If, as Descartes claimed, the pineal gland is the seat of the soul and melatonin is formed by the pineal gland by syllogism we could imagine that the same soul is formed by the melatonin.
This imaginative analogy makes us understand how important and fundamental melatonin is for humans and for the life of animals and plants that draw on it to regulate and balance themselves.
In a life so full of stress, being able to face the daily routines with serenity would improve our life, and to do so we need harmony between mind and body.
There melatonin it becomes a concrete help in everyday life as it harmonizes the main systems that influence the quality of life. Stimulates the immune system to prevent diseases, regulates the hormonal levels of the endocrine system, cause of mood swings or unusual behaviors, favoring a serene and positive emotional state, synchronizes the many rhythms of the central nervous system such as that of sleep and fights free radicals cause oxidative stress aging and consequently protect the skin and hair.
Origin and studies of melatonin
The identification of melatonin (see structural formula), took place in 1958 and gave the first evidence of the essential role of pineal gland. Melatonin is a ubiquitous substance in the animal world, whose function is significantly linked to the circadian rhythm (see simplification of the multisynaptic neuronal pathway of synthesis). The interest in melatonin and its physiological functions has extended from animals to plants with demonstration of its presence also in plant species of food and medicinal interest.
Melatonin has numerous beneficial effects, among which: synchronization of hormonal secretion; antioxidant effects; effects in neuroimmunomodulation; effects on platelet aggregation; effects on jet lag syndrome.
These effects occur both through the interaction of melatonin with the appropriate receptor structures and as a direct activity of the molecule. Studies have shown that melatonin inhibits the development of sunburn following exposure to UVB radiation. Important results have been obtained in the dermal treatment of psoriasis and topical eczema. Melatonin products are used in regulating hair growth. Dermatologically, the protective effect that melatonin plays on oxidative stresses that cause aging and skin degradation becomes important.
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