When you turn on a light at night, your biological clock instructs your pineal gland to immediately stop producing melatonin; sleeping in complete darkness is important for healthful melatonin production.

There are many benefits of melatonin: anti-inflammatory, anti-aging, regulates reproductive hormones, keeps your weight down, regulates sleep.

Seratonin, the mood lifter neurotransmitter, is the precursor to melatonin. Serotonin is what helps you feel happy, calm, and self confident even in the times of stress. The body converts serotonin into melatonin at as day turns to night.

Sleep problems arise when there is there is a deficiency of melantonin. When you turn on a light at night, your pineal gland located behind the third eye immediately stops producing melatonin. Sleeping in complete darkness is important for healthful melatonin production.

Optimize your melatonin levels by stepping out and getting some sunlight. Get some sun in the morning. Your internal clock will get a clear message of when it daylight by exposing yourself to 10 to 15 minutes of morning sunlight. Your circadian rhythm needs bright light to reset itself. Make sure you get BRIGHT sun exposure regularly even when it’s cold out. Your pineal gland produces melatonin proportionately to the amount of bright sun exposure in the day and complete darkness at night, meaning you’ll produce more melatonin while you snooze if you enjoy more rays during the day.

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