The Longevity Vault with Kat Fu

Sleep Problems ≠ Melatonin Problems


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Sleep OS Hormones → https://thelongevityvault.com/sleep-os/hormones/

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Melatonin Profiling Test

Sleep Problems ≠ Melatonin Problems

Many adults assume that waking at 3 a.m. or feeling unrested after a full night’s sleep must mean their melatonin is low. Yet melatonin is rarely the core issue. This episode reframes melatonin through a systems lens—showing how timing, metabolism, and biological individuality dictate its effects far more than dosage alone. It also introduces melatonin profiling as a data-driven way to determine whether this hormone truly matters for your sleep at all.

Key Points

Most midlife sleep issues stem from autonomic imbalance, hormone shifts, or medication effects—not low melatonin.

Age alone doesn’t predict melatonin need; variation across individuals can be four- to fivefold.

The biological night differs between people by several hours, so universal supplement timing often backfires.

Listen for:

Why melatonin’s role is diagnostic rather than universal, and how personalized timing replaces years of dosage trial and error.

Read the full article: Sleep Problems ≠ Melatonin Problems

Learn more inside Sleep OS Hormones → https://thelongevityvault.com/sleep-os/hormones/



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The Longevity Vault with Kat FuBy Kat Fu, M.S., M.S.