#933 The #1 Deficiency Rapidly Aging You, Causing Visceral Fat & Dementia with Dr Deanna Minich

Metabolic Freedom With Ben Azadi

Ben Azadi

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Fitness, Alternative Health

4.8 • 946 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Today, I am blessed to have the pleasure of exploring the diverse role of melatonin with nutrition expert Deanna Minnich. Together, we dive into melatonin's functions beyond just sleep, highlighting its influence on mitochondrial health, its ability to reduce oxidative stress, and its role in metabolism. Deanna sheds light on melatonin's presence in the gut and its crucial part in supporting immune function. We also discuss how to recognize signs of melatonin deficiency, the impact of lifestyle choices, and the importance of light exposure. Deanna offers valuable insights on melatonin supplementation, its bioavailability, and the advantages of obtaining it from whole food sources. We wrap up the episode with thoughts on gratitude and overall well-being. Show Highlights: Importance of melatonin in metabolic health and overall well-being. Melatonin's role in combating oxidative stress and supporting mitochondrial health. Misconceptions about melatonin being solely a sleep hormone. Relationship between melatonin and aging, including its implications for age-related diseases. Impact of light exposure on melatonin production and regulation of circadian rhythms. Discussion of lifestyle factors that can affect melatonin levels, such as stress and nutrition. Exploration of melatonin supplementation, including dosage and potential effects. The interconnectedness of melatonin with other nutrients like vitamin D and magnesium. Insights into the gut's concentration of melatonin and its potential role in immune function. Importance of gratitude and mindfulness in daily life and health practices. 📍RESOURCES MENTIONED: Learn more about Deanna Minnich here: https://deannaminich.com/ Get Deanna Minich's books here: https://amzn.to/4gLOHGQ Extensive information on the science of melatonin with an update on clinical uses can be found in this recent, 40-page, open-access review article in Nutrients: Minich, D.M.; Henning, M.; Darley, C.; Fahoum, M.; Schuler, C.B.; Frame, J. Is Melatonin the “Next Vitamin D”?: A Review of Emerging Science, Clinical Uses, Safety, and Dietary Supplements. Nutrients 2022, 14, 3934. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/19/3934/htm. 📚 🎁Purchase Ben's new book Metabolic Freedom today to receive immediate access to a FREE course on metabolism with exclusive interviews from Gary Brecka, Dr Daniel Pompa, Dr Jason Fung, Megan Ramos, Cynthia Thurlow & more. CLICK HERE: https://www.ketokamp.com/free-course 🔎 Find all of the Metabolic Freedom Sponsorship deals and coupon codes here: https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals

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0:00.0	I think that we're always looking for diversity, teamwork.
0:05.0	What is nutrition really?
0:07.0	It's about power of relationship and how things are all interrelated.
0:11.0	And sometimes you can get an amplification
0:14.0	when you have the natural constituents of how that molecule occurs in nature. The Greek definition for metabolism is to transform.
0:35.6	Your metabolism is designed to take food and to transform it
0:40.1	into energy so you feel good and burn fat. We are determined to deliver the science and art of
0:46.0	metabolism to you. We bring on the thought leaders in this space to have life-changing conversations
0:51.6	so you could apply and upgrade your metabolism.
1:01.9	The topics covered here include biohacking, ketosis, carnivore, fasting strategies, mindset, and metabolic health. Your body was built to be self-healing. Our goal is to identify the interference
1:07.6	and remove it. You are a masterpiece because you are a piece of the master.
1:13.1	Welcome to the Metabolic Freedom Podcast. My name is Ben Azadi. I'm the bestselling author of
1:18.4	KetoFlex and I want to thank you for spending part of your day with me.
1:25.9	Welcome back to the Metabolic Freedom Podcast. I am your host, Ben Azadi. You can learn more about me over at
1:31.9	Benazadi.com. Hey, I hope 2025 is off to an amazing start for you. Today's episode is about the number
1:41.8	one deficiency that causes fast aging, visceral fat, dementia,
1:48.0	and a whole host of symptoms if you are deficient in this, we'll call molecule. Can you guess
1:54.4	what it is? It's melatonin. This is a masterclass on melatonin with Deanna Minick.
2:02.2	Deanna takes a deep dive with me into melatonin and its unique role to help your body
2:09.4	buffer oxidative stress to increase your hormetic ceiling so you could actually do more biohacks, more stressors, adapt to those
2:20.0	stressors and get stronger. We'll discuss how melatonin works inside of your body at the mitochondrial
2:26.8	level. We'll discuss which cells make melatonin the natural ways that you could raise melatonin in your body immediately.
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