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Can Melatonin Put Your Chronic Pain To Sleep?
Sunday 10 November 2019
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Can Melatonin Put Your Chronic Pain to Sleep?
Melatonin is popularly known as the sleep hormone. Less known is its potential to alleviate chronic pain and inflammation.
Melatonin is a natural hormone produced by the pineal gland in the brain. During the day the pineal gland is inactive, but at night it begins to produce melatonin and helps us sleep.
As a supplement, melatonin is widely promoted for its efficacy as a sleep aid. However, its role in reducing inflammation – a major contributor to chronic pain – may be much more important. Many chronic pain conditions are a result of underlying inflammation.
In a recent Nature article, melatonin was called a “master regulator” of inflammation. Several studies have shown that melatonin can regulate activation of the immune system, reducing chronic and acute inflammation.
Research shows that melatonin supplements can modulate inflammation by acting as powerful antioxidants and free radical scavengers. Uncontrolled free radicals in the body can lead to oxidative stress, which can cause inflammation and culminate in diseases that cause chronic pain.
There is a large body of evidence that melatonin is a potent antioxidant, even more potent than vitamins C and E. It’s been successfully used to treat fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome, diseases associated with high levels of oxidative stress.
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