{"id":57920,"date":"2024-12-23T21:30:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T10:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/maintenance.html\/?p=57920"},"modified":"2024-12-23T21:30:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T10:30:11","slug":"melatonin-a-nighttime-guardian-against-alzheimers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=57920","title":{"rendered":"Melatonin \u2014 A &#8216;Nighttime Guardian&#8217; Against Alzheimer&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_0\">Alzheimer&#8217;s disease affects over 50 million people worldwide, with poor sleep being a significant risk factor<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_1\">Disrupted circadian rhythms are common in Alzheimer\u2019s patients and exacerbate cognitive decline; when your melatonin levels are balanced, you support the synchronization of your brain\u2019s internal clocks, which enhances overall brain function and resilience<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_2\">Clinical studies show melatonin supplementation improves cognitive function in Alzheimer&#8217;s patients, with decreased melatonin levels serving as an early indicator of the disease<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_3\">Melatonin functions as a powerful antioxidant, supports immune system health, aids reproductive success, reduces post-operative pain and has anticancer properties; it also helps maintain the integrity of your blood-brain barrier, an important defense that keeps harmful substances out of your brain<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_4\">Natural melatonin production can be optimized through morning sunlight exposure, minimizing evening blue light, maintaining a dark bedroom and reducing stress before bedtime<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/articles.mercola.com\/sites\/articles\/archive\/2024\/12\/18\/melatonin-alzheimers.aspx\">https:\/\/articles.mercola.com\/sites\/articles\/archive\/2024\/12\/18\/melatonin-alzheimers.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alzheimer&#8217;s disease affects over 50 million people worldwide, with poor sleep being a significant risk factor Disrupted circadian rhythms are common in Alzheimer\u2019s patients and exacerbate cognitive decline; when your melatonin levels are balanced, you support the synchronization of your brain\u2019s internal clocks, which enhances overall brain function and resilience Clinical studies show melatonin supplementation &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=57920\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Melatonin \u2014 A &#8216;Nighttime Guardian&#8217; Against Alzheimer&#8217;s&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-health-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=57920"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57921,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57920\/revisions\/57921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=57920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=57920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=57920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}