Melatonin for Sleeping and Fighting Eye Disease

Melatonin is a hormone that helps you sleep. Your body produces melatonin naturally. However, people who have difficulty sleeping sometimes need a melatonin supplement. Or, they may need to alter their evening routine. Avoiding blue light before bed, for example, is one way to encourage melatonin production. Using a computer or phone screen before bed, for example, reduces melatonin production.

What else can melatonin do? Could it help with night vision?  Can it increase your body's production of the powerful antioxidant glutathione? What about glaucoma, macular degeneration, and uveitis. Melatonin acts directly on the tiny visual structures.


Dr. Marc Grossman is a Holistic Optometrist and Acupuncturist. Check out  https://www.naturaleyecare.com/ to find the supplements described in this episode, including Dr. Grossman’s REM Sleep Support Formula.