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Clinically Tested Ingredients

Melatonin

A naturally occurring hormone found in humans, most animals, and some other living organisms, including algae. Circulating levels vary in a daily cycle, and melatonin is important in the regulation of the circadian rhythms of several biological functions. Many biological effects of melatonin are produced through activation of melatonin receptors, while others are due to its role as a pervasive and powerful antioxidant with a particular role in the protection of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA.

Uses for Melatonin

• Melatonin - Mayo Clinic (MayoClinic.com)
• Melatonin - WebMD.com

Clinical Studies

• Melatonin for Treatment of Sleep Disorders
  - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• The Efficacy of Melatonin in Sleep Problems of Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
  - Meander Medical Center
• Study of Melatonin: Sleep Problems in Alzheimer's Disease
  - National Institute on Aging (AGI)
• Circadian Regulation of Sleep in Habitual Short Sleepers and Long Sleepers
  - National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)

GABA

Is a major neurotransmitter widely distributed throughout the central nervous system (CNS). Because too much excitation can lead to irritability, restlessness, insomnia, seizures, and movement disorders, it must be balanced with inhibition. GABA – the most important inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain – provides this inhibition, acting like a “brake” during times of runaway stress. Medications for anxiety, such as benzodiazepines, stimulate GABA receptors and induce relaxation. Either low GABA levels or decreased GABA function in the brain is associated with several psychiatric and neurological disorders, including anxiety, depression, insomnia, and epilepsy. [Alternative Medicine Review Volume 12, Number 3 2007]

Vitamin B-6

A water-soluble vitamin. Pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) is the active form and is a cofactor in many reactions of amino acid metabolism, including transamination, deamination, and decarboxylation. 50 to 100mg of Vitamin B6 per day can help prevent sleeplessness. Your body needs adequate B6 in order to produce serotonin which it requires for the manufacture of the sleep-triggering hormone - melatonin.

Clinical Studies

• Vitamin B-6
  - National Institutes of Health