Recover Healthy Sleep: Sleep and Aging

Author: Ling Ruiqin
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: In the field of circadian rhythm theory, the revelation of the pineal gland's mysteries was a major breakthrough in life sciences during the 1990s. The melatonin secreted by the pineal gland was considered in 1993 as potentially offering humans health and longevity, and also an inexpensive "miracle drug." Based on scientific literature, this book provides an in-depth yet accessible introduction to the principles of the circadian rhythm, explaining the latest advancements in research on the pineal gland, melatonin, and sleep disorders. It can serve as a reference manual for sleep medicine clinic doctors, as well as a popular science reading material for professionals in the medical and scientific fields, and any readers concerned with sleep disorders.