Last weekend, I had the great fortune to accompany three teenaged girls on a horrific bus ride from our town in Western North Carolina to Raleigh, about five hours drive to the east. I won’t go into all the details, but the painful journey began with meeting them and their mothers at 2:45 a.m. That … Read more
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Most of us have probably taken melatonin to help us sleep after a stressful day or to get sleep patterns back in sync after an international flight. Now new research shows that melatonin has other important benefits outside of its ability to regulate sleep rhythms. In fact without the brain’s ability to manufacture the hormone … Read more
Think melatonin is just for outsmarting jet lag? Think again! It’s only active at night, but in those hours of darkness, melatonin can provide tremendous health benefits. Recent studies suggest this hormone bolsters immune systems; keeps cells from disintegrating and May even re-set the body’s aging clock. What it is: A hormone found a naturally … Read more