Melatonin's Crucial Role in Preventing Jet Lag

Jet leg occurs when your internal clock is disrupted when you travel across time zones, causing extreme fatigue, insomnia and irritability.You might think the only way to prevent jet lag is to either stay up late by drinking copious amounts of caffeine to keep up with the new time zone that you're in, or to take frequent naps throughout the day by supplementing with a sleeping aid.Melatonin is a hormone made by the pineal gland, a tiny gland in your brain. This hormone is mainly in charge of regulating your sleep and wake cycles and can be found throughout your body: in your gastrointestinal and reproductive tracts, as well as produced in your tissues (skin, gut, liver, white blood cells and kidney).How can melatonin help prevent your jet lag?Dr. Mike shares the importance of melatonin for your overall health and how it can help prevent jet lag.