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Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone that sends a message to our brain that the day is done and it’s time for sleep. Melatonin is an important component of a healthy sleep pattern. In children, melatonin is typically used to treat difficulties with going to sleep or staying asleep. It may be beneficial to children who are developing normally as well as those who have ADHD, autism, other developmental disorders, or visual impairment. Before melatonin is regarded as a treatment option for most children with sleep disorders, a specific cause must be identified and treated. For example, a child suffering from anxiety may be unable to sleep. Best to ask for doctor’s permission before giving this supplement to your kid. Is melatonin safe for children? There are limited research of melatonin use in children. Based on this limited research, melatonin appears to be safe for children. Researchers studied a small group of children who took melatonin every day for 3.7 years. The supplement s...

COVID-19 kills some people and spares others. How do you ensure that you are on the right side of the statistics? There are just too many self-proclaimed medical experts recommending all kinds of treatments and supplements for COVID-19 out there.  On one side are experts telling you that most supplements don't work as they do not have 'enough' of high quality evidence and you should just rely on wholesome foods, fruits and vegetables.  On the other, are experts telling you to take all kinds of supplements that are supported by small studies that will help protect you against COVID-19. Confused? How do you navigate through such scientific fog? When it comes to science and evidence, most consumers are confused with the mixed messages out there.  The answer unfortunately is not so simple. There are many considerations. If there are many studies and the results are mixed (some positive and some negative results), the scientific community will normally do a process referred to...

In this interview, Russel Reiter, Ph.D. — a world-class expert on melatonin — discusses some of the biological activities and health benefits of this important molecule. With some 1,600 papers to his credit, as well as three honorary doctor of medicine 1  degrees, he’s published more studies on melatonin than anyone else alive.  Melatonin 101 Melatonin is one of the most important antioxidant molecules and certainly the most ancient, as it has been part of biological life for over 3 billion years. It's present in prokaryotes, which are bacteria, and even in plants. In the human body — aside from having direct antioxidant effects — it also stimulates the synthesis of glutathione and other important antioxidants like superoxide dismutase and catalase. Reiter continues: “Melatonin has been here forever ... and its functions have evolved. It has learned to work successfully with other molecules during this three-billion-year evolution. One ...