Melatonin is the sleep hormone, it is known for its beneficial effects on falling asleep. Lemon balm, valerian and passionflower are also known for their many benefits on sleep quality and relaxation. 

melatonin :

• helps reduce sleep time
• helps reduce the effects of jet lag.

Lemon balm :

• Helps maintain a positive mood and good cognitive functioning.
• Promotes optimal relaxation.
• Helps promote relaxation and mental and physical well-being.
• Helps maintain good sleep.

What to expect from a good food supplement for sleep?

Melatonin seems to be, to date, the best ingredient to improve sleep onset time and promote sleep. This hormone, also called the sleep hormone, regulates our day/night cycles. It has been proven that a deficit in the production of melatonin by our body can be the cause of sleep disorders. Melatonin supplementation can make it easier to fall asleep and a dosage of 1.9mg is recognized for its effectiveness. 4 drops of our Melatonin helps to anticipate, 30 minutes before bedtime, to promote good sleep. Melatonin seems to be, to date, the best ingredient to improve sleep onset time and promote sleep. This hormone, also called the sleep hormone, regulates our day/night cycles. It has been proven that a deficit in the production of melatonin by our body can be the cause of sleep disorders. Melatonin supplementation can make it easier to fall asleep and a dosage of 1.9mg is recognized for its effectiveness. 4 drops of our Melatonin helps to anticipate, 30 minutes before bedtime, to promote good sleep.

When to take Melissa & Valerian Melatonin?

• Melatonin drops are taken 30 minutes before going to bed, to fight jet lag or to make it easier to fall asleep and improve the quality of sleep.

How many drops?

• Children: Not recommended.
• Teenagers: Not recommended.
• Adults: Up to 4 drops per day.

Duration of a shot 

• Melissa & Valerian Melatonin is taken occasionally as needed.

How to get your drops ?

• To be taken directly under the tongue, or possibly in a small glass of water.

Duration of a vial

• A bottle of Melissa & Valerian Melatonin covers between 100 and 200 days of intake.

The French lack of sleep:

• 45% of 24-45 year olds consider that they sleep less than they need,
• 13% of 25-45 year olds consider sleeping a waste of time,
• 16% of the population is affected by chronic insomnia.

Through these observations going against our health, the Sleep Observatory organizes sleep days all over France, in order to raise awareness about the importance of sleeping well. Because even if it seems obvious, it is increasingly difficult to sleep: night work, stress, screens... All excuses are good for going to bed late and getting up early. Not to mention the social pressure that associates waking up at dawn with professional performance and fulfillment. (LINK: https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/laura-mabille/routine-matin-bien-etre-lever_a_21600369/).  

Sleep : half of our health 

Lack of sleep has direct consequences on our neuromotor functioning due to physical and mental fatigue [1]:

• School failure and professional difficulties,
• Inability to concentrate,
• Irritability,
• Anxiety and affected mood.

But that's not all. Behind these “felt” consequences also hide consequences that sometimes become more severe, with an accentuation of certain physiological risks:

• Metabolic disorders: obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases [2,3].
• Accelerated aging: inflammation and generation of oxidative stress [4–6] which could lead to a multitude of problems, some of which are visible quickly, such as the appearance of affected skin [7]

Melatonin : Central sleep hormone   

Melatonin is also called the sleep hormone because it regulates our biological clock (circadian rhythm = daily rhythm), in particular the phases of wakefulness and sleep. It is our pineal gland (or epiphysis), located in our brain, which naturally secretes this hormone and signals to our body that it must enter the sleep phase. The secretion of this molecule is synchronized with the luminosity and presents a peak of secretion around 3-4 am. This is why it can also be called the “darkness” hormone. It is made by our body from an essential amino acid, tryptophan (via hydroxytryptophan or 5-HTP) which is itself transformed into serotonin which will then become melatonin to finally pass into the bloodstream. This hormone therefore plays a central role in our chronobiological rhythm, and a sleep disturbance, explained by various parameters, often involves a disturbance in the secretion of melatonin [8]. A lack of melatonin makes us count sheep.

Two main factors mean that many people today do not produce enough melatonin:

• Age: melatonin secretion decreases naturally and continuously with age [9].
• Screens: brightness (especially blue light from screens) delays the secretion of melatonin. It takes more than an hour in a low-light environment and away from any screen for our body to understand that it is time to produce melatonin and fall asleep… [10,11]. This mania for screens triggers a veritable vicious circle: “I don't let go of my smartphone, I don't secrete melatonin, I'm not sleepy, I take my smartphone back to 'relax'...” Unfortunately, such a gross aberration than frequent.

And as mentioned above, in addition to these main factors, there is a dimension of irregularity in the rhythm of life that we impose on ourselves, sometimes making it difficult to set up a structured and repeatable secretion of melatonin.

How to get back to sleep ?

The science is therefore formal: it is necessary to act. There are three approaches to solving these sleep problems:

Grandmother's remedies (herbal tea, hot water bottle): pleasant and gentle but without guarantee of effectiveness.

The behavioral approach: banning screens at least 1 hour before going to bed, setting up a repeated "ritual" to prepare, in-depth work on stress, reorganizing workdays... It seems obvious, but complicated to apply.

Sleeping pills: more effective solutions, which the French use and abuse. The big problem with sleeping pills is that they are habit-forming. Consequence: if you have trouble sleeping and you start taking sleeping pills, you won't be able to do without them… [12].

The choice of Nutri&Co

Simple and practical, Nutri&Co Melissa & Valerian Melatonin is the ideal and effective solution to promote sleep and good sleep. Three strengths distinguish our formula:

1. A convenient ready-to-use format: : 

With its liquid formula and dropper bottle, our Melatonin is very practical for easy use just before going to bed or on the go. The drops are deposited directly in the mouth and do not require a glass of water.

2. Adaptable dosage and rapid action:

Melatonin is the number 1 ingredient for sleep and a formula that targets sleep cannot do without its scientifically proven effectiveness. Depending on the need, our formula makes it possible to modulate the dosage of melatonin according to quantities recognized as effective:
- to reduce the time it takes to fall asleep: 4 drops deliver 1.9mg,
- to recover from jet lag: 2 drops deliver 0.95mg.

3. An association with lemon balm, valerian and passionflower:

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), valerian (Valeriana officinalis L.) and passionflower (Passiflora incarnata L.) are plants that have been known for over 2,000 years. Recognized by the scientific community for their action on relaxation, they also contribute to good sleep. In 4 drops of our formula, 600mg equivalent of lemon balm leaves, 1mg of valerian and 2mg of passionflower.