Sleep Hormone, Melatonin

Melatonin is a hormone naturally produced by the pineal gland and it’s primary function is to induce sleep and regulate sleep patterns. Various studies also indicates benefits in stress levels, stomach health and leptin/ghrelin metabolism. Melatonin is also a powerful antioxidant.

  • Origin: Nonessential, Synthetic
  • Source: Milk, Wine, Tomato, Berries, Walnuts, Olive Oil
  • Type: Hormone/Hormone Precursor
  • Age Range: Adults, Seniors
  • Toxicity: There is no evidence of toxicity until now
  • Outcomes: Energy and Mood, Gut Health, Women’s Health, Sleep Quality, Insomnia, Acidity Control, Trying to Conceive, Prevention of Ovular Aging

What are Melatonin benefits?

Melatonin is a neurohormone secreted by the pineal gland in the brain and is primarily responsible for regulating the body’s circadian rhythm to regulate the natural sleep cycle. Thus, the main benefit of using melatonin as a supplement is to normalize abnormal sleep patterns, such as helping to combat problems like insomnia. Other benefits of melatonin include general neuroprotective effects, as melatonin is a powerful antioxidant. Melatonin also has several anti-cancer properties and is currently being investigated for its role in fighting breast cancer. In addition, although it doesn’t have as much effect on losing body mass or body fat, melatonin potentially prevents your body from gaining more fat. Another benefit of Melatonin is in eye health, as well as reducing tinnitus, improving mood, managing immune function, blood pressure, and cortisol levels, even providing relief from acid reflux.

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Energy and Mood Melatonin and Energy and Mood

Energy and mood are associated with several external and internal factors. Hormone release, brain chemical balance, nutrient metabolism, and several other elements alter the way the body and mind respond to daily activities. The compounds that benefit energy and mood are the ones that help in the balance of all these factors.
  • Sleep Quality

    Sleep is a very important physiological process, as it regulates the body's functions. It is responsible for promoting / facilitating energy conservation, synthesis and secretion of hormones and proteins, learning and memory through brain changes. Sleep is mainly driven by the circadian cycle, which involves exposure to light, hormones such as melatonin, and hypothalamic activity. The compounds that help regulate sleep work in different pathways, they can facilitate the process of falling asleep, increase the duration of continuous sleep or improve the quality of sleep.

  • Insomnia

    Sleep is essential for good health and survival, without this period of rest several functions of our body would not work properly: deregulating the mood, causing pain, inattention, and even recent memory loss. Insomnia is the absence of sleep or the recent awakening in the middle of the night, and can be a symptom or a disease. Even if insomnia is something common to everyone and results from isolated events, the frequency of this disorder must be treated to avoid further problems.

Gut Health Melatonin and Gut Health

Gut health is directly linked to our habits, such as unregulated sleep, poor diet, and little physical activity. Keeping our digestive system in order is taking care of our entire organism, because scientists have discovered that there is a connection between the peripheral nervous system (categorized by nerves and neurons outside the central nervous system) and the enteric nervous system (which controls digestion). Our gut has 100 million neurons, and 70-80% of the body's immune cells live there. In addition, gut health is linked to our mood through its conversion of tryptophan into serotonin.
  • Acidity Control

    The most common problems associated with acidity are heartburn and acid reflux. Heartburn is that uncomfortable burning sensation in the center of the chest, especially after eating a large meal. Acid reflux occurs when you taste regurgitated food or a sour, bitter liquid in the back of your mouth or throat. Stomach acidity can be very unpleasant and occur at the most inconvenient times, but, in general, acidity can be treated quickly and simply with drugs or supplements.

Women's Health Melatonin and Women's Health

The female body has specific physiological processes involving sex hormones, health of the ovaries, uterus and vagina, menstrual cycle, pregnancy and lactation and menopause. The compounds indicated for women's health assist in the synthesis and secretion of these hormones, in premenstrual and menopausal symptoms and in the protection of female sexual organs.
  • Trying to Conceive

    The process of trying to conceive is especially related to the health of the parents, so diet and vitamin supplementation can further boost fertility for a successful pregnancy. Supplementation optimizes the body's functions to prepare the reception for a new body, strengthening immunity, boosting the hormones of the entire reproduction process, and fighting possible unwanted fibroids and cysts. The period of conception is a special time and should be lived in a healthy way to take advantage of each phase.

  • Prevention of Ovular Aging

    A very common problem in women's fertility is the average age at which they wish to become pregnant. Because of this high, the prevention of ovarian aging has become an important issue, because few women pay attention to this, causing difficulties in future conception. The good news is that this aging can be postponed through supplementation or medication, and thus it is worth choosing the healthiest and most affordable option as a way to invest in your health and preserve your plans for tomorrow. Supplementation is extracted from common foods, taking vitamins, minerals, and other substances and making them easily accessible to all who wish to consume and preserve their ovaries.

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Alpelisib, Anagrelide, Brexanolone, Clobazam, Deferasirox, Fluvoxamine, Grepafloxacin, Hydroxyprogesterone, Ifosfamide, Lasmiditan, Lorlatinib, Olaparib, Osimertinib, Rucaparib, Teriflunomide, Vemurafenib, Viloxazine, Warfarin

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