The sleep cookie is a muffin of various flavors that is made with the hormone melatonin, which favors sleep and may be a treatment option for insomnia.
Melatonin is a neurohormone and one of its functions is to regulate the sleep-wake mechanism. By consuming the sleep cookie the body of the individual responds with a sense of relaxation and lethargy, which makes the individual fall asleep more easily. However, excessive consumption of the sleep cookie can increase the depressive state in patients already diagnosed with depression and increase estrogen levels in women, and may favor the installation of osteoporosis.
Where to buy
The melatonin sleep cookie is only marketed outside Brazil because this substance is not yet approved by Anvisa but online pharmacies and drugstores abroad can market the sleep cookie, sending it all over Brazil.
How to consume
It is recommended to eat a sleep cookie after 7 pm for a good night's sleep and it should not be consumed with alcoholic beverages or by children under 12 years of age.
If you find it too risky to consume the muffin, but find the melatonin's function interesting, you can choose to consume foods that favor the production of melatonin, such as wine, onion, cherry, banana, corn, mint, sage, thyme, and rice. It is recommended that people with difficulty sleeping should eat good amounts of these foods daily, especially at dinner. Another hypothesis is the daily supplementation of melatonin; the dose may range from 0.8 to 3 mg of melatonin per day.
