Re: Re: Feeling tired so do I need to flush

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In a message dated 5/31/2004 10:29:19 AM Eastern Standard Time,

SEMMARIA@... writes:

> I have

> kids and an elderly mum and don't want to spook them again as there is

> no-one

> else to take care of them - usual worries. Is there anyone out there who

> can

> set my mind at ease to go ahead with the next step and flush and so

> eliminate

> this tiredness?

Hi ,

Will has already offered far better insight based on his own experience than

I could ever do with all this. Although, one thing that occurred to me, which

was based on what you said, above, about your age. Are you in mid-life and

could you be going through peri-menopause or menopause? It's quite common to

have extreme fatigue with all the hormone fluctuations. The waking in the early

morning and not being able to go back to sleep would also seem to go with that.

As Will said, once you've ruled out other things with tests, it's worth

considering that it may be a part of this normal transition that just happens to

produce a myriad of annoying chronic symptoms, like fatigue and sleeplessness.

Blessings, n

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In a message dated 5/31/2004 10:39:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

SEMMARIA@... writes:

> I just wake up at around 4am (nothing to do with gb pain), am tired but

> can't get

> back to sleep until about 7am and this is playing havoc with family life.

:

I second everything Will says. In addition, when I wake up like that and

cannot go back to sleep one of two things is going on.

The first is that my inner-knowing is trying to get in touch and I need to

receive a message and/or work through some problem that is plaguing me. If I

just stop and say, ok, what do I need to hear, I hear the message and the sleep

issues resolve.

The second option for me is that my pH is off. Usually being acidic prevents

good deep sleep. The pH issues can be from a normal detox reaction (since your

body detoxes at night while sleeping) and you need a bit of assistance to

speed along the detox (colon clean, drinking enough water, exercise to raise

respiration rate or a few supplements like chlorella). Or, your diet (not enough

veggies, too much meat, grains, caffeine or sugar).

Or your hormones are fluctuating or your blood sugar drops. Or most likely

you have tired adrenals and you are having a cortisol spike which often happens

traditionally but inappropriately at 4AM.

The band-aid approach for this problem is a 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of baking soda

in 6 ounces of water, cover with saran wrap and leave by the bed. If you wake

up and cannot go back to sleep, take a small sip. That should restore your pH

temporarily.

IT DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM and you should not use this method except

occasionally, ie less than 3 days a month.

Then, since you can think better now you are rested, find one of those

wonderful UK naturopaths or herbalists and get to the bottom of what is causing

you

the issue. That person should also be able to support you around liver

flushing.

Will's answer is the right one. Mine is only a bandaid, but sometimes we need

bandaids to cover the wound while we figure out what to do next.

Hope this helps, (Atlanta)