Re: Melatonin and scoliosis

[Guest guest]

there is no doubt that nutrition is a big part of this...but definately only one piece to this very complicated puzzle.

just my opinion,

heather

[Guest guest]

Melatonin is a hormone that is manufactured by the body; it's not a

nutrient that you get from food.

Nola

On 18 Feb 2004 at 8:10, HRHandCO@... wrote:

>

> there is no doubt that nutrition is a big part of this...but definately only

one piece to this

> very complicated puzzle.

> just my opinion,

>

> heather

>

>

[Guest guest]

From what I understand from reading about this, studies done w/

adolescent scoliosis patients did not show a difference in melatonin

levels, but studies on infantile idiopathic scoliosis patients did show

a melatonin deficit in about 80% of the patients, if I remember

correctly. But, there was only one study done that measured only

infantile patients.

Nola

On 18 Feb 2004 at 0:56, celia_vogel wrote:

> While some studies have found that human patients with progressive

> scoliosis do have lower levels of melatonin, other investigations

> have not been able to establish a direct correlation.