Melatonin and Osteoporis

[packman]

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Article points out that oldsters may need to consider melatonin as a sleep aide because of natural difficulty in achieving the needed sleep cycle to replace bone loss. Interesting, never heard of this.


“As we age, we sleep less well, which means that the osteoclasts are more active,” says Faleh Tamimi, the lead researcher on the project. “This tends to speed up the process of bone breakdown.” Osteoclasts are cells that break down bone and reabsorb the material, including minerals like calcium, back into other areas of the body. In healthy adults, that process is balanced by the healthy depositing of new minerals by cells called osteoblasts. This cycle keeps bones strong. But in the case of osteoporosis, the balance gets thrown, with an increase of bone reabsorption. Tamimi and her team suspected that melatonin would help regulate the circadian rhythms of elderly rats, which would in turn reduce the activity of osteoclasts."

http://www.newsweek.com/2014/07/11/melatonin-supplements-could-prevent-osteoarthritis-257094.html

But, like all things, one needs common sense:

http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/fact-sheet-melatonin

[Phentex]

1. Doesn't work for everybody but it helps me...

and I don't feel groggy the next day. But I think that's because I actually sleep.

[hamsterjill]

2. I use melatonin quite a bit.

It helps me get into a deeper sleep. I don't take it every day, however.

[Lex]

3. Melatonin helps keep me from waking up at around 4 or 5 am.

I can sleep on through until it's time to get up. That makes a big difference in how I feel the next day. And melatonin doesn't make me feel groggy either.