Melatonin - Study Casts Doubt On Its Effectiveness

My late father was a drinker till 73 years old, he usually drink XO then take sleeping pill for his insomnia problem. After he have the 4th time stroke in his life & heart attack, he have to gave up drinking & taking sleeping pill.

I did use Melatonin when I am doing about 6 round the world trips a year. Then later I found that it is not effective & my heart is weaken. Then I stop taking it there after. I am against of using pills to help to sleep.

Don't Drink
Alcohol or Spirits
Coffee
Strong Tea Especially those Tea with caffine

Don't Drink anything 1 hours before go to bed

Here is the advise for drinks that would help you to sleep

Pepper Mint
Tomato Juice
Warm Milk with Honey
Ginseng with Honey

I do have the Herbs tea that would help you to sleep better. You can write to me at my email address on this page.

Study Casts Doubt On Its Effectiveness
Remember back in the late 1990s, all the publicity about this new "wonder drug" called melatonin? It all started with the book "The Melatonin Miracle" by William Regelson, MD, and Walter Pierpaoli, MD.

At that time the claims were for everything from age reduction to increasing sexual prowess. It was said to be a sure cure for anything sleep related.

The truth? first, melatonin isn't a drug at all. It's a naturally occurring hormone produced by the pineal gland, a gland situated somewhere near the center of the brain. It does, to some extent, control our sleep patterns and there is a theory that it is related to anti-aging. Maybe because we age less if we're getting the proper rest. Sexual prowess? Very doubtful, unless it prevents us from dropping off to sleep at the wrong moment.

Melatonin can be purchased as a food supplement, and there is some evidence that it does help with certain sleep problems. However, according to a study test conducted by a University of Alberta research group, melatonin may not be as effective as once thought.

It may help people with primary sleep problems fall asleep a bit easier. This would include some types of insomnia. However, for secondary sleep disorders - those linked to underlying mental problems including psychoses, dementia, Parkinson's disease, etc., melatonin is of little or no help. Melatonin seemed to have little effect on those suffering from jet lag or on shift workers who had trouble sleeping.

Dr. Terry Klassen, who headed up the research group, said that further study would be needed to determine the effectiveness and safety of melatonin. Little is known about long serm side effects. However, he suggested, it might be more worthwhile to keep looking for other alternatives to treat sleep disorders. Read More...
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