Maria Maroney, MS is an Integrative Nutritionist with decades of Natural Products Industry experience across both retail and practitioner channels including work for the esteemed Institute of Functional Medicine. Maria holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Nutrition from Maryland University of Integrative Health. While she maintains a “food-first” approach, she’s keenly aware of the lack of nutrients in foods grown today and firmly believes in the positive impact the right supplements can have on human health. She is a skilled and passionate educator committed to evidence-based nutrition, cutting through all the misinformation, and delivering content that inspires others to live healthier lives.

Topics covered:

• Welcome to the podcast, Maria!
• Sleep discussion
• Intro to Melatonin
• Melatonin is for more than sleep
• Melatonin is truly a hormone
• What is a circadian rhythm?
• How does melatonin plug into a circadian rhythm and work?
• Where to start with melatonin supplementation and dosing
• Natural Factors' melatonin
• Will my body stop producing melatonin if I start to take it regularly?
• How does one know they may need a melatonin supplement and how much?
• Melatonin pre-cursors in food (tryptophan, etc.)
• How to measure melatonin levels in the body?
• Maria's take-home message and resource

Links:

• Natural Factors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.naturalfactors.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Whole Earth & Sea: https://wholeearthsea.com/
• Healthy Habit Health Foods (Phoenix store): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hhhfoods.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Healthy Habit Medical Center (Phoenix clinic): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.doctorsarizona.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Phone:

• Natural Factors USA Toll-free: 1-800-322-8704
• Natural Factors Canada Toll-free: 1-800-663-8900
• Phoenix Store: 602-252-6000
• Phoenix Clinic: 602-248-0083

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