Melatonin: The Unsung Hero for Muscle Health - AI Podcast

Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health

Briana Mercola

Health & Fitness, Health, Alternative Health

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Obesity and insulin resistance impair your mitochondrial function. This leads to muscle breakdown, reduced endurance and worsening glucose control, which further fuels metabolic disease
A recent study found that melatonin helps combat obesity-driven muscle deterioration by improving mitochondrial function, reducing oxidative stress and restoring muscle fibers
Research shows that melatonin boosts brown adipose tissue (BAT) function, which increases calories burned, improves metabolic flexibility and protects mitochondria from oxidative damage in diabetes and obesity
Melatonin makes muscles more resilient and efficient, as it optimizes energy expenditure, activates metabolic pathways that regulate energy production and fat oxidation, prevents fat accumulation and increases fatigue-resistant muscle fibers
Boost your natural melatonin by getting morning sunlight, reducing digital screen use at night, making your bedroom completely dark and doing relaxing activities before bed

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0:00.0	Welcome to Dr. Mercola's Cellular Wisdom.
0:04.0	Stay informed with quick, easy-to-listen summaries of our latest articles,
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0:11.0	Subscribe for free at Mercola.com for the latest health insights.
0:15.0	Hello everyone, and welcome to Dr. Mercola's Cellular Wisdom.
0:19.0	I'm Ethan Foster, and today we'll be discussing
0:21.6	how melatonin can combat skeletal muscle damage caused by obesity and insulin resistance,
0:27.9	sometimes referred to as di-obesity. We'll explore recent studies that show how this commonly
0:33.0	known sleep hormone plays a key role in preserving muscle function and supporting metabolic health
0:39.1	at the cellular level.
0:40.9	I'm Alara Sky, and I'm here to contribute insights on natural approaches to health.
0:46.1	Melatonin's role in sleep is well known, but fewer people realize it has a significant impact
0:51.1	on how our cells produce and manage energy.
0:53.8	This is particularly relevant
0:55.3	in conditions involving obesity and insulin resistance, which can damage skeletal muscle
1:00.8	and worsen metabolic disease over time. Exactly. Let's start with the basics of why obesity
1:07.4	and insulin resistance can harm muscle tissue. When we have excess weight or poor insulin sensitivity,
1:13.8	our mitochondria, those tiny energy factories inside our cells, lose efficiency.
1:19.7	Mitochondrial dysfunction leads to muscle breakdown, reduced endurance,
1:23.8	and even further increases in glucose problems.
1:27.4	It's a vicious cycle, as poor glucose
1:29.8	control worsens insulin resistance and fuels metabolic complications. That cycle is critical
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