A lot of people don't realize it, but melatonin is a hormone. There's a reason you can't go to the CVS and get testosterone and estrogen, right. Because hormones affect the entire system.They affect all three almost 300 different things in your body. So, what you don't want to do is have somebody just willy-nilly grabbing a hormone and starting to pop it without somebody understanding what's going on with them. More importantly, melatonin in particular and the point I wanted to make earlier about depression ...

New research shows taking melatonin for long periods of time could be a sign of underlying heart issues. Data released by the American Heart Association found that long-term use of the popular sleep aid is actually linked to a higher risk of heart failure and early death in adults with insomnia. Now, there is no evidence that the supplements themselves cause this, but experts say the need to take these supplements on a regular basis could mean that something more serious is going on with your. ...