Sleeping

[George Cantstandya]

Melatonin is indeed good for inducing sleep occasionally. It is a natural hormone that plays a role in the sleep wake cycle. I've taken it over the years via the advice of my VA doctor and it helped to some degree. It can be very helpful if you travel over time zones and need to adjust your sleep cycle. The issue is that when you take it every night your brain might acclimate to it. So after some time the benefits are decreased and it may take a larger dose to see the same results.

As I mentioned before as someone that has struggled with sleep, good sleep hygiene can make a big difference. There have been many studies about the impact of watching TV or spending time on your computer, tablet, phone and how they negatively impact sleep. That's just a small sample of bad sleep hygiene. There are a lot more. Of course this does not help when physical pain might be a factor in sleep disturbances. But if someone is looking to increase their quality of sleep under various circumstances those are things to keep in mind.