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After finishing this article, I immediately started googling for any anecdotal signs of antioxidant usage effects on sleep. Coincidentally, I found out that mel
by nefitty 6y ago
After finishing this article, I immediately started googling for any anecdotal signs of antioxidant usage effects on sleep. Coincidentally, I found out that melatonin has strong antioxidant properties itself. Could supplementing with melatonin reduce the need for sleep?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melatonin#Antioxidant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melatonin#Antioxidant
https://www.gwern.net/Melatonin#tempus-fugit https://www.gwern.net/Melatonin#tempus-fugit
- seesawtron 6y agoCool. Falvonoids are also known to be anti-oxidants. [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavonoid#Antioxidant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavonoid#Antioxidant
- balnaphone 6y agoPlease research in-depth before experimenting too much. Some common antioxidants are surprisingly linked to modestly increased all-cause mortality; the most famous is the set of vitamin E studies, but there are others. [1] https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/antioxidants-in-depth https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/antioxidants-in-depth [2] https://www.webmd.com/drug-medication/news/20070227/antioxidant-supplements-up-death-risk https://www.webmd.com/drug-medication/news/20070227/antioxid...
- exanimo_sai 6y agoMy thoughts immediately too... there seems to be a link between magnesium tablets and this process as well