ive suffered form insomnia for 8 years
was on prescription pills, but prefer the herbal route.
please share with me your input about these herbs effects on sleep and how well they worked on you
thankyou
Hello. Not so sure as to what the exact cause, but dietary choices I have found are a big factor. In other words, the body is not getting what it needs to function right. The information provided below has helped many people that I have worked with.
Lack of calcium and magnesium can be largely at the root of insomnia.
The very most important thing to combat insomnia is getting needed nutrients from the diet, in the form of a variety of raw organic fruits and vegetables. (at least 5-7 cups per day). Green leafy raw vegetables such as broccoli, spinach, romaine lettuce, kale, swiss chard, celery, etc… contain great amounts of natural calcium. One should not drink more milk to get calcium. In fact, milk consumption should be reduced. Consumption of meat should be reduced as well.
Supplements:
1. Calcium – 1,500-2,000mg daily in divided doses, after meals and before bedtime. Calcium chelate.
2. Magnesium – 1,000mg daily
3. Melatonin – start with 1.5mg daily, taken 2 hours or less before bedtime. This should only be used temporarily, not continuously. Once the diet is more healthy, the body will start producing needed amounts of melatonin naturally.
4. Vitamin B complex – perhaps extra dose of B5 (50mg), inositol (100mg at bedtime), and niacin (100mg).
5. Vitamin C – 2,000-3,000mg per day
6. Zinc – 50mg
7. Chamomile tea at bedtime.
8. Eat a banana at bedtime, contains tryptophan, which promotes sleepiness. Or lots of cashews.
9. Avoid alcohol, tobacco, stimulants, sugar, and no heavy meals before bedtime.
10. Exercise during the day, never right before bedtime, taking a hot bath at night too can help.
Good for you! Prescription pills never were the way for me. Chamomile tea can be great in assimilating relaxation, therefore lulling you to sleep, always worked for me.
As of sage, I know it can be used as a remedy to menstrual problems, depression, anxiety, and high blood pressure. God Bless!!
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Try the herbal concoctions in the sleep-aid section of Wal-Mart. Worked much better than the chemical "sleep aids", for me, personally. Melatonin, along with some herbs, are the active ingredients.
Also, I’ve heard this guy named Dr. Bob Marshall say on his radio program to callers that, especially if they’re over forty, that poor digestion due to the stomach’s incapacitated ability to manufacture acid for digestion is a huge contributor to insomnia. Maybe worth checking into. Hope this helps, good luck!
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From personal experiences, weed has helped my sleeping problems. I don’t smoke a bowl every night before bed, in fact most nights I’ve been getting good sleep. But every so often something changes and I’ll start having sleep problems where I wake up in the middle of the night and can’t go back to sleep. In those instances if I’ve been up for an hour or two and can’t sleep, I will give a bowl a try, and it usually works.
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Hello. Not so sure as to what the exact cause, but dietary choices I have found are a big factor. In other words, the body is not getting what it needs to function right. The information provided below has helped many people that I have worked with.
Lack of calcium and magnesium can be largely at the root of insomnia.
The very most important thing to combat insomnia is getting needed nutrients from the diet, in the form of a variety of raw organic fruits and vegetables. (at least 5-7 cups per day). Green leafy raw vegetables such as broccoli, spinach, romaine lettuce, kale, swiss chard, celery, etc… contain great amounts of natural calcium. One should not drink more milk to get calcium. In fact, milk consumption should be reduced. Consumption of meat should be reduced as well.
Supplements:
1. Calcium – 1,500-2,000mg daily in divided doses, after meals and before bedtime. Calcium chelate.
2. Magnesium – 1,000mg daily
3. Melatonin – start with 1.5mg daily, taken 2 hours or less before bedtime. This should only be used temporarily, not continuously. Once the diet is more healthy, the body will start producing needed amounts of melatonin naturally.
4. Vitamin B complex – perhaps extra dose of B5 (50mg), inositol (100mg at bedtime), and niacin (100mg).
5. Vitamin C – 2,000-3,000mg per day
6. Zinc – 50mg
7. Chamomile tea at bedtime.
8. Eat a banana at bedtime, contains tryptophan, which promotes sleepiness. Or lots of cashews.
9. Avoid alcohol, tobacco, stimulants, sugar, and no heavy meals before bedtime.
10. Exercise during the day, never right before bedtime, taking a hot bath at night too can help.
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