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Is Melatonin the "Next Vitamin D"? How To Dose & Time Melatonin (& Other TOP Melatonin *Tips*) With Dr. Deanna Minich

Ben Greenfield Life

Ben Greenfield

Education, Fitness, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.65.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, you'll get to explore why melatonin is far more than just a sleep aid. You’ll dive into the science with Dr. Deanna Minich, a nutrition scientist, certified functional medicine practitioner, and one of the world’s leading voices on melatonin research.

If you’ve ever felt unsure about supplementing with melatonin—or just want to optimize your sleep, longevity, and resilience—this episode clears up the confusion and gives you science-backed tools you can actually use. 

Full show notes: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/melatoninmyths

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0:00.0

My name is Ben Greenfield and on this episode of the Boundless Life podcast.

0:05.0

The second function that I think about with respect to antioxidant function is the mitochondrial

0:10.7

regulation, which is actually pretty exciting. Melatonin helps to create better efficiency

0:18.0

of the mitochondria so it can stabilize those mitochondrial membranes,

0:21.6

it can reduce reactive oxygen species, and it just overall improves energy efficiency.

0:27.6

So in part, I think that's why it's so pivotal in diseases of aging, metabolic disease,

0:34.6

even neurodegeneration, any number of different neurologically based diseases,

0:39.9

which would be enriched with mitochondria.

0:42.4

I think that that's what we're seeing as far as the cutting edge aspects of melatonin.

0:48.1

Welcome to the boundless life with me, your host, Ben Greenfield.

0:52.5

I'm a personal trainer, exercise physiologist, and nutritionist, and I'm passionate about

0:57.2

helping you discover unparalleled levels of health, fitness, longevity, and beyond.

1:08.7

You've heard me talk about it before for good reason.

1:11.3

I'm addicted to these things.

1:13.4

They actually make potato chips and tortilla chips now with no seed oils, pesticides,

1:18.4

or any fake ingredients and toxins.

1:21.1

The company is called Ancient Crunch and their tortilla chip is called Masa.

1:25.2

This is organic, naturally extracted corn grass fed and finished

1:30.4

beef tallow and redmond sea salt that's it those are all the ingredients the crunch is

1:34.7

incredible the taste is incredible they prepare this stuff using nextimalization which is the

1:40.3

traditional way of preparing tortillas by soaking them in an alkaline solution,

1:45.3

invented by the Aztecs.

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