Melatonin....My Godsend!

I have a handsome, extremely intelligent, inquisitive, kind, loving, and autistic son named CJ.  As a baby I always had a hard time putting CJ to asleep.  As an infant, he would stay up and cry ALL night long and he would be the first person awake in the house.  I could never understand why he wouldn't fall asleep considering his older sister by 20 months didn't have the same issue.  As CJ got older and his autistic symptoms and behaviors became more apparent, I began to attribute the issue to the Autism.  Once again, I researched the "Autism" and "sleep" and came across a numerous amount of articles written by mothers who had the same issue.  Most of them mentioned a vitamin called Melatonin. 

"Melatonin is a hormone made by the pineal gland , a small gland in the brain. Melatonin helps control your sleep and wake cycles." WebMD

At this point in my life, I had never taken supplements for my own health and I was uncertain about giving it to my son.  I sat on the information for a couple of months and then finally (after becoming desperate for sleep) I ordered my son his first bottle of Natrol Melatonin from Drugstore.com. 

It has been 8 years since the first time he has taken Melatonin and it has truly been a Godsend in my household.  The entire household now has a regular sleeping routine that is not interrupted by night wakings.

Well...Why Vitamins?

I will be very honest with you.  I did not go to school to study any of the sciences.  I am a teacher by trade and a mother the rest of the time. I  grew up taking vitamins all of the time and I was under the impression that vitamins were just a waste of time.  It was not until I had my 3 children that I realized the magic of vitamins.  

My first miraculous experience with vitamin happened when my Autistic son finally slept throught the night with a supplement called Melatonin.  I was still skeptical of the rest of the supplements until I came across GNC's Hair, Skin, and Nails vitamins. 

Three months after I gave birth to each of my children, my hair would fall out of my head onto my bathroom floor at an abnormal rate.  The sides of my hair near my temple became bald.  After my first two pregnancies, I tried different hair products that promised new hair growth at a fast rate.  Well, sadly to say....none of them worked.  After I had my third child, the shock and awe of globs of my hair on the floor was no longer taboo to me.  I did finally come to the realization that I should probably try a new method to helping my hair grow back faster this time.  I "googled" hair vitamins.  I started off with GNC's Hair, Skin, and Nails product and I was very amazed at the results.  My hair was growing in faster and thicker than my other two pregnancies.

Needless to say, I became a believer and my journey to becoming acquainted with vitamins began.