The pineal gland does not need special protection, so far there is no effective protection method. The most popular nutrition of pine cones is to improve sleep.
About the statement of supplementing pineal hormone:
Medical research has found that the core of the human brain is the pineal gland, which is located in the center of the brain and is only the size of a soybean. It can secrete hormones (pinecones) needed by the human body. Melatonin is an indispensable hormone for human body. Taking enough melatonin can improve the function of endocrine system and improve immunity. Prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases, protect cells from pathological changes, and enhance the anti-stress and anti-oxidation functions of human tissues; Improve insomnia and slow down the aging speed of human body.
Melatonin can also prevent cancer, diabetes and hypertension, especially for patients with renal insufficiency, cataract, glaucoma, sedation, sleep, jet lag adjustment, macular degeneration and habitual insomnia. , can achieve the effect of enhancing resistance and promoting sleep.
Because children and adolescents are rich in melatonin, it begins to decline at the age of 45. Therefore, under 45 years old is the best time to take melatonin. Because melatonin is secreted at night, it is best to take it at night. It is usually taken half an hour before going to bed. Because melatonin decreases with age, the dose also changes with age. Such as 40-44 years old, take 0.5- 1 mg before going to bed. Take1-2mg for 45-54 years old, 2-3.5-5mg for 55-64 years old and 3.5-5mg for over 75 years old.
Distribution of melatonin in food;
Melatonin is ubiquitous in all kinds of organisms on the earth. Oats, sweet corn, rice, ginger, tomatoes, bananas and barley are abundant in food, but their percentages are not high. In addition, the intake of kelp, soybeans, pumpkin seeds, watermelon seeds, almonds, peanuts, yeast, malt and other foods also contributes to the synthesis of melatonin.
Eating less also contributes to the normal secretion of melatonin. Studies have shown that when mice eat less, their pineal gland can still be as healthy as young mice when they are old, and they can keep the regularity of melatonin secretion, and the concentration of melatonin in their bodies is about 80% of that of young mice. On the other hand, the melatonin concentration of aged mice without food restriction is only about 40%.
According to the research report, the concentration of melatonin in women who usually sit still is higher than that in ordinary women at night. In addition, daytime exercise also helps to increase the secretion of melatonin, while nighttime exercise is counterproductive. Therefore, if you want to keep the pineal gland young, I suggest you eat less, be vegetarian, exercise more, meditate and live a regular and temperate life.
Women should not take melatonin during pregnancy and lactation, because it is easy to pass it to the fetus or baby rich in melatonin through placenta or milk.
MELATONIN is called melatonin in English, also called pinecone or melatonin. In order to make a profit, some merchants exaggerate that such preparations have health care functions such as delaying aging, enhancing immunity, improving sexual function and other therapeutic effects. In fact, this is an irresponsible act of misleading consumers.
Melatonin is a hormone secreted by pineal gland in the brain, which can regulate sleep. Unlike ordinary hormones, which only affect specific organs or systems, it regulates the physiological activities of the body by maintaining the levels of other hormones in the body. It is generally believed that melatonin is less and less in the body with the increase of age after middle age, and timely supplementation can adjust the biological rhythm of the human body and improve sleep. Adding oligosaccharides to some preparations can adjust the pH of intestinal tract, which is beneficial to the normal peristalsis of intestinal tract. At present, this kind of preparation is mainly listed in the form of health food in China, and the Ministry of Health has not recognized its health care function except improving sleep.
Experts pointed out that this preparation can only improve sleep and defecate, but it can't delay aging, improve sexual function, improve immunity, beautify and other effects, and not everyone can use it. Not suitable for patients with autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus and some nephritis. Suffering from depressive psychosis, such as senile depression, should not be used. In addition, this preparation is not a drug and cannot replace the therapeutic effect of drugs. If people eat too much pine cones, it may lead to relatively low concentrations of thyroxine and epinephrine in the human body. Once these two substances are reduced, cells will be "lazy" and become extremely inactive, making people sleepy.
Pineal gland and melatonin
The pineal gland is the largest in our childhood, and it gradually calcifies and shrinks with age.
The pineal gland determines the amount of melatonin secreted according to the amount of light it receives. By being sensitive to light, the pineal gland acts as a "clock" in the human body, controlling the time of waking up and sleeping every day. When the human body sleeps at night, it will secrete a lot of melatonin, which is usually the most vigorous at night 1 1 until 2 am the next day, and the secretion drops sharply after morning.
The concentration of melatonin in the body is also related to age. Generally speaking, it begins to rise three months after birth and reaches its peak at the age of six. After puberty, the concentration of melatonin decreases with age.
Effects of Melatonin on Human Body
Melatonin has a simple chemical structure, but it plays an important role in human body: it monitors the operation of various glands and organs in the body and directs various hormones to maintain normal concentration; It can inhibit the excitability of human sympathetic nerve, lower blood pressure, slow down heart rate and reduce the burden on the heart; It can relieve mental stress, improve sleep quality, regulate biological clock, relieve jet lag effect, enhance immune function, resist bacteria and viruses, and prevent diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
Melatonin is converted from serotonin, which is responsible for nerve transmission. During the day, people's conscious activities are extremely active, their brains are turbulent and scattered, and more serum tensin is needed to supply nerve cells; At night or during meditation, the situation is just the opposite. Consciousness activity is reduced, so more serum tonics are converted into melatonin. However, once the eyeball is exposed to light, the synthesis of melatonin will be inhibited, which is why the immune function of night shift workers and people who turn on the lights at night may decrease and they are more likely to get cancer.
Studies have found that bright lights in the middle of the night can reduce the secretion of melatonin and increase the level of estrogen in women, which increases the risk of breast cancer for women who work at night. The study of children with sudden death also found that the pineal gland of some children with sudden death is underdeveloped, and the melatonin content in the brain is too low, so the brain can't handle free radicals, which makes free radicals harm the brain. Another study on depression in children and adults found that the melatonin content of mental patients was significantly lower than that of normal people.
Why does the pineal gland degenerate?
In the primitive congenital qigong stage, the pineal gland of all human animals did not degenerate. At that time, the pineal gland of humans and animals was not in the brain, but in the center of eyebrows, called the eye of the sky, which had the functions of internal vision, perspective, micro-vision and hyperopia. Because the innate stage of human vision is hundreds of thousands of times wider than ours, and the wisdom is superb. This is why the older the classic works, the deeper and more difficult it is. The Book of Changes and Huangdi Neijing, written 5,000 years ago, can predict the future and discover the the twelve meridians of human body, the five movements and six qi of climate operation and the law of disease occurrence. And modern science is still hard to compare!
The life span of humans and animals is five times that of sexual maturity. The pineal gland can also secrete melatonin to inhibit human sexual maturity, so it has a long life.
Scientific research has proved that melatonin secreted by pineal gland plays an important role in human body: it monitors the operation of various glands and organs in the body and directs various hormones to maintain normal concentration; It can inhibit the excitability of human sympathetic nerve, lower blood pressure, slow down heart rate and reduce the burden on the heart; It can relieve mental stress, improve sleep quality, regulate biological clock, relieve jet lag effect, enhance immune function, resist bacteria and viruses, and prevent diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
After human beings enter the acquired stage, they pursue fame and fortune, their greed is enhanced, their spirit is highly nervous, and their sympathetic nerves are excited, which acts on the pineal gland and inhibits the secretion of melatonin. With the inhibition of melatonin secretion by the pineal gland, the pineal gland began to calcify, atrophy and degenerate.
The degeneration of pineal gland is due to the constant pollution of human mind.