PDF Cleveland Clinic Identifies Melatonin as COVID-19 Treatment
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
- Melatonin has been shown to play a role in viral infections
- Data analysis by Cleveland Clinic found patients who used supplemental melatonin had a 28% lower risk of testing positive for COVID-19. Black people who used melatonin were 52% less likely to test positive for the virus
- Melatonin attenuates several pathological features, including excessive inflammation and oxidation, exaggerated immune response resulting in a cytokine storm, acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome
- A case series reports patients given 36 mg to 72 mg of intravenous melatonin per day as an adjunct therapy to standard of care improved within four to five days; all survived
- Texas urgent care clinics using high-dose melatonin in combination with vitamin C and vitamin D. Melatonin enhances vitamin D signaling and the two work synergistically to enhance your mitochondrial function
Read Full Story:
PDF Cleveland Clinic Identifies Melatonin as COVID-19 Treatment