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Melatonin and side effect
It is a hormone that regulates the biological clock of our body. The melatonin is synthesized in the pineal gland at a pace cyclical and then is distributed by the blood in small proportions. The melatonin informs the body of:
Informs the body of the stages circadian, the pace followed by the day. The pace circadian is acquired on the three months of life of the baby. It is of the 12 months to 3 years when achieved higher levels of melatonin, then the production decreases.
The melatonin decreases with age. Older people do not have such high levels of melatonin as the youth (young people come to take levels 12 times higher). During the day older people do not have large increases in melatonin.
Among the properties of the melatonin, the more studied is the influence on the pace sleep-wake. The melatonin is a substance fit for the treatment of the sleep disorders. Read the rest of this entry »