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Melatonin
Seems to Reduce High Blood Pressure
(Reuters Health, 1/19/04)
Dr. Frank A. J. L. Steer, now at Harvard Medical School,
and team, report that a trial in The Netherlands indicates
that people with hypertension may be able to lower their blood
pressure by taking melatonin at night. The researchers studied
16 untreated hypertensive men who took either 2.5 mg of
melatonin or a placebo an hour before bedtime. The scientists
found that a single dose of the supplement did not produce
results, but after 3 weeks, the melatonin group had
significantly lower nighttime pressure. They theorize that
long-term use of melatonin may stabilize blood pressure by
regulating the body’s internal clock.
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