Dr. Michael Grandner
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So less is more, for sure.
Yeah.
That's also why I say, if you're still having effects, actually, your dose might be too high.
Just cut it in half.
The other thing that's worth mentioning about melatonin is it's actually a very potent cellular repair molecule.
Those effects seem to be stronger at the higher doses, actually, like closer to the 10.
But that's where you get more side effects, too.
So most people don't need it.
We have an immune system.
Melatonin as a recovery molecule is a very old molecule.
our immune system probably does the trick, but that's also why when people take melatonin supplements, they get sick less.
It was seen as an adjunct treatment during COVID that didn't conflict with any of the other treatments, but actually made
illness recovery better.
Melatonin is a really cool molecule.
It's just misunderstood.
Yeah, it is a hormone.
What other hormone do you just like buy over the counter in sort of unlimited amounts like it?
Yeah, there is, to my knowledge...
There is no evidence that that actually ever happens, to my knowledge.
It's a worry, but melatonin is so old that you're going to produce it.