Episode 126: Favorite Summer 20234 Entertainment / Melatonin

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Asif and Ali are back! After their brief hiatus over August, they return with a new episode. They start off by recapping what they did this past summer. Then, they each discuss their favorite entertainment from the summer of 2023 (4:33) (MILD SPOILERS AHEAD). Asif heaps praise on movies such as Oppenheimer, The Flash, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. He also discusses TV from this past summer including The Bear, What We Do in the Shadows, Harley Quinn, Fubar and Severance. Then Ali talks about what he caught up on over the summer including Succession, Never Have I Ever, The Sex Lives of College Girls, and The Marvelous Ms Maisel. He also praises the new novel ‘A History of Burning’.

In the second half of the show, Ali asks Asif about melatonin (25:11). Asif talks about the hormone, how it was discovered, and the main uses (for which there is scientific evidence). He then talks about the increased use of melatonin over time as well as children being inadvertently exposed to melatonin. He then discusses how many melatonin products contain too little or too much melatonin or contain other substances such as cannabidiol or serotonin. Then Asif briefly discusses other methods to improve sleep without melatonin.

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Show notes:

• A Timeline of Ezra Miller's Recent Controversies: https://people.com/movies/ezra-miller-controversy-timeline/
• Melatonin: Pharmacology, Functions and Therapeutic Benefits: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5405617/
• Is Melatonin the “Next Vitamin D”?: A Review of Emerging Science, Clinical Uses, Safety, and Dietary Supplements

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/19/3934

• Evidence for the efficacy of melatonin in the treatment of primary adult sleep disorders: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1087079216300545
• Melatonin for the prevention and treatment of jet lag: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001520/abstract
• Using melatonin for sleep is on the rise, study says, despite potential health harms: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/using-melatonin-for-sleep-is-on-the-rise-study-says-despite-potential-health-harms-1.6428139
• Potentially dangerous doses of melatonin and CBD found in gummies sold for sleep: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/25/health/melatonin-gummies-wellness/index.html
• Quantity of Melatonin and CBD in Melatonin Gummies Sold in the US: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2804077?guestAccessKey=b7ac1490-fafb-4eaf-b260-70504ef15062&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=042523
• Trends in Use of Melatonin Supplements Among US Adults, 1999-2018: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2788539