I have had problems sleeping for close to 20 years. I could never sleep much more than an hour—often much less- without being awake and restless—unable to fall right back asleep. My problem was I never could get the REM restful sleep because I never stayed asleep long enough!! As we age, we don’t produce as much Melatonin and this often leads to sleep problems. Also stress …just too much to do…unresolved problems—all can contribute to miserable nights.
People kept telling me to try Melatonin. I did but never got ongoing, consistent results…until a friend gave me a bottle of Perfect PM to try. WOW!! What a difference from the very first night.
Maybe it is the combination of natural ingredients? I read that Perfect PM contains safe ingredients you can trust—Calcium, Vitamin B-6, Magnesium, Melatonin, and a Proprietary blend of Valerian Root, Hops Flower, Skullcap, Chamomile Flower, Passionflower, L-Taurine, Inositol, GABA.
All these ingredients work together—I only know Perfect PM works for me. I sleep much better at night and wake up refreshed and ready to start a new day!!
So I decided to research the ingredients online (don’t you love google.com?) and was absolutely astounded by what I read about Melatonin. Besides taking a sleep aid that really works for me, I read there are many benefits besides sleep attributed to Melatonin
Here are portions of what I read:….
Melatonin was introduced to the United States in 1992 as a “sleep hormone.”
While some find melatonin helps restore restful sleep, scientists are finding far more consistent applications for melatonin in the area of brain protection.
New discoveries are validating melatonin’s ability to guard the brain from oxidative stress and the neurodegeneration that occurs as a result of aging and environmental factors.1 With this research, melatonin deserves the title of “brain hormone.”
Scientists are increasingly finding that the age-related decline in melatonin levels may be one factor for the age-related increase in neurodegenerative diseases.2-4 In fact, some symptoms of melatonin deficiency are seen in patients with Alzheimer’s, such as disruption of day/night patterns, mood changes, and delirium.5
Fortunately, supplementing with melatonin in middle age and beyond has been shown to protect against Alzheimer’s as well as reduce the risk of Parkinson’s disease, shrink the size of the infarct area involved in a stroke, and minimize the brain swelling and dysfunction following a head injury. 2,6-13
As if this were not enough, research is also finding that in lab studies melatonin can play a role in longevity by increasing the “longevity protein” SIRT1.14,15 Clearly, melatonin’s beneficial properties extend far beyond sleep.—-Read entire article
I will definitely continue with my Perfect PM so that I can get better sleep AND know that each time I take one of the supplements, I am getting far greater benefits than just sleep. Each bottle contains 60 nights of great sleep—what a deal.