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                    [Title] => The benefits of melatonin
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The country’s acknowledged health, beauty and wellness icon, Cory Quirino, is one of the most-sought endorsers for natural products.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 433279 [Title] => Can melatonin extend lifespan? [Summary] =>

Health experts are seriously studying the possibility of the natural sleep-enhancing food supplement melatonin’s potential benefit in extending the lifespan.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 348370 [Title] => Melatonin an all-natural nightcap, energy booster [Summary] => Rosario P., 72-year-old grandmother; Mauro T., 32-year-old call center agent; Lisandro D., 54-year-old stressed executive who travels frequently, and Laura D., 52-year-old housewife who is a self-confessed television addict. What do these people have in common? They used to have sleep problems and have benefited a lot from taking melatonin supplementation nightly.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 325105 [Title] => Can melatonin extend lifespan? [Summary] => Health experts are now seriously studying the possibility of the potential benefit of the natural sleep-enhancing food supplement melatonin in extending lifespan.

In test-tube and animal experiments, researchers have found that melatonin protects cells, strengthens the immune system, slows the growth of some tumors, and protects the heart and blood vessels.

Tests with laboratory mice suggest that melatonin might also reduce the effects of aging and enhance sexual function, but scientists caution that these results are very preliminary and still not conclusive.
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