Considering Peat considers melatonin a stress hormone, does he recommend waking up every few hours to turn on a light or leaving a light on while you sleep? It seems to make sense to limit melatonin production, but also seems like it would prevent proper sleep. Strangely enough, since I cleaned up my diet and lifestyle the past couple years I have literally only been requiring 4 hours of sleep a night and I tend to like at least a dim light when im awake during the nightime hours. Dunno if this has anything to do with melatonin though.
Also on a side note, does anyone know how cannabis might affect melatonin? I remember reading a while back that it drastically increased melatonin production for a few hours after being ingested.
I've also read that melatonin is a super antioxidant capable of permeating even the blood brain barrier? (maybe this is just an indicator of its need, that your body produces many toxins under the abscence of light)
Also on a side note, does anyone know how cannabis might affect melatonin? I remember reading a while back that it drastically increased melatonin production for a few hours after being ingested.
I've also read that melatonin is a super antioxidant capable of permeating even the blood brain barrier? (maybe this is just an indicator of its need, that your body produces many toxins under the abscence of light)