activities and trying out different teas may help you find the best mixture to aid in your sleep and help you to find what fits with your bodies melatonin production and clock.

Supplement Facts

Adults: Take 1 tablets before bed or as directed by your health care practitioner. Melatonin may cause vivid dream for some. Some also find that they may be groggy in the morning if the dosage is too high.

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