Sleeping is a natural part of life that everybody takes for granted when growing up. However, once you start nearing retirement age, the natural ability to fall asleep and stay asleep slowly tends to lose its grip on you. Although many older adults experience problems sleeping, most just accept sleep disorders as part of the process of growing older and leave it at that. However, there are a number of steps that you can take to increase your chances of getting a good nights sleep.

Melotonin is naturally produced within the body by the pineal gland, which is a small pea sized gland in the center of the brain. At night, melatonin is produced to help our bodies regulate our sleep and wake cycles. As we get older, the amount of melatonin produced by our body reduces which has led scientists to believe that this may be the reason why younger people have less of a problem sleeping than older people do.