Melatonin Benefits: Why Your Brain Needs Darkness for Better Sleep, Brain Health, and Healthy Aging | Deanna Minich
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Melatonin Benefits: Why Your Brain Needs Darkness for Better Sleep, Brain Health, and Healthy Aging | Deanna Minich

B2Upper-intermediateJuly 28, 202658 min

Melatonin benefits extend far beyond helping you fall asleep. In this episode of The Dr. Brighten Show, I sit down with nutrition scientist Dr. Deanna Minich, MS, PhD, CNS, IFMCP, to explore the surprising science behind melatonin, circadian rhythms, color, inflammation, brain health, and why being deficient in darkness may be one of the most overlooked threats to your long-term health. For additional resources, research, and key takeaways, be sure to visit the full show notes at https://drbrighten.com/podcasts/melatonin-benefits/ Whether you're struggling with poor sleep, hormone imbalance, chronic inflammation, or simply want to optimize...

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Many people are actually deficient in darkness. Melatonin is so much more than just about sleep. It's an anti-inflammatory. It's a mitochondrial regulator.

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It's an immune enhancer. She's an award-winning nutrition scientist and one of the leading voices in functional medicine. Honored with one of the field's highest distinctions

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for her contributions to integrative health. Dr. Deanna Minich is here to transform the way you think about nutrition, hormones, and healing. You need that full-spectrum blue light in the morning

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