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**tooncesthecat** · March 12th, 2008, 09:27 PM

You may have heard of the sleep benefits some get from taking melatonin. Well, it might just make you grow too. I ran across an article that demonstrated that taking 5mg of melatonin daily increased growth hormone in younger subjects while also lowering somatostatin (which is basically anti-growth hormone). I'm wondering if it would do the same on us old guys!?

The full article is here:

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition | Full text | Effects of a single dose of N-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine (Melatonin) and resistance exercise on the growth hormone/IGF-1 axis in young males and females

March 12th, 2008, 09:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
tooncesthecat Browns Backer offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 3,336 Thanks given: 12,585 13,189 thanks in 2,818 posts Rep Power: 25	Melatonin and Growth Hormone You may have heard of the sleep benefits some get from taking melatonin. Well, it might just make you grow too. I ran across an article that demonstrated that taking 5mg of melatonin daily increased growth hormone in younger subjects while also lowering somatostatin (which is basically anti-growth hormone). I'm wondering if it would do the same on us old guys!? The full article is here: Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition \| Full text \| Effects of a single dose of N-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine (Melatonin) and resistance exercise on the growth hormone/IGF-1 axis in young males and females __________________ "Some people meditate. We lift heavy things!" Phil Pfister Last edited by tooncesthecat; March 12th, 2008 at 09:41 PM.