Sleep Like a Baby... with Melatonin
Unfortunately many of us do not secure the
fundamental and natural sleep we need. As one writer said, "The 'American
dream' leaves us with little time for dreaming." During the past century,
we have reduced our average sleep by more than 20 percent, or nearly two hours
per day. Just this alone could account in large part for the stress, disease,
and accidents that we suffer as a nation. In fact, sleep experiments have
shown that just two hours "sleep debt" for five nights can put us in
a bad mood, leaving us sick and unhappy. The greater the debt, the greater the
impact.
About one-third of us, 40 million Americans,
report chronic sleep trouble. If this seems like a lot of individuals,
that's because it is. Plus, there is a terrible interest on that debt. One
study showed that people sleeping fewer than six hours nightly have a 30
percent higher death rate from cancer, heart disease, stroke, and all other
causes than those who sleep seven or eight hours per night. Insomniacs have
twice the number of auto accidents.
Even the Exxon Valdez oil spill was eventually
blamed on a third mate suffering from sleep deprivation and extreme fatigue.
Several studies have demonstrated that supplementary melatonin has
tranquilizing and...
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Keywords: Aging, Chamomile,
Depression, Insomnia, Irritability, Jet lag, Melatonin, Narcolepsy, Sleep,
Sleep aids, Sleep apnea, Tryptophan, Yoga
Topics: A New Way To Sleep, Have a cup of tea, L-Tryptophan
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