. >> it has melatonin in it as well. >> tell us about this?tic supplement because it is the active ingredient in green and black tea that promotes a sense of calm focus. if you drink it in green or black tea you are getting a lot of caffeine. if you want to take this as a supplement you are going to get that calming energy. >> is this hippie stuff or does it really work? >> these things are actually studied and have a profound effect on improving sleep. >> i am going to blind your eyes with this. see how bright that is. >> the mood light is a wave length that shuts down melatonin production. you want to use the blue light the brain will shut down the melatonin and 15 hours later it will up the production again. >> you can put that on your desk. you like white noise for some people. a lot of people use ambian. not a good idea. >> you should try all of these things first. why? rebound insomnia. there are some people who may need it when you go off it it will be a lot worse than when you started. all of these things nonhabit forming. >> dr. micha

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that's why we are seeing goldman sachs and proctor & gamble focus on the initiatives like melatonin regulated lighting works. >> maybe pop a pill at night. >> all natural. >> lauren thank you so much for joining us. you obviously get all of your beauty sleep. >> so sweet. >> 11 after the top of the hour he has called our president a liar and he wants to teach his nation's children to hate. why are they still sending mohammed morsi american military planes. plus a school district may be getting rid of classes about government. seems like a necessary lesson. we will have you brew on that in a moment. first a look at the gas prices. national average 3.32 unchanged from yesterday. lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just he to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >> good morning to you. it is quarter after the hour. here's what you missed while you were sleeping. junior seau is now hitting the nfl with a lawsuit.

because the sun's rays were getting longer, it would turn on the sleep mechanism primarily driven by melatonin keeps you up and that bright light won't let you stimulate the same hormones and you won't go to sleep. same thing happens if you wake up in the middle of the night. i tell my patience, half an hour before bedtime, use the lights that don't have bright, white elements or turn the lights down and start looking at bright screens. in that half hour period, you will feel drowsy. a good time to tell the kids bedtime stories. how many have told their kids bedtime stories and they fall asleep while you are they willing them? you can tell them parables, lessons that they can use in their lives. the best bonding technique. i have four kids. >>> when we come back, i'm going to get my flu shot from this man, dr. oz. >>> right now, my special guest, dr. oz, as you can see, i have been taking my clothes off, not just for mimi's benefit. i am about to have my first-ever flu shot. the myth about these, and i'm told it is a myth, is that you can actually get flu or flulike symptoms simply by having t

as soon as your eyes see light, you turn off melatonin in the brain and you are awake.ht light or use your cell phone. even on the way to the bathroom trip so you don't trip. it will allow to you go back to slip effortlessly. >> we are in an era with blackberries and mobiles and computers and so on. how does that affect people's sleep. it affects mine because you are on these things all day to late at night. it can't help you. >> it disrupts sleep patterns. our ancestors see the sunset and because the sun's rays would get longer and longer, it would turn on the sleep mechanism. when you are on a hand held device, it keeps you up. that bright light won't let you assimilate. you don't go to sleep. the first thing i tell all my patients is about a hoofl hour before bed, use the cheap bulbs or turn the lights down and stop looking at bright screens. you will feel drowsy. a big tip to the parents. it's a good time to tell kids bedtime stories and you fall asleep while you tell them. the kids put their defenses down and as they fall asleep, you can tell them stories and lesso

>> like education courses and melatonin regulating lighting room.at makes any sense y i got you. we'll check with you tomorrow. thank you so much. got to go. >> get some rest. >> due. >> julie back with what you need to know before heading out on the roads. the roads.  amazing. dunkin's new turkey sausage breakfast sandwich. surprisingly great sausage taste with under 400 calories. try one today. america runs on dunkin'. >>> back now on fox 5 morning news, live look at the snow and actually a snow dome there in alexandria. that is the salt dome i should say. they are getting ready to head back out on the roadways. the snow just keep on coming down too. of course, you know, we cannot be everywhere so that is where you come in. many of you are e maiming and posting pictures of the snow where you are and check this one out. snow on lauren davies' deck in leonardtown. you can see the snow building up there on the grill. >> it is beautiful. at i very light airy snow. you can almost take a broom to it. do one of those. the heavy snow has been tower

so tart cherry juice has natural levels of melatonin.omnia, but for people like you, it also helped them to stay asleep longer. so you want to take this an hour before bedtime, 8 ounces of the juice, or if you get the concentrate, one ounce of that. one hour before bedtime. >> gretchen: if you don't have the juice, pop a pill. what is it? >> you know that great feeling you get when you drink green tea? that is because green tea has this. this promotes this restful, calm state in the brain. it promotes gabba. so. >> gretchen: gabba? >> this neuro transmitter that makes you feel nice and calm. so if you're drinking green tea, you're going to get caffeine. that's going to make you wired. so at night, if you're having trouble sleeping, you can get this in this supplement form. take an hour before bedtime. 150-milligrams. it will make you feel nice and relaxed and hopefully promote some restful sleep. >> gretchen: okay. what about passion flower? i like the name of this, passion? >> passion flower, it was actually named in the 1500s because s

they're investing in programs to help employees sleep better like sleep hygiene courses and melatonin regulating lighting. sleep deprivation costs u.s. companies more than $63 billion a year. >> we all want to know how to sleep better, but i don't know what sleep hygiene courses are. >>> all right. finally some big changes in our weather. the clouds have moved back onshore and, well, we could see a few showers headed around the bay area today. nothing too dramatic just yet. over san jose, you have plenty of clouds there but staying dry so far. i think as we head in toward the afternoon, we'll see a better chance of rain, some of it making its way up into the north bay now. temperatures cooler today, 50s and 60s. maybe more importantly, some showers today, but it opens the door now we could see more showers late in the weekend. ncer: this national weather report sponsored by neutrogena rapid wrinkle repair. visibly reduce wrinkles in just one week. >>> cities and schools are putting cameras on buses catching everything passengers do and say. >> we're looking at your well being. >> we d