I’m sure many of my insomniac friends have bought something called melatonin. What does this guy do? Actually, its function is to promote sleep and regulate the biological clock.
Do you find it easier to fall asleep in dark light than in bright light. In fact, part of the reason is that the body is more likely to secrete melatonin to promote sleep in the dark. Why is it that the more you sleep, the more you wake up? It’s because melatonin production is highest in the middle of the night, less late at night, and then gradually decreases over time until dawn.
So what is the relationship between melatonin and wine?
The molecular structure of melatonin
Melatonin is produced by the natural synthesis of grapes and winemaking yeast, and was first discovered in grapes and wine in 2006, when it was found to be higher in red wines than in white wines.
This hormone controls people’s sleep cycle, shortening the time between falling asleep and waking up before bedtime. One glass of wine contains 60-120 grams of melatonin, which is 10,000 times the amount of melatonin found in sleeping pills, but sleeping pills have no side effects.
Many people know that drinking before bed can help them fall asleep. After that, they start drinking. But after trying for a while, they find that sleep is not better, but more difficult to fall asleep. This is caused by drinking at the wrong time and in the wrong quantity. I’m going to teach you how to drink the right way to help you sleep.
When to drink wine?
Although the melatonin in wine can help you sleep, the alcohol content in wine is higher than melatonin, and the body needs the ability to break down alcohol.
Therefore, it is important to choose a good time to allow your body to metabolize the alcohol before going to sleep, so that the melatonin in wine can work to help you sleep.
For example, drink it half an hour or an hour before bedtime.
For example, drinking it with a meal at dinner.
How much to drink?
Don’t drink too much wine to speed up your sleep. Although you may fall asleep quickly because you are drunk, the truth is that a lot of alcohol puts your cerebral cortex in a state of euphoria, so you can’t achieve deep sleep.
When you wake up the next day, you will feel dizzy and this will affect your mental state, so you must control the level of consumption.
Drink 50-100ml per session. Drink at night and during the day. For example, a 750 ml bottle of wine can be consumed for three days, which is the healthiest level.
If you accidentally exceed this amount, you should not drink it again within the next 48 hours to ensure your body recovers better. Ben has a good habit. He said he doesn’t drink at least two days a week to give his liver a better rest.
After all this talk, let’s summarize
-The natural synthesis of grapes and winemaking yeast will produce trace amounts of melatonin
-Melatonin is found in wine, more in red wines than in white wines (because red wines have skins in the fermentation process)
-If you want to use wine to help you sleep, you should preferably drink it with dinner.
-Drink slowly and do not drink more than 100 ml of water.
Of course, wine is not a medicine
The best thing is that wine can bring you happiness. Well, I hope you all sleep well and stay calm until dawn!
