India, June 1 -- The importance of quality sleep in maintaining mental and physical health cannot be overstated. However, with our lifestyles getting ever busier, the sleep schedule is getting messed up for more and more people.

As a result, many people turn to medications and supplements to help them fulfil their daily sleep requirement. One of the most common sleeping aid supplements is melatonin. However, it is important to remember that any supplement should be taken in the right quantity.

Taking to Instagram on June 1, Dr Kunal Sood, a Maryland-based physician in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine, shared how much melatonin one should consume if needed, and how the supplement actually works.

Melatonin is a supplement ...