It started with a runny nose and a slight cough. But when his 72-year-old wife tested positive for COVID-19, he got concerned. “Is there any research suggesting the supplements we are taking might help?” he called our office to ask. He had read several of our blogs on the immune roles of omega-3s and vitamin
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“I don’t need melatonin – I sleep like a log.” That’s what many say when they hear about Omega Restore (a combination of omega-3s, vitamin D3, and melatonin). It’s true that melatonin influences our sleep and helps regulate our circadian rhythm. But melatonin’s effects extend far beyond getting a good night’s rest. Today, melatonin is
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With cases skyrocketing across the United States, scientists are hard at work exploring all possible options for COVID-19 prevention and treatment. In April 2020, we published our first article on the promising research surrounding melatonin. Three months later, we wanted to share an update on what the scientific world has learned since then. Melatonin Use
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By now, most people have learned that surviving COVID-19 often comes down to having a well-performing immune system and low levels of chronic inflammation. But how do you know if your immune system is in good shape? Promising new research shows that interleukin levels might be one of the strongest predictors of future health outcomes,
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As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise close to home, it has set up hypochondriacal terror in my brain these past weeks. Despite exercising, eating lots of vegetables, meditating, wearing a mask whenever I’m in public, and incessantly washing my hands, I jump in panic whenever I hear someone coughing or sneezing. To
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Experts saw this pandemic coming. Already in the 1990s – and throughout the last two decades – scientists repeatedly warned us about the increasing likelihood of global pandemics due to globalization, urbanization, and more (1, 2). Now that COVID-19 has arrived, many efforts feel like too little, too late. But there are still things that
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Melatonin is an indispensable molecule found in most plants and living organisms. As an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer agent, it contributes to a wide range of functions within the body. Yet melatonin is still best known for its role in improving sleep and reducing jet lag. After several years of testing Omega Restore – a
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Just in the last year, there’s been a massive surge in the number of consumers buying melatonin to help with their sleep problems. But with that increase comes a lot of misinformation, too. While Dr. Bo Martinsen and I don’t claim to be the ultimate melatonin experts, we have read several hundred research articles on
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It was a subject she normally felt too embarrassed to talk about — even with her physician. Now Harriet was so thrilled that she had to share the good news with me! “Instead of getting up three to four times a night to tinkle, I now only wake up maybe once per night,” she explained.
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When I was young and living with my future in-laws in Norway, my to-be mother-in-law would ask me each morning, “Did you sleep well?” Being a woman in my early twenties, I remember thinking, “Why is she so concerned about sleep?” As I later found out, my mother-in-law often struggled with sleeping, and the problem
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