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How to use the word melatonin in a Sentence?

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We don’t secrete melatonin to help us sleep when we’re staring at light.

Cora Collette Breuner

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Devices should be off and charging away from the bed, whether it’s in the kitchen or another room besides the bedroom, we don’t secrete melatonin to help us sleep when we’re staring at light.

Cora Collette Breuner

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Almonds contain a natural source of melatonin, which is a hormone that your brain produces and has been associated with sleep and sleep cycles. Research indicates that eating melatonin-rich foods may assist with improving your body’s sleep cycles, almonds are one of the highest plant-based sources of melatonin.

Brynn McDowell

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Consumption in the evening may promote drowsiness, leading to better sleep. Oats also contain melatonin, which can help us to fall asleep as well.

Allison Tallman

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Eggs contain many nutrients that are important for sleep and overall general health. Research shows eggs are one food that is higher in melatonin, which has been shown to induce sleep.

Amy Adams

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Tart cherry juice can increase our bodies' ability to use tryptophan, which is an amino acid linked to sleep. Tart cherry also has a high melatonin concentration, research says 8 oz of tart cherry juice in the morning and nighttime for as little as two weeks can significantly reduce insomnia.

Amy Adams

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Walnuts contain several nutrients that promote good sleep, such as melatonin, serotonin, and magnesium. Studies show that eating walnuts increases melatonin in the blood, making walnuts a great bedtime snack, walnuts are also high in omega-3 fatty acids. Animal studies in rats have shown that omega-3 fatty acid deficiency can alter several neurotransmitter pathways, including that of serotonin, affecting depression, anxiety, and sleep.

Kaleigh McMordie

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Melatonin is a natural compound released by the body, usually at night, and throwing off that balance by adding more of it to your system can cause additional sleep issues, if you decide to take it, remember it's all about the timing of the melatonin, not the amount of melatonin. The general rule of thumb is taking the melatonin two hours before your desired bedtime, because if you take it too late, it can throw off your sleep schedule.

Raj Dasgupta

Found on CNN
3 years ago

In addition to the polyclonal antibodies, the President has been taking zinc, vitamin D, famotidine, melatonin and a daily aspirin.

Sean Conley

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Your body produces more melatonin, your natural sleep chemical, when it's nice and dark, if sunlight or other light gets into your brain, that's when [ melatonin levels ] start going down.

Brian Isaacson

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Blue light is the spectrum that signals the clock in the brain, and it is the spectrum that suppresses melatonin, melatonin is a hormone that plays an important role in maintaining the synchronization of the clocks in all our body's cells. Disruption of these clocks is thought to increase the risk of cancer.

Kristen Knutson

Found on CNN
6 years ago

The dietary supplement melatonin is not a potent sleeping aid, it’s good for shifting your circadian rhythm. Usually, we suggest people take it two hours before their desired sleep time.

Raj Dasgupta

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Displays like laptops, tablets, and phones should not be used for a long time at night because its bright emission suppresses the melatonin.

Meenu Singh

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Sunlight will decrease the release of melatonin, a hormone that makes us sleepy.

Steve Orma

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

The changes in the yoga category are very large, i was also struck by the use of melatonin in children.

Josephine Briggs

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Use of conventional sleeping pills, like benzodiazepines, is of some concern, melatonin is a product that has a good safety profile.

Josephine Briggs

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Since the inner clock relies on sunlight to stay in sync, winter sunrise is later and winter nights are longer, melatonin can overshoot into the day, causing grogginess or 'brain fog,' for several hours.

Michael Terman

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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