A recent study looking at acupuncture’s effects on insomnia found that stimulating Ht7 increased melatonin output and improved sleep in people with insomnia. Interesting, melatonin also has protective effects on cancers such as breast cancer and it may have important ramifications for fertility, pregnancy, heart disease, and many other factors.
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[…] Reprod Toxicol. 1998 May-Jun;12(3):289-95. Caffeine intake and fecundability: a follow-up study among 430 Danish couples planning their first pregnancy. Jensen TK, Henriksen TB, Hjollund NH, Scheike T, Kolstad H, Giwercman A, Ernst E, Bonde JP, Skakkebaek NE, Olsen J. Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. Acupuncture improves melatonin output Posted on November 28, 2008 in Pregnancy, Fertility, Cancer, Women’s Health, Research by BrandonNo Comments » […]