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5 ways melatonin fights aging (besides better sleep)
Strengthens bones
Lab tests at the McGill School of Dentistry in Canada show that melatonin can slow the breakdown of bone linked to aging.
Bone formation and removal is influenced by the body’s circadian rhythm – the way in which the body’s metabolism changes during each day and night. The cells that remove bone tissue, which are called osteoclasts, do most of the bone deconstruction during the night. The cells that rebuild bones, called osteoblasts, perform their major work during the day.
“As we age, we sleep less well, which means that the osteoclasts are more active,” says researcher Faleh Tamimi. “This tends to speed up the process of bone breakdown.”
Scientists discovered that bone volume and density increased significantly when the subjects took melatonin supplements.
