Produced by the pineal gland in the right ventricle of the brain, the hormone melatonin is a potent antioxidant and a key regulator of the sleep-wake cycle. A study of patients suffering from dementia found nighttime levels of melatonin significantly reduced according to the severity of mental impairment.1

In fact, one researcher has proposed that melatonin actually protects against Alzheimer's disease, by preventing the loss of memory function that stems from oxidative damage of the mitochondria of the most active brain neurons.2 According to this theory, sub-optimal levels of melatonin actually set in motion the degenerative triggers of general brain atrophy.3

The Comprehensive Melatonin Profile is an advanced circadian analysis of melatonin over the complete light-dark cycle, and a critical tool for monitoring melatonin levels during hormone replacement therapy.

References:
1 Magri F, Locatelli M, Balza G, Molla G, Cuzzoni G, Fioravanti M, et. al. Changes in endocrine circadian rhythms as markers of physiological and pathological brain aging. Chronobiol Int 1997;14(4):385-396.
2 Maurizi CP. The mystery of Alzheimer's disease and its prevention by melatonin. Med Hypotheses 1995;45(4): 339-340.
3 Maurizi CP. Loss of intraventricular fluid melatonin can explain the neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease. Med Hypotheses 1997;49(2):153-158.

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