150: Melatonin and Sleep – Less is More ... Unless you Need More?

That Naturopathic Podcast

Sleep is the sweet, sweet, rejuvenative nectar that can make every single chronic disease better.

It’s as easy as that. A good night's sleep is healing ... which is probably why we all are excited at the prospect of any supplement helping or improving sleep quantity or quality.


But is melatonin the cure-all for your sleeping woes? Could it all be so simple?
Despite they hype, melatonin doesn’t seem to change sleep architecture greatly, but details matter.
The dose, the pharmacokinetics of absorption of different supplements, and the individualization of the prescription may lead us to some conclusion between over-hyped placebo and panacea.
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