Sleep disorders at night have consequences, even serious ones, on the quality of life of those suffering from it: drowsiness, anxiety, irritability and difficulty concentrating are some of the most common problems related to insomnia .
There are factors that together constitute the so-called sleep hygiene and that can promote an adequate and efficient night's rest by creating a relaxing environment and maintaining regular sleep-wake rhythms.
Conversely, there are factors that can hinder sleep: physical pain, stress, anxiety, noise, some diseases, specific psychiatric disorders, hospitalization, taking some drugs, using or abusing drugs ...
Sometimes sleep disorders are temporary and can be resolved without special interventions, other times they last a long time and need treatment.
Sleep disorders and melatonin
A natural and effective remedy for sleep disorders is melatonin .
Melatonin is not a sleeping pill and therefore acts with different mechanisms than these drugs. It is a hormone derived from serotonin and produced by the pituitary gland which, thanks to its central action on the synchronization of hormonal cyclicity, reconstitutes a physiological rest regime; that is, it contributes to solving insomnia by recreating the natural periodicity and cyclical nature of sleep.
When combined with magnesium and zinc its action is even more effective. As usual, we recommend that you take particular care when evaluating the dosage with an expert.
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Melatonin with zinc and magnesium: a clinical study
A recent study on melatonin and zinc conducted by a medical team of the University of Pavia and entitled The Effect of Melatonin, Magnesium, and Zinc on Primary Insomnia in Log-Term Care Facility Residents in Italy: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial evaluated the effect on melatonin, zinc and magnesium sleep disorders on a group of 43 geriatric patients with primary insomnia.
22 patients received, every day, for 8 weeks, an hour before going to sleep, a supplement composed of 5 mg of melatonin, 225 mg of magnesium and 11.25 mg of zinc in 100 grams of pear pulp; the other 21 patients received placebo (100 grams of pear pulp).
Sleep quality was assessed with the help of several sleep assessment questionnaires widely recognized by the scientific community; these assessments were carried out at baseline (ie at the visit before starting the study) and after 60 days.
Patients who received the natural supplement to sleep with melatonin, zinc and magnesium showed a significantly higher quality of sleep than those who received placebo, suggesting that the treatment had beneficial effects.
