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Sleep and Health
Melatonin and Serotonin
Hormones for Sleep and Feeling Good
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In the base of the brain is a tiny gland called the pineal gland. This important gland, which interacts with the rising and setting of the sun from the retinas in your eyes, is essential to your sleep and overall well-being.
While you sleep, the pineal gland releases special hormones during certain hours of the day and night that operate like clockwork, cleaning up your brain and body to help you rest, recharge, and rejuvenate without your interference.
Take a look at these hormones and see what they do…
Melatonin- Melatonin is called “the sleep hormone” and for good reason.
It plays a key role in helping regulate your body’s sleep-wake cycle and the restorative process in your body. As night time approaches, it signals your body to wind down and get sleepy, which is important for your body to rest and repair itself.
Melatonin also helps with immune function, enhances your memory and focus, helps fight free radicals, and helps maintain overall hormone balance (Men, you have hormones, too!).
