202. In the News: Should You Be Taking Melatonin as a Sleep Aid?

Ancient Health Podcast

Medicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Are you intrigued by the influence of melatonin on your well-being? Have you come across contradictory opinions regarding its safety? Join us on this captivating exploration alongside Dr. Motley as we delve into the intricacies of melatonin and shed light on the following key aspects:

Defining melatonin
The role your genetics play in making melatonin
Practices for naturally increasing melatonin
Signs you may need to clean out infections
Defining the pineal gland
Mitochondrial function and melatonin
Infections in the sinuses and how they impact melatonin
Dosing and sourcing of melatonin

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0:00.0	You are now listening to the Ancient Health Podcast and in the news mini episode series.
0:06.0	These small bite conversations bring a fresh perspective to the breaking topics within
0:09.9	natural health in modern medicine, from science and technological advancements to food, biohacking
0:15.7	and modernized natural remedies.
0:17.7	This is your trusted place for a fresh perspective of the things that matter most in your life.
0:22.4	Thanks for joining us.
0:24.4	Hey friends, Dr. Motley here with the Ancient Health Podcast and we're going to talk about
0:28.2	melatonin.
0:29.4	And try to answer the question, should you be taking melatonin to aid in your sleep?
0:35.2	Sleep is very important.
0:36.2	Many of us have sleep that's interrupted, we don't sleep soundly, we may have sleep that
0:41.5	we start off sleeping well, we wake up in the middle of the night or we get up intermittently.
0:46.9	If this is you, this podcast may be helpful for you.
0:51.7	We're going to talk about in this podcast the basics of melatonin, the basics of how it
0:56.6	helps you sleep.
0:58.4	Also, if you do have to take melatonin, how much is safe?
1:03.8	What are moderate amounts that can help you with getting into that circadian flow?
1:09.0	And does everybody have to take the same amount of melatonin?
1:12.7	Should everybody take high amounts?
1:14.3	Should everybody take slow amounts?
1:17.2	Then we're going to talk about what can affect melatonin levels.
1:21.2	In other words, the pineal gland helps you produce melatonin, is there anything that could
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