The use of supplemental melatonin as a signal to promote and maintain sleep and a healthy circadian rhythm is well documented in the scientific literature. In women's health, melatonin is long known for its uses as a potent antioxidant in breast cancer, and for temperature lowering and sleep promotion in perimenopause and menopause. More recently, a growing body of research suggests melatonin's clinical effects are far more reaching than its chronobiotic uses.
Of note, recent findings suggest that during sleep, the pineal gland only produces about 5% of the body's total production of melatonin; the rest is produced in the mitochondria, most notably in the GI tract. Given the documented decline in melatonin levels with age and reduced levels linked to mitochondrial dysfunction and diseases of aging, melatonin supplementation has surfaced as a potent mitochondrial regulator, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory. Melatonin has demonstrated clinical utility throughout a woman's lifespan, from reproductive impacts in PCOS, endometriosis, fertility and pregnancy, to the concerns of later life such as cognition, bone health and neurological disease.
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Join Dr. Dan Kalish for this free webinar reviewing the gut-estrogen dominance connection. We'll look at the GI-360 lab marker "beta glucuronidase" and explain how gut bacteria can trigger estrogen dominance. We'll also take a look at estrogen metabolism and how this relates to breast health, prostate health and female hormone imbalances. We'll review easy to implement treatment strategies and review a series of common patient profiles so you can apply this work to your patient practice immediately.
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Join Dr. Dan Kalish for this practical application webinar on methylation and estrogen metabolism. We will present easy to implement treatments for problems with methylation that lead to estrogen related issues. You'll learn lab interpretation skills that you can apply to any patients experiencing hot flashes, night sweats, PMS, PCOS, cyclical migraines and many other common female hormone complaints.
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