Melatonin Information and References
Due to the widespread press regarding melatonin and the popularity
of our melatonin reviews, Aeiveos has organized a comprehensive
set of references about melatonin on the WWW. While not a complete
list, it serves a a good jumping-off point for people investigating
Melatonin. If you find these resources incomplete, you are welcome
to dig deeper using one of the many search engines.
Melatonin is a hormone which is produced by the pineal gland and the
discovered by
Aaron B. Lerner
at Yale University.
An early pioneer in the benefits of melatonin was
Richard J. Wurtman, M.D.
at MIT.
Melatonin is produced by the pineal gland and the intestine.
It plays an important part in the regulation of
day/night cyclic cycles and seasonal rhythms.
Melatonin References, Articles and Resources
- Medline reviews for Melatonin
- At Aeiveos
- The Definitive Melatonin Reference Page - at Aeiveos
- The Aging Clock: Findings on Melatonin
- article from the
Life Extension Foundation
- Melatonin - The Clock Hormone
- article from the
American Association of Anti-Aging Medicine
- Melatonin & Longevity
- Article by Par Sahelian, M.D.
- Melatonin Chapter
- from Smart Drugs II: The Next Generation
- Melatonin
- from Smart Drug/Nootropic Info in Finland
- The Melatonin Page
- Articles, books, supplier
Tenzing Momo in Seattle, WA
- Melatonin Central and an
alternate location
- Media references, FAQ, links, supplier
- Jim Hawkin's Melatonin References
and Sleep and Psychology References
- PharmInfoNet has a
sci.med.pharmacy Melatonin Archive,
a Melatonin FAQ
and a Focus On... Light in Physiology and Medicine with a discussion of melatonin.
- Melatonin: A Chemical Slumber Switch by Victoria L. Contie from the NCRR Reporter
- MIT Study on Melatonin and Sleep
- Univ. S. Australia study of Melatonin and Sleep in the Elderly
- Melatonin Scoop from the Fibrokyalgia/Fibrositis Newsletter, October, 1994
- Melatonin
- All natural anti-aging, oxidant, cancer hormone (unreachable?)
-
Somniset (Melatonin) Comments with other supplements
(DHEA, Proanthenols, etc.)
from LIFE PLUS
- Bob Dixon's Melatonin Comments
- Melatonin treatment of
Rheumatoid Arthritis
and Sarcoidosis
at the
Institute of Internal Medicine
at the University of Florence.
- OMIM Melatonin Receptor References:
-
The Pineal Gland: Biological Rhythms and EMFs by Dr. Chaim R. Dworkin
-
TIME JUMPS: Resetting Circadian Rhythms by Ten Time Zones in Only One Day by W. Calvin.
Melatonin Suppliers
- Melatonin
- All Natural Sleeping Pill
- Somniset Melatonin Complex from
Life Plus, 1-800-572-8446
It is worth noting that Life Plus is a multi-level marketing group
as is documented here
- Peggy's Health Center, Los Altos, CA
- Metabolizer Melatonin
from Health Technologies Network
and Allen Industries, Amarillo, TX, USA
- Noah's Natural Foods
has Twinlab's Melatonin in Toronto, Canada
- Nature's Outlet
has Twinlab's Melatonin in Salem, VA
- Health Dynamics
has melatonin in Princeton, NJ
-
Beyond A Century has melatonin in Greenville, ME
Books on Melatonin
- The Melatonin Miracle
by
Walter Pierpaoli
and William Regelson
(Simon & Schuster, $21)
- Melatonin: The Anti-Aging Hormone
by Suzanne LeVert
(Avon Books, $6)
- Melatonin: Nature's Sleeping Pill
by Ray Sahelian
(Be Happier Press, $13.95)
Book extracts are in Melatonin: Nature's Sleeping Pill by Dr. Ray Sahelian
- Melatonin: Your Body's Natural Wonder Drug
by
Russel J. Reiter
& Jo Robinson
(Bantam Books, $22.95)
Book exerpts are in the Melatonin FAQ
from Dr. Russel J. Reiter
- Stay Young the Melatonin Way:
The Natural Plan for Better Sex, Better Sleep, Better Health
and Longer Life
by Stephen J. Bock & Michael Boyette
(Penguin Books)
-
Melatonin - Current Status and Perspective,
Proceedings of an International Symposium, Bremen, September, 1980
edited by N. Birau and W. Schloot
(Elsevier, $77.00)
Major Authors
Related Pages
Author: Robert Bradbury
Last Updated: January 26, 1996
If you know of any references that we should add to our list, please
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