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If you struggle with having a good night’s sleep, but want to avoid strong prescription sleep medicine and other drugs, then a sleep supplement may be right for you. Sleep supplements work using natural ingredients, not strong medication, to help you drift off peacefully to sleep. When it comes to sleep supplements and sleep aids

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Melatonin is a hormone naturally produced in the pineal gland that is released at night. When the hormone is released, it signals that it’s time to sleep. This is sometimes interrupted by a child’s environment or even a sleep disorder or mental illness. When you have a little one or, a not so little one,

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You close your eyes, ready to slip away to dreamland. You lay there and wait. It seems like hours tick by, and you are still waiting for sleep to come. You consider counting sheep, but your list of to-dos keeps popping up in your head. There has to be some way you can fall asleep

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Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep or cause you to wake up too early and not be able to get back to sleep. You may still feel tired when you wake up. Insomnia can be short-term or ongoing. Acute insomnia lasts from one

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Pregnancy may be one of the most sleepless times of your life, making it tempting to reach for a bottle of melatonin pills. However, it’s important to remain aware of the risks associated with taking any form of medication during this time– and that includes taking melatonin. But melatonin is just a natural hormone your