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Jet Lag and
Melatonin

Jet Lag Prevention With Melatonin Supplements

The effects of melatonin supplements for preventing jet lag have been well researched. Your StopJetLag Plan will apply this research using your personal profile and flight schedule that you provide us with to furnish you with the correct time for you to use optional melatonin supplements.

Correctly timed melatonin supplements help prevent jet lag

Melatonin is a substance naturally produced by the pineal gland. It is a synthesis of two compounds, tryptophan (an amino acid) and serotonin (a neurotransmitter) and is central to your body's preparedness for sleep. Thus, melatonin is another powerful influence on your body clock and the recommendations for the use of melatonin supplements in your StopJetLag Plan are based on the latest research of Dr. Alfred Lewy and reviewed by Dr. Charles Ehret. Although the proper types and timing of meals helps your body produce melatonin naturally and at precisely correct times, the addition of melatonin pills can enhance this effect.

Melatonin Supplements: Rules for Use...

The timing for using melatonin is based on both your personal profile and the flight times in your itinerary. At the recommended times for melatonin on your StopJetLag Plan, take a 3 to 5 mg melatonin pill. It is also recommended that you take this same amount of melatonin at precisely correct times for no more than 2 days following the change to a new time zone. Thereafter, its' routine use is not recommended as long as proper meal and sleep regimens are maintained.

Since the use of melatonin supplements is optional, you should consult your physician before using melatonin supplements if you have an auto-immune condition, depressive disorder or are a pregnant/nursing woman. Not for use by children under 12 years of age.


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