In this episode, Jess and Sarah explore the science of sleep and melatonin with Dr. Beth Malow, a renowned sleep specialist. They discuss the safety, effectiveness, and proper use of melatonin, especially for children and neurodiverse populations, emphasizing informed decision-making and behavioral strategies.
 
Watch the conversation on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/mXT_4GNBOLY">https://youtu.be/mXT_4GNBOLY</a>
 
Melatonin blogs: <a href="http://medium.com/@bethmalow">http://medium.com/@bethmalow</a> 
Websites: <a href="http://bethswisdom.com">bethswisdom.com</a>; <a href="http://beyondthepoliticsofcontempt.com">beyondthepoliticsofcontempt.com</a>; <a href="http://togethernow.substack.com">togethernow.substack.com</a> 
<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31982581/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31982581/</a>
 
(00:00) Intro &amp; Public Health Update 
(04:21) What Is Melatonin? 
(06:35) Does Melatonin Help You STAY Asleep? 
(07:55) Safety And Regulation Of Melatonin 
(11:58) Side Effects? 
(14:19) Age Considerations 
(15:29) The Importance Of Sleep 
(18:51) Long Term Use And Puberty Concerns? 
(22:13) Who Should NOT Take Melatonin? 
(23:27) Any Risk Of Development Of Dependency? 
(24:32) Differences In Use For Adults vs. Children 
(27:01) Any Other Common Questions Or Concerns? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, Jess and Sarah explore the science of sleep and melatonin with Dr. Beth Malow, a renowned sleep specialist. They discuss the safety, effectiveness, and proper use of melatonin, especially for children and neurodiverse populations, emphasizing informed decision-making and behavioral strategies.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Watch the conversation on YouTube: &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/mXT_4GNBOLY"&gt;https://youtu.be/mXT_4GNBOLY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Melatonin blogs: &lt;a href="http://medium.com/@bethmalow"&gt;http://medium.com/@bethmalow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Websites: &lt;a href="http://bethswisdom.com"&gt;bethswisdom.com&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href="http://beyondthepoliticsofcontempt.com"&gt;beyondthepoliticsofcontempt.com&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href="http://togethernow.substack.com"&gt;togethernow.substack.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31982581/"&gt;https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31982581/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(00:00) Intro &amp;amp; Public Health Update&lt;br /&gt;
(04:21) What Is Melatonin?&lt;br /&gt;
(06:35) Does Melatonin Help You STAY Asleep?&lt;br /&gt;
(07:55) Safety And Regulation Of Melatonin&lt;br /&gt;
(11:58) Side Effects?&lt;br /&gt;
(14:19) Age Considerations&lt;br /&gt;
(15:29) The Importance Of Sleep&lt;br /&gt;
(18:51) Long Term Use And Puberty Concerns?&lt;br /&gt;
(22:13) Who Should NOT Take Melatonin?&lt;br /&gt;
(23:27) Any Risk Of Development Of Dependency?&lt;br /&gt;
(24:32) Differences In Use For Adults vs. Children&lt;br /&gt;
(27:01) Any Other Common Questions Or Concerns?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See &lt;a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com"&gt;pcm.adswizz.com&lt;/a&gt; for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode, Jess and Sarah explore the science of sleep and melatonin with Dr. Beth Malow, a renowned sleep specialist. They discuss the safety, effectiveness, and proper use of melatonin, especially for children and neurodiverse populations, emphasizing informed decision-making and behavioral strategies.

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