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This is because your body produces melatonin, a hormone that plays a huge role in sleep.
Melatonin is not just any other hormone, so it's kind of an internal timekeeper.
Sunlight helps keep your brain working well, without it, your brain doesn't know when or how to release the sweet, sweet melatonin.
Your brain doesn't know when or how to release the sweet, sweet melatonin.
And I've already talked about melatonin-rich foods and supplements in previous videos.
And I've already talked about melatonin-rich foods and supplements in previous videos.
I mean, I know sleep is kind of regulated by the thalamus and the suprachiasmatic nucleus sending signals to the pineal gland, which kind of secretes melatonin, which tells us, like, when it's time to go to sleep.
It drives the release of melatonin from the pineal gland, and melatonin comes online under darkness.
If you believe that your fatigue is related to lack of sleep, you may want to try to establish a bedtime routine, as it can help you unwind and signal your brain to produce more melatonin, the sleep hormone.
If you believe that your fatigue is related to lack of sleep, you may want to try to establish a bedtime routine, as it can help you unwind and signal your brain to produce more melatonin, the sleep hormone.
So melatonin and sleep.
So melatonin and sleep.
Think of it as a natural melatonin shot, no supplements required.
Think of it as a natural melatonin shot—no supplements required.
Now, before I finish the sleep section, I wanna say this, stop using melatonin supplements.
In the 1960s, melatonin was known as the anti-gonad hormone.
Phones and laptops glow with blue light, which can delay melatonin and confuse your body clock.
Phones and laptops glow with blue light, which can delay melatonin and confuse your body clock.
High-protein, low-carb diets can also reduce tryptophan absorption, the amino acid your brain uses to make serotonin and melatonin.
High protein, low carb diets can also reduce tryptophan absorption, the amino acid your brain uses to make serotonin and melatonin.