HEALTH SOLUTIONS: RECOMMENDED USE: Helps increase total sleep time aspect of sleep quality in people suffering from sleep restriction or altered sleep schedule, e.g. shift-work and jet lag. Helps to relieve the daytime fatigue associated with jet lag. Helps reduce the time it takes to fall asleep in people with delayed sleep phase syndrome. Helps reset the body’s sleep-wake cycle aspect of circadian rhythm. DOSAGE FORM: Liquid RECOMMENDATIONS: Take 1 dropper (1mL) a day at bedtime only. For use beyond four weeks, consult a health care practitioner DESCRIPTION: Melatonin is a hormone produced by the pineal gland in the brain. Responsible for regulating our sleep-wake cycles, this hormone is released into the bloodstream to induce sleep. Melatonin helps regulate our body’s regeneration process and, therefore, helps to maintain healthy, youthful tissues. Melatonin promotes sleep, eases shift work transitions, and may relieve jet lag, without the hazards or side effects of prescription sleeping pills. Recommended Daily Allowance: N/A Food Sources:None Causes of Defi ciency: Poor diet, depression or anxiety, stress, prescription medications, shift work. Symptoms of Defi ciency: Dleeping problems, insomnia. Complementary Nutrients: Chamomile tea. HOW IT WORKS: In the natural sleep-wake cycle, darkness triggers the release of melatonin. Once released into the bloodstream, melatonin prepares the body for sleep, decreasing temperature, alertness and performance. Melatonin supplements interact with melatonin receptors in the brain in the same way to induce sleep and help regulate the body’s normal sleep patterns. RESEARCH: Several studies have shown an association between decreased melatonin levels and increased risk of insomnia. Melatonin increases the speed of falling asleep and improves the overall quality of sleep. Studies also show that supplementing with melatonin before and after travel can reduce the effects of jet lag. Most importantly, melatonin is a sleep aid without any hangover-like effects. INTERACTIONS AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: Do not use if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or taking immunosuppressive drugs. Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you have a hormonal disorder, diabetes, liver or kidney disease, cerebral palsy, seizure disorders, migraine, depression and/or hypertension or if you taking blood pressure or sedative/hypnotic medications. If symptoms persist continuously for more than four weeks, consult your health care practitioner. Do not drive or use machinery for five hours after taking melatonin. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS: Nature’s Harmony® Sleep Tight™ Liquid Melatonin is a synthetically sourced melatonin product. It is NOT sourced from the pineal gland of beef cattle and, therefore, contains absolutely no risk of BSE (mad cow disease)