In this book, we will tell you how melatonin can help you to "grow" young (Part One), remain disease free (Part Two), retain your sexual vitality, get a better night's sleep, and enhance the quality of your life in a variety of other ways (Part Three). We know that as you learn more about how melatonin actually performs these "miracles" you will be eager to know precisely how you can take melatonin in order to achieve each of these benefits. We want you to know that all of the necessary information on dosages along with precise instructions on when and how to take it are provided for you in Chapter 14.
Author(s): Walter Pierpaoli, William Regelson
Edition: 1
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Year: 1995
Language: English
Pages: 255
City: New York
A note to Readers 11
Foreword 13
Part One - Nature's Age-Reversing Hormone 19
Chapter 1 - The Melatonin Miracle 21
Chapter 2 - Pierpaoli's Story; First Clues in the Hunt for the Aging Clock 34
Chapter 3 - Finding the Aging Clock 52
Chapter 4 - The Pineal Gland: Your "Third Eye" 68
Chpater 5 - Melatonin: Growing Young 84
Part Two - Nature's Disease-Fighting Hormone 95
Chapter 6 - The Immune System: Nature's Own Bodyguard 97
Chapter 7 - A Powerful Protector and Treatment Against Cancer 113
Chapter 8 - Melatonin: For a Strong Heart 130
Chapter 9 - Exciting Frontiers: The Promise of the Future 139
Part Three - Nature's Sex-Enhancing Hormone and Other Benefits of Melatonin 157
Chapter 10 - Melatonin and Sex 159
Chapter 11 - The Stress-Relieving Hormone 170
Chapter 12 - Nature's Own Sleep Aid 180
Chapter 13 - Getting Back in Sync: Tips and Overcoming Jet Lag and SAD 191
Chapter 14 - How to Take Melatonin: The Right Dosages 201
Afterword - Toward a New Paradigm of Aging 216
Appendix 1 221
Appendix 2 234
Selected Bibliography 239
Index 247
