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    Bright ideas

    Jul 18, 2021 3 minutes
    by Nicky Pellegrino

    People tend not to sleep as well in later life, and one of the reasons is believed to be declining levels of the hormone melatonin. Produced by the brain’s pineal gland, melatonin helps control the body’s sleep/wake cycle. Levels increase naturally aft er darkness and it is suppressed by light in the morning.

    For those whose brains aren’t making enough, melatonin is available as a supplement. In some countries, it can be bought

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