You know melatonin as the sleep hormone but it does so very much more than that. In this episode I'll cover the many actions of melatonin because it's a very interesting hormone and antioxidant. While it's so powerful and has clear benefits and a great safety profile, should everyone run out and grab a bottle? I will get into dosing, side effects, who should avoid it and how to consider whether something that seems to be good for everything (such as melatonin) will be beneficial for you. As well, I will give you plenty of lifestyle considerations to boost your own production of melatonin.

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