There is now a drink that combines the calming properties of Sleepytime tea with melatonin. Enter Blue Bear, a wellness tea that tastes good and helps you maintain healthy sleep cycles.

Melatonin is a hormone created by the pineal gland in the midbrain and it helps regulate your sleep and wake cycle, according to Dr. Hal Alpert, a telemedicine consultant at Blue Sleep.

Since melatonin works quickly, you'll want to take it 30 minutes to one hour before bedtime. To help your body go to sleep, you'll want your bedroom dark with no blue light activity. Blue lights ...