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As we age, we tend to get a lot of bad news about beneficial compounds in the body that are produced less and less with each passing year. Well, here’s some good news if you’ve got your AARP card… Oxytocin is a hormone that regulates key aspects of the female reproductive system, including labor and lactation. It fosters that strong bond between mother and child. But that’s not all. Oxytocin is one of the four main neurotransmitters in the brain responsible for [...]

There’s no question that physical activity has a huge impact on our health. From keeping our hearts healthy and cholesterol in check to controlling blood sugar, staying active makes it more likely we’ll live better, healthier and longer. And possibly best of all, exercise has been shown to have powerful cancer-fighting properties. However, while the recommendation has been to get up and get moving to keep cancer at bay, the question has still been which type [...]

We recently wrote about how melatonin is being considered as a possible treatment for COVID-19. The Cleveland Clinic-led study cited in that article showed using melatonin led to a 30 percent reduced likelihood of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2. However, at that time the researchers could only theorize as to why melatonin may have that effect. A more recent study has shed light on why some people are not infected with SARS-CoV-2 or have no symptoms of COVID-19 even when testing [...]