'A Novel Neural Mechanism for #Melatonin Regulation on Non-Rapid Eye Movement #Sleep' - a #Neuropharmacology and Therapy article on #ScienceOpen:
đ https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.15212/npt-2024-0009
#Melatonin
Melatonin reguliert den Schlaf-Wach-Rhythmus und kann bei Einschlafproblemen helfen. Supplement Inspektor gibt einen umfassenden Ăberblick ĂŒber das "Schlafhormon": Wirkungsweise, optimale Dosierung, wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse und potenzielle Nebenwirkungen. Erfahren Sie, wann eine Supplementierung sinnvoll ist und worauf zu achten ist. #SupplementInspektor #Melatonin #SchlafqualitĂ€t #NahrungsergĂ€nzung https://supplementinspektor.de/melatonin/
Tiny Molecules, Big Impact: How Melatonin Guides Your Sleep
#SleepScience #Melatonin #SleepHelp #HealthySleep #BiologyOfSleep #SleepTips #InsomniaHelp #SleepCycle #Neuroscience #Wellness
In dunklen Zeiten brauchen wir mehr Dunkelheit!
Das von den Fischen wusste ich noch nicht. Sehr interessant.
Melatonin richtig dosieren leicht gemacht! â
Supplement Inspektor stellt einen benutzerfreundlichen Dosierungsrechner vor, der die ideale Melatonin-Dosis basierend auf deinem Körpergewicht berechnet. Von niedriger bis hoher Dosierung - finde heraus, was fĂŒr dich am besten funktioniert, um Einschlafprobleme zu lösen und deinen Schlaf-Wach-Rhythmus zu regulieren.
#SupplementInspektor #Melatonin #SchlafqualitÀt #Gesundheit
https://supplementinspektor.de/dosierung/melatonin/
Mythen zu #Schlaf und #Schlafstörungen
https://friendica.opensocial.space/display/8ffdf77c-1968-20fb-6361-28e966608869
Schlafprobleme? Supplement Inspektor beleuchtet Melatonin, das körpereigene Schlafhormon, das den Tag-Nacht-Rhythmus reguliert. Erfahren Sie alles ĂŒber Wirkung, Vorteile, Risiken und optimale Dosierung. Melatonin kann die Einschlafzeit verkĂŒrzen und SchlafqualitĂ€t verbessern - besonders hilfreich bei Jetlag und Schichtarbeit. Wissenschaftlich fundierte Einblicke von ErnĂ€hrungsexperte Kristian Brandt. #SupplementInspektor #Melatonin https://supplementinspektor.de/melatonin/
Might mention #melatonin during my #adhd review appointment. If I think of it... which I may or may not. Who knows, maybe it would help. And maybe the current medication might eventually help me get enough routine into my day to start improving my general sleep hygiene đ€
In saying that, I've had a few nights in the last year where I slept all the way through which is a big improvement on the last few years.
Tagging #DarcyADHDJournal so find this later.
The Mighty Melatonin: More Than Just the Sleep Hormone
#Melatonin #SleepHormone #HealthTips #Neurohormones #SleepCycle #ImmuneSupport #Wellness #BrainHealth #NaturalHealing #CircadianRhythm
Really interesting article about the increasing use of melatonin to help children sleep.
âDavid Kennaway, a professor of physiology at the University of Adelaide in Australia, noted that melatonin can bind to receptors in the pancreas, the heart, fat tissue, and reproductive organs. Distributing the hormone over the counter to American children, he has argued, is akin to a vast, uncontrolled medical experiment.â
@TheConversationUK It's ridiculous that UK doctors won't prescribe #melatonin to anyone aged under 65, and instead have to give out controlled substances like sleeping tablets that knock you cold and may cause brain plaques build up.
#sleep đŽ
Ich habe mir #Melatonin Tabletten gekauft, weil ich quasi mein ganzes Leben schon ewig zum Einschlafen brauche. So von 15 Minuten bis 2 Stunden, wĂ€hrend mein Vater zum Beispiel nur die Augen schlieĂen muss und sofort schnarcht. 365 ultrakleine Tabletten, die man in der Mitte wie auch immer teilen soll, weil die 1 mg anstatt 0,5 mg pro Tablette haben. Allerdings ist Melatonin weder giftig noch anders schĂ€dlich, also von dem her, und die meisten brauchen anscheinend eh mehr.
Is #Melatonin #Addictive? Hereâs What #Sleep Experts Say
Was du ĂŒber Melatonin wissen solltest
In diesem Video gehtâs um Melatonin, unser sogenanntes â#Schlafhormonâ. Dabei ist #Melatonin viel eher ein âDunkelhormonâ â es sagt unserem Körper, dass es Nacht wird. Viele nehmen es deshalb, um schneller einzuschlafen oder um besonders tief oder lange zu #schlafen. Aber funktioniert das ĂŒberhaupt? Und wenn ja, wie? Wir klĂ€ren, was Melatonin mit dir macht
Playing rhythmic #Melatonin on the #NintendoSwitch this evening, grabbed it while on a recent eShop sale đđź
As a child, I was a terrible sleeper. My parents would often find me awake at 3 AM with a flashlight under the covers reading a Hardy Boy, Nancy Drew, or Tom Swift book. When I was 9-years-old, my pediatrician prescribed an awful tasting medicine to be taken at night, mixed with pineapple juice to mask the flavor. Years later, I found out that the medicine was actually a heavy duty narcotic, sometimes called a âMickey Finn.â Needless to say, I was just never a good sleeper. In my adult years, I often explained away my sleeping habits by swearing that 4-5 hours of sleep a night was all I needed.
My colleagues and I at California State University, Dominguez Hills, conducted sleep research that stems from my labâs work on the âpsychology of technology,â where we have discovered two important variables that encourage us to use (and misuse) technology, thereby losing sleep: (1) poor executive functioning, which includes our (in)ability to pay attention, problem solve, control our impulses, and make decisions, and (2) anxiety. In our work, anxiety is sometimes referred to as FOMO, or the fear of missing out. We see this anxiety in the majority of smartphone users who feel uncomfortable if they are not in direct contact with their phones â and their many electronic connections â 24/7/365. A dead battery and no charger can bring upon a panic attack.
In our study of more than 700 college students, we found that while poor executive functioning did predict sleep problems, the stronger effect was actually due to anxiety. The students who were more anxious about being apart from their phones used their phones more during a typical day, and woke up to check their phones more often at night. The latter two results â more daily smartphone use and more nighttime awakenings â led directly to sleep problems.
Why does anxiety about needing to stay in contact negatively impact sleep? First, those who are anxious about staying connected are more likely to use their technology right up until bedtime. We now know that the blue wavelength light from LED-based devices (phones, tablets, computers) increases the release of cortisol in the brain, which makes us more alert, and inhibits the production of melatonin, which is needed to fall asleep. Thatâs why The National Sleep Foundation recommends turning off all devices an hour prior to bedtime. The Mayo Clinic says that if you do choose to use technology during the hour before bedtime, keep it 14 inches from your face and dim the brightness, which helps reduce the blue light and increases the natural melatonin release. A study by researchers at Harvard Medical School found that compared to reading a paper book, people who read from an e-book needed an additional 10 minutes to fall asleep. They experienced 90 minutes of delayed melatonin onset â and had half the amount of melatonin released. They also had diminished rapid eye movement sleep. To compound these effects, anxious people have more cortisol in their system, which further stymies sleep. Anxious people also tend to have shorter attention spans â our own research has shown that they switch tasks every 3-5 minutes. This frenetic task switching increases stress â and cortisol â creating a vicious cycle. Finally, anxious people are more likely to sleep with their phone close by and check it when they awaken at night, which then further disrupts sleep.
Consider how vitally important sleep is to our health. In the 1950s and 1960s, William Dement and Nathaniel Kleitman illuminated the process of sleep. Basically, for normally well-rested people, sleep happens in a series of 90-minute bursts, each ending with a dream. Leading up to the dream are four critical phases responsible for synaptic rejuvenation, or the process of pruning away unneeded mental connections and consolidating or reinforcing needed ones. In addition, various molecular byproducts of thinking are left in the brain throughout the day, which are then washed away during normal sleep. Included among these are beta amyloids, which have been found in abundance in the brains of patients with Alzheimerâs disease. (For more on the relationship between sleep and Alzheimerâs disease, see this brief.) When you are not well rested, these phases â and the brainâs housekeeping chores â are disrupted. Further, if you awaken someone every time they start dreaming, they will soon skip the four phases and go straight into REM dream sleep, reducing synaptic rejuvenation.
The National Sleep Foundation has shown that we are in the midst of a 50-year decline in sleep duration, and one study found that 90% of Americans use their gadgets within the last hour before bedtime at least a few nights a week. They also found that the average college student loses 46 minutes of sleep each night due to answering phone calls or checking for messages. Add it all up, and we are all running the risk of a massive sleep debt that is not going to allow our sleeping brain to do its job. Sleep deprivation is leading to less efficient learning, higher emotionality, increased anxiety, and a less efficient brain.
So how do you reduce your nighttime anxiety and permit your brain to sleep effectively? Here are some suggestions:
During the day, practice not reacting to incoming alerts or notifications like one of Pavlovâs dogs. Donât check your phone every time it beeps. In fact, turn off notifications and check on a schedule to retrain your brainâs neurotransmitters (particularly cortisol). Start by checking every 15 minutes, and gradually increase that to 30 minutes or more. Tell your family, friends, and colleagues that you may not respond immediately, but you will within a specified amount of time, such as 30 minutes to an hour later.
Stop using all devices one hour prior to sleep.
Put all devices away in another room rather than keep them in the bedroom to discourage you from checking them during the night. (If you must keep a phone nearby in case of emergency, set it so that it only rings when certain people are calling, but still place it across the room and away from your bedside.)
An hour before bedtime, start dimming the room lights slowly to release melatonin.
During the last hour before bedtime, choose an activity that your brain will find predictable and, thus, not anxiety-provoking. Consider any of the following:
Watch a television show that you love, maybe even a repeat.
Read a paper book (or use a Kindle which doesnât emit blue light) by a familiar author.
Listen to music that is very familiar like a playlist of your favorite songs. If you need a device to do this, burn CDs and get a CD player. (The key is to use a device that doesnât have internet access, email, or a phone.) Keep the volume low.
If you awaken in the middle of the night, try this trick: have a song lyric in mind (not the whole song) that you plan to sing in your mind over and over to block the anxiety and allow you to fall back to sleep. Another option is to learn one of many meditation techniques and practice and use those skills to calm your mind.
Our devices are a gift that connect us to so many people and so much information, but they do not have to raise our anxiety and harm our all-important sleep. We need to control our devices, rather than letting them control us.
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Kiwi innehÄller mer melatonin Àn de flesta andra frukter. PÄ grund av detta, samt att kiwi ocksÄ innehÄller andra Àmnen som tros vara fördelaktiga, har nÄgon formulerat en hypotes om att kiwi förbÀttrar sömnen.
Kiwifrukter, liksom mĂ„nga andra frukter, bĂ€r mm, innehĂ„ller naturligt melatonin. MĂ€ngden melatonin variera kraftigt beroende pĂ„ sort, odlingsförhĂ„llanden och andra [âŠ]
https://traningslara.se/vad-som-hander-om-du-ater-kiwi-en-timme-innan-laggdags/
"Low levels of melatonin have been linked with higher levels of blood pressure and oxidative stress, and greater cardiovascular disease risk."
#KristenRogers, 2025
Eek! Lower melatonin levels are normal for folks with ADHD đŹ
12-week #melatonin intake* attenuates cardiac autonomic dysfunction and oxidative stress in multiple sclerosis patients: a randomized controlled trial
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11011-024-01428-2
#multiplesclerosis @multiplesclerosis
*3 mg/night
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