Melatonin is a hormone that’s key to quality sleep, but your body doesn’t always produce it when you hit the hay. This can make for less-than-sound slumber, followed by irritability and drowsiness the next day. There are lots of key factors that play a role when it comes to blocking melatonin from being able to do its job. Stress, unnatural light or a big shift in your sleep schedule, like jet lag or Daylight Savings, can all impact melatonin’s ability to send you off to dreamland. But no worries, there are things you can do to help! Take stress down a peg with Zen Mode, avoid unnatural light before bed (stay off your phone and computer!) and reset your sleep schedule when your routine gets thrown for a loop.
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