Deanna Minich - The Myth Busting Melatonin Episode. Series 2, episode 1

<p>Hello, and welcome back to series 2</p> <p>If you are wondering what we did to Pioneers of Ageing we decided to rename ourselves the Super Human Living podcast.</p> <p>We kick off series 2 with the brilliant Deanna Minich.</p> <p><em>Deanna Minich, MS, PhD, CNS, Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner (IFMCP)</em>, is a nutrition scientist, international lecturer, teacher, and author, with over twenty years of experience in academia and in the food and dietary supplement industries.</p> <p>When we saw she had published a paper on Melatonin where she called it “The next Vitamin D” we knew we had to talk to her.</p> <p>The big myth about melatonin is that it’s “just about jet lag”.</p> <p> </p> <p>The truth is rooted deep inside our bodies. Our mitochondria are colloquially known as the powerhouses of our cells. Keeping these running actively and smoothly is critical for longevity. Melatonin, the hormone of darkness, does exactly that. Melatonin is highly concentrated in the mitochondria membrane where it helps to quell the oxidative burst of activity coming from our mitochondria.</p> <p>Deanna explains all this as well as knowing if you have enough and the difference between synthetic and the form found in plants.</p> <p>To find out more about Deanna and access a lot of free resources visit her website <a href= "https://deannaminich.com/">https://deannaminich.com/</a></p>