“A deviation in the concentration of hormones from the norm can affect the quality of sleep, its duration, affect sleep and wakefulness, and the resulting systematic lack of sleep will in itself aggravate the problem,” says Olga Malinovskaya, head of the medical department of the federal network of medical laboratories KDL.
Hormonal insomnia can be suspected if you try to go to bed at the same time, do not overexert the nervous system watching gadgets and emotional films at night, provide yourself with all the “consumables” for relaxation – vitamins D, B3, B5, B6, B9 and B12, calcium, magnesium, iron, tryptophan, but sleep still does not come.
What hormones can affect sleep:
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cortisol;
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adrenaline;
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progesterone;
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estrogen;
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leptin;
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insulin;
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melatonin;
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thyroid hormones;
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Pituitary growth hormone is somatotropic hormone, or “growth hormone”.
