Melatonin reduces nighttime blood pressure in hypertensive in men

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Melatonin reduces

nighttime

blood pressure in hypertensive men

 

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Melatonin

appears to reduce nighttime blood pressure levels, according to a study

completed at the Institute for Brain Research, Amsterdam, The

Netherlands. A hormone that plays an important role in regulating the

sleep/wake cycle, melatonin has traditionally been used to promote

sound sleep.

 

The objective of the study was to determine whether enhancement of the

functioning of the biological clock by repeated nighttime melatonin

intake might reduce blood pressure in patients with essential

hypertension.

 

The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study

involved 16 men with untreated hypertension. They were divided into two

groups with one group receiving a one-time 2.5 mg oral dose of

melatonin one hour before going to sleep and a second group receiving a

daily 2.5 mg dose of melatonin for three weeks, one hour before

sleeping.

 

The single dose did not affect blood pressure or sleep in the subjects,

but the group that took the repeated doses had readings during sleep of

systolic pressure reduced 6 mm Hg and diastolic pressure reduced 4 mm

Hg. Sleep was also improved and the treatment did not affect heart rate.

 

Although researchers reported that “repeated bedtime melatonin intake

significantly reduced nocturnal blood pressure,” they recommended

studies with larger groups of subjects to determine which patients

would benefit from taking melatonin. In addition, it remains to be seen

what effect this regimen would have on women.

 

Hypertension 43(2):192-197, 2004

 

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> Melatonin appears to reduce nighttime blood pressure levels, according

> to a study completed at the Institute for Brain Research, Amsterdam,

> The Netherlands. A hormone that plays an important role in regulating

> the sleep/wake cycle, melatonin has traditionally been used to promote

> sound sleep.

>

 

Improving growth hormone (HGH) release also improves melatonin

release and sleep patterns. This approach gets my vote, because it's

part of the anti-aging protocol.

 

As we age, HGH falls, dragging down our health generally until we

degenerate, disintegrate slowly over the years. Conversely,

maintaining those HGH levels to youthful values does not allow for

this degeneration and we stay younger, longer. It's just a bonus that

part of that improvement maintains normal sleep patterns and

melatonin release. The anti-aging specialists do specifically talk

about normalizing blood pressure in their seminars, and the other

reason they give for that is restoring resiliency of the arteries so

they can respond to the systolic surges without a rise in B.P.

 

regards,

 

 

 

Duncan Crow

http://profiles./duncancrow/

 

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