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Melatonin is a naturally occuring hormon by Mary Pougnet Patient Expert Posted Thu 25 Feb 2010 4:55pm Melatonin is a naturally occuring hormone that helps regulate sleep and wake cycles. Read on »
Melatonin? by Christina Molin Posted Sat 11 Jul 2009 10:40pm Anyone? Side effects? Good/Bad? No difference? Read on »
Melatonin can help restore your natural by Mary Pougnet Patient Expert Posted Thu 25 Feb 2010 5:10pm Melatonin can help restore your natural sleepcycle & counter effects of jetlag. #MaryWoznyHealth Read on »
Cherries , The Good Melatonin Food Source by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:55pm Did You Know? Cherries are one of the few food sources of melatonin, a potent antioxidant that good for scleroderma treatment.~^^~ Detection and quantification of the antioxidant melatonin in Montmorency and Balaton tart cherries (Prunus cerasus). By Burkhardt S. and Colleague The antioxidant melatonin was recently identified in a variety Read on »
Melatonin, Good Night! by Lucky V. Patient Expert Posted Mon 10 Nov 2008 6:15pm and reading books are some other popular tricks to fall asleep. A naturally occurring hormone can be another alternative: melatonin. Melatonin has been used for years and it may help you getting better and longer nights of sleep, and consequently more energy in your life. Melatonin can help with the two major sleeping issues. First, falling asleep Read on »
What is the Best Melatonin Source by Jan Posted Wed 18 Nov 2009 10:03pm is the lack of melatonin in their bodies. Melatonin is a naturally occurring substance that is produced by the pineal gland mostly during night time and is synthesized from serotonin... melatonin in their bodies, there are melatonin food supplements that are available in the market. Before buying any of these melatonin food supplements, it would be best if you can Read on »
Melatonin for Reflux & Gastro-Esophageal Protection by Cindy M. Patient Expert Posted Mon 22 Sep 2008 11:05am . Werbach, MD, writes about Melatonin for the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. However, he first makes the case that too many people are on proton pump inhibitors (PPIs... to treating GERD" -- namely, melatonin. Yep, that little item folks use for jet lag or restful sleep and/or immune system support (melatonin is a powerful antioxidant in addition Read on »
The potential therapeutic effect of melatonin in gastro-esophageal reflux disease by Jan Posted Sat 27 Feb 2010 12:00am to protect against esophageal mucosal injury. Melatonin has been found to protect the gastrointestinal mucosa from oxidative damage caused by reactive oxygen species in different experimental ulcer models. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of exogenous melatonin in the treatment of reflux disease in humans either alone or in combination Read on »
Preventive effect of melatonin on bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis in rats by Jan Posted Wed 17 Nov 2010 7:14am Oxidative stress has an important role in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Melatonin has direct and indirect free radical-detoxifying activity. The present study investigated whether melatonin treatment attenuates bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis in rats. A group of rats was given one dose of bleomycin while the control animals were Read on »