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December 2, 2005


Melatonin Benefits Touted
Researchers writing in the medical journal Immunity & Ageing say: (From the abstract) "Aging is associated with a decline in immune function (immunosenescence), a situation (sp) known to correlate with increased incidence of cancer, infections and degenerative diseases....Melatonin has the potential therapeutic value to enhance immune function in aged individuals and in patients in an immunocompromised state."

Melatonin, Immune Function and Aging
Venkatramanujam Srinivasan, Georges J.M. Maestroni, Daniel P. Cardinali, Ana I. Esquifino, S. R. Pandi-Perumal and Sandra C. MillerImmunity & Ageing 2005, 2:17

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http://www.immunityageing.com/content/2/1/17


Light exercise a tonic to keep the brain young

What is Glycation?
Glycation occurs when sugar molecules in the blood and cells chemically bond to proteins. Over time, that portion of the sugar that had bonded (or glycated) with the protein modifies into a molecular structure called AGEs or Advanced Glycation Endproducts.

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