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• Niacin (in 1 cap) = salmon (not farmed raised) (28.25 ounces)

• Melatonin = small amounts found in oats, sweet corn, and rice

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Melatonin and Blood Pressure

     According to a study whose results are published in the February 2004 issue of Hypertension, repeated use of melatonin appears to support normal blood pressure. Melatonin plays a role in regulating your internal clock, which appears to be disturbed in people with unhealthy blood pressure levels. <read more>

Focus on Melatonin

     According to a study from Stanford University researcher David Spiegel, disrupted sleep alters levels of cortisol, a hormone that effects "natural killer cells" that battle cancer. The study finds sleep may influence how well your body fights cancer. <read more>

     "Our results clearly demonstrate the ability of melatonin to inhibit the process of forming the "signature" amyloid protein bundles seen in Alzheimer's disease [AD]," said Pappolla. In AD, toxic fibrillar aggregates of a protein called amyloid beta protein are the pathologic landmark of the disease. "What is equally intriguing is that persons with AD also show remarkably lower concentrations of melatonin in their brains," he added.