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Are you having sleep issues? Head to the produce aisle in your supermarket. A study evaluated pineapple, orange and bananas for their influence on melatonin serum levels and antioxidant status. Melatonin is the hormone produced in the pineal gland that synchronizes the sleep cycle. It also acts as a powerful anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and DNA protector. The highest serum melatonin concentration was observed 120 minutes after fruit consumption with pineapple taking the lead, followed by orange and banana. Equally, the fruit consumption increased the oxygen radical capacity assay. Don’t just eat the fruit alone: have it with some oats which, in another study, proved the same effect. – Journal of Pineal Research.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 13:00:32 +0000

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