Have you ever wondered what is the importance of day and night, what is the role of sleep, how do we set a good circadian rhythm?? Well all this revolves around the hormone Melatonin!!Setting up the circadian rhythm helps in production of good amounts of melatonin hormone. Melatonin does help in reducing the pigmentation, anti ageing and also reduces hair fall so on and so forth..Dr. Pallavi Sule, Mumbai based Dermatologist and Aesthetic Physician starts by first explaining the meaning of Melatonin, HOW DOES MELATONIN GET SECRETED?

So what's new about this hormone and why is it studied in more detail than before??

Dr. Pallavi Sule, explains, "Melatonin is also known for its antioxidant benefits!! We all are living in a very stressful environment, be it the external or internal stressors like pollution, food consumed (adulteration), solar radiation, sleep patterns, work environments and so forth!! Any kind of stress releases free oxygen radicals in the body, which damages our DNA, causing degenerative diseases and autoimmune diseases. Melatonin hormone serves as a potent antioxidant, presumptive anti aging substance and anti cancer agent."

Dr. Sule further elaborates on this imperative subject saying, "

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Sleep is the most underrated antioxidant - Times of India

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