Melatonin is an important hormone in the body. Hormones are the chemical messengers of the body. Melatonin is important as an antioxidant in the brain, helps to control other hormones, is involved in cycles in the body, and many other important functions.

Many hormones start to decline as we age. Melatonin starts to decline at about age 20 years at the rate of 1 to 1 and 1/2 per cent each year. This means by about 50-60 years your levels may have declined 50 per cent. This will result in loss of efficiency in the body and decline in function.

Dr. Bob is mentioned many times on this web site. He was a MD internal medicine, orthomolecular doctor, MD psychiatrist, chiropractor, and healer 65 years. He was a diabetic who lived to 108 years with only 1 side effect 2 years before he passed away.

According to Dr. Bob, the hormone melatonin may have wide and scattered ranges throughout individuals when measured. Because of these wide and scattered ranges, Dr. Bob did not feel measuring melatonin was of great value. Dr. Bob advised if you were past the age of 35 you should supplement melatonin. He recommended you supplement 1-3 mg 1 hour before bedtime. He said to cycle melatonin 6 days on it and 1 day off it. Melatonin helps to control the sleep cycle and if you sleep consistently well, Dr. Bob felt your melatonin level was likely in proper ranges. If you did not sleep well, Dr. Bob felt this might be an indicator that your melatonin levels may be low or imbalanced. Dr. Bob would have people start off with 1-3 mg of melatonin each night. Dr. Bob would wait a few weeks to see if melatonin supplementation improved sleep. If it did not improve sleep after a few weeks, then Dr. Bob would increase the melatonin dose. Dr. Bob said you could slowly increase the melatonin dose if good sleep was not happening. He recommended not increasing melatonin doses past 12 mg each day.

In conclusion, melatonin is an important hormone in the body. As we age, melatonin levels start to drop. Dr. Bob advised to supplement melatonin levels past the age of 35 years. He explained supplementing 1-3 mg of melatonin at bedtime could raise melatonin levels to optimal, youthful levels.


Note – In order for these anti-aging ideas to be successful, you must use supplements of the highest quality. Dr. Bob often said, "almost all supplement companies produce poor quality." You can consider the product page of this web site. Almost all the products met Dr. Bob’s approval. Since he passed away we have attempted to keep the same high standards.

WARNING:  DO NOT STOP ANY TREATMENT OR MEDICATION YOU CURRENTLY USE.  CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE STARTING THE USE OF SUPPLEMENTS. 

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