Melatonin: are they always sweet dreams?

Melatonin supplements are increasingly being used to improve sleep in adults and children in a “physiological” way, that is, without forcing falling asleep with hypnoinducing drugs, but through improved functioning of the internal biological clock that regulates the sleep-wake cycle. Since it is also normally produced by the body in response to decreased external light, taking melatonin is usually considered safe and harmless. But is this really the case? Some information about this.

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Can eye color reveal some health problems?

Do many people really believe a face with brown eyes is more reliable? Or that blue eyes would predispose to cancer? The answers may surprise you.

Not to stop at the dress rehearsal

Let’s face it: despite the endless variations of diets and the ever-new activities offered by gyms to attract clients, of secrets and easy ways to achieve and maintain a fit

The effect of the gut microbiota on drugs

In recent years, the gut microbiota, that is, the set of microorganisms that we host in our gut and with which we constantly interact, has been attracting extreme interest because

How COVID-19 virus attacks multiple parts of the human body

It is becoming evident that COVID-19 may be more than just a respiratory disease-it has reached the ranks of those diseases that mimic the conditions of many others. This makes

Low Potassium many disorders

We never underestimate the problem of low potassium. But before investigating among possible organic abnormalities, the diet of the complainant, low potassium levels, should be checked.

How to overcome emotional trauma

A bereavement, a divorce, a serious accident. These are some examples of traumatic events that can be difficult to handle and overcome on a psychoemotional level. Everyone experiences these in

A thousand and one herbal teas to warm up the autumn

The now late autumn brings with it gray, rain, desire to relax and stay indoors, reading a book, cuddling the cat, listening to music or chatting with a friend. What

The benefits of (cautious) sun exposure

Especially now that the weather is getting hotter and hotter and the radiation UV is at an all-time high, limiting sun exposure is a priority for everyone at any age

Home can also help you stay healthy

When it comes to prevention and health protection, in genre, one thinks about healthy diet, physical activity, and sleep quality, to periodic checkups at the doctor, the importance of avoiding

Perhaps a little dehydrated

When one is thirsty and feels the need to drink, it is already a sign of dehydration. Fatigue may also depend on a dehydration condition. The body has a constant

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Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a serious eye disease that can cause blindness, mainly due to increased pressure inside the eye that damages the optic nerve. The disease can occur at any age,

Sleep and mood disorders

Sleep disorders and mood disorders are linked by a double thread and articulately affect each other. Decades of studies and clinical-practical experience, both in the field of Sleep Medicine and

Anxiety

Anxiety or, more precisely, “generalized anxiety disorder,” as stated in the “Statistical Diagnostic Manual of Mental Disorders-DSM 5.” It is a psychiatric illness characterized by: intense and persistent worry and

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a severe and disabling chronic psychiatric illness that mainly arises in late adolescence or early adulthood, resulting in an altered perception of reality and consequent improper and unpredictable

Parkinson’s disease

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Cluster headache

Cluster headache is a primary form of headache that is characterized by the manner in which the attacks occur, which are precisely “clustered” in so-called “active periods” lasting up to

Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder of the central nervous system, characterized by recurrent acute attacks (seizures), unpredictable in frequency, intensity and duration, interspersed with periods of well-being in which

Panic attack

What is meant by a panic attack? It is understood as the sudden manifestation of a strong fear accompanied by an equally intense physical symptomatology despite the absence of an

Postpartum depression

Postpartum depression is a mood disorder characterized by symptoms overlapping with those of major depression and differing from the latter essentially in that it occurs in women a few weeks

Ischemic stroke

According to the official definition of the World Health Organization (WHO), stroke corresponds to a “sudden onset of signs and/or symptoms referable to local and/or global deficits in brain function,

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