| Having trouble sleeping can happen to any of us and | | | | dietary minerals, zinc and magnesium. These two |
| sometimes the aid of supplements is more beneficial | | | | minerals are sometimes not adequately supplied in the |
| than trying to sleep naturally. Forget the days of | | | | diet so it could benefit you if you don`t have sleep |
| taking a few Tylenol PM`s hoping that you will get a | | | | troubles. The zinc is in the chemical forms zinc |
| good night`s sleep. The supplement industry has | | | | methionine and aspartate while the magnesium is in |
| evolved well enough to give you the proper | | | | the aspartate form. There is no evidence of any |
| supplements to get a good night`s rest. You are | | | | claim that ZMA has any effects beyond those of |
| going to learn six popular supplements used to help | | | | taking equivalent amounts of zinc, magnesium, or |
| give you the best sleep that you`ve ever dreamed | | | | Vitamin B6. All of these substances are healthy and |
| of.The first supplement that we are going to discuss | | | | the combination will also be healthy as long as it is |
| is melatonin. Melatonin is secreted by the pineal gland | | | | not overdosed.Serotonin is known to regulate mood, |
| and is a pea-sized structure at the center of our | | | | appetite, sleep, emotion, and is implicated in the |
| brains, which helps our eyes register at the fall of | | | | control of numerous behavioral functions. Decreased |
| darkness. At night, melatonin is produced to help our | | | | serotoninergic neurotransmission has been proposed |
| bodies regulate our wake-sleep cycle. The amount of | | | | to play a key role in the treatment of depression. |
| it produced by our body lessens as we get older, | | | | The concentration of synaptic serotonin is controlled |
| which is why it is important to supplement with | | | | directly by its uptake in the pre-synaptic terminal. In |
| melatonin.Another useful supplement in helping you | | | | addition to anti-depressants, highly specific serotonin |
| sleep better is phosphatidylserine. Phosphatidylserine | | | | reuptake inhibitors have been developed, which are |
| is a natural nutrient found as part of the cell | | | | increasingly prescribed for depressed patients.The |
| membranes of cells. Phosphatidylserine is most | | | | final sleep aid supplement that we will discuss is |
| notably found in the cell membranes of neurons, | | | | 5-HTP. 5-HTP is found in some over-the-counter |
| comprising of about 7 to 10 percent of it lipid | | | | weight loss formulas and is an extract from a West |
| content. It has been available in the North American | | | | African plant seed containing a contaminant linked to |
| market since the early 1990`s, but has been available | | | | a rare blood disorder. Despite the fact that it can help |
| to the rest of the world for many | | | | you sleep, it has not been proven to effectively |
| decades.L-tryptophan is an essential amino acid that | | | | promote weight loss. 5HTP is also a breakdown |
| humans cannot live without. Tryptophan is a | | | | product of the amin acid tryptophan present in most |
| precursor for serotonin, melatonin, niacin, and its | | | | protein rich foods.Everyone wants better sleep and |
| functional group is idole. Despite its benefits, | | | | sometimes it`s difficult to teach yourself common |
| tryptophan has been implicated as a possible cause | | | | methods to use to sleep better. These supplements |
| for schizophrenia in people who cannot metabolize it | | | | do help but you may be able to get natural sleep by |
| properly. When properly metabolized, it creates a | | | | keeping stress to a minimum, eating a healthy diet, |
| waste product in the brain that is toxic, causing | | | | and exercising. If these methods don`t work then |
| delusions and hallucinations.The most common sleep | | | | feel free to experiment with a sleep product until |
| aid, ZMA, is a combination of the two essential | | | | you find one to your liking. Until next time, later. |