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Somnology (SLEEP) Part 2 with Dr. W. Chris Winter

Ologies with Alie Ward

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What Is a Sleeping Pill?

Melotonin is that hormon. It's produced by a tiny pea sized, mid brained little mugget called your pinial gland. And it makes you sleepy. Some experts warn against using the supplements long term because it can cause next day grogginess or grumpiness. But what is a big melo tonand cock blocker, you ask? Good question. And it's blue light. So to boost your natural melotonen in your brain, this is why people say lay off the screens after dusk. New fangled light sources like screens and phones blast daytime rays into your brain at the wrong times. Firelight and incandescent bulbs have these warmer wave lengths that

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