Ah yes. SLEEP. Whether you like it, or love it, there’s no negative aspect to sleep. The anticipation of the frosty pillow contrasting with your warm blankie, as your eyes shut, and you drift off into Wonderland. As you prepare to exist in this state of unconscious bliss, you turn off your light, bid closing remarks to the day, preparing your body for physical recovery and emotional and cognitive reset…until, you shut your eyes, and 10 minutes later, you still are aware of everything going on around you. Fast forward 30 minutes later, you’re a bit tired, but still laying there to no avail. 1 hour becomes 2, 2 becomes 4…it’s one of those nights again…laying there all night, ready for a cranky and sore morning. Now, the question lies, how can we avoid this ultra annoying phenomenon from occurring to us? What puts our body in sleep mode, and how can we keep it there, in order to prepare us for the day ahead?

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All Powerful- how sleep resets us

Sleep is, undoubtedly, the best medicine of them all. When our body is not transducing any sensory stimuli, not putting itself under any sort of stress, not exposed to any environmental changes, it is at its peak in recovery. Now, sleep is divided into two stages, which works out nicely, as there are two forms of recovery. NREM, Non Rapid Eye Movement, takes care of the physical stages of recovery. In this stage, our muscles are physically active and mobile. Our body begins synthesis to reduce any damage, clears out inflammatory byproducts from food, uptakes any transmitter imbalance, and the like. Now, in REM sleep, our muscles are actually known to essentially ‘freeze up.’ During this period, we are extremely cognitively active. No, we aren’t consciously aware of our surroundings to a full extent, but neurons in cognitive and emotional centers are randomly firing. The ones most likely to fire are the ones which have been heavily utilized in patterning through the day, as they are the most potentiated. This firing essentially triggers various downstream cascades through the neuron, completing a day’s processing, and once again proving why sleep is so necessary

Tonin’ Up- melatonin

The thing is, our bodies won’t fall asleep without a trigger warning from the nervous system. Within the limbic system is a center of the brain known as the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus, which is sensitive to light. Whenever it detects a lack of light, there’s a signaling cascade(which is extensive) which leads to the production of melatonin. Melatonin binds to its receptors within the SCN, and then certain proteins associated with wakefulness are expressed to a lesser extent. One key signaling cascade is the inhibition of Adenylate Cyclase(GPT, 2022). The Cyclase leads to production of a molecule known as cAMP, an extremely popular molecule you may have heard of before. cAMP serves as a universal second messenger in the body, amplifying signals sent between cells, and functioning to initiate various G Protein Cascades for long-term signaling. The inhibition of cAMP production can decrease prominence of various occurrences through the body, preparing it for sleep. It’s a string of numerous, complex signaling and transduction mechanisms, but it leads to one, simple result. Sleep!!

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Got The Blues

To be honest, you could probably foreshadow what this section was about even before you reached the reading point or got a glance at the title because you’ve likely heard this phrase a million times before- “Blue light breaks your sleep.” But, realistically, how true is this? Does blue light break your sleep? And, to what extent does it, if anything. Well, we can’t directly jump inside of our brain to a melatonin based conclusion. We must start with our eyes. Blue light has relatively low wavelengths in comparison to warmer lights, meaning that its energy is higher. When blue light is detected, the energy presumably relays itself via the retinal photoreceptors towards the SCN, delaying melatonin production due to the body’s recognition to stay alert. However, this isn’t the only thing that can inhibit its production. Aging, of course, plays a role; as we age, production efficiency generally decreases. Stimulant drugs or substances will definitely delay its production, as well as some medicines. Honestly, anything which interferes with the ideal routine can destroy the body’s melatonin cycle, destroying sleep.

Super Solution

Honestly, despite the efforts you may make to establish a routine, we’re well aware that conflicts can arise. And, while you may be surviving on a poor sleep schedule right now, it will catch up to you sooner rather than later. Hence, if you don’t want to spend your busy nights worrying about whether you’ll even get enough sleep or not, invest in Natrol Melatonin, made precisely with the backing of science!! Available for oral consumption, the substance is guaranteed to get into your bloodstream right away, wasting no time in exerting its effects so you can get a proper, RESTFUL sleep at night. Additionally, the dosage is the crucial aspect. Ignore the harm that comes with unnaturally high doses which can affect natural production and take our 10 milligram dose on a nightly basis for moderate tax on the body, yet for maximum sleep. Coming in at a low cost, it greatly outweighs the cost of not being able to sleep for days on end. Beat the rush of the crowd and feel the rush of the melatonin, and purchase yours today!!

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Wrapping It Up