Re: Suggestions for help with anxiety and insomnia

[Guest guest]

Reducing anxiety and insomnia. The Universe is going through tremendous changes

with new energies ( Red Shift Microwave ) entering our solar system that may

effect the greater collective unconscious. Studies are showing people are

generally becoming more aware of reality. I am sure yours is not an isolated

phenomenon. We are in a sort of evolutionary fast lane.

* Try making " Moon Tea " seep at night ( maybe best on a full moon) of

chamomile, basil, marjoram, or basil helps ease stress.

* A tea of elderberry flowers is considered relaxing to the nerves and is

sleep inducing, too. ( Avoid if pregnant.)

* For insomnia,Ha... one of my teachers used to say " God is talking to you

and wants you to listen " . At one point I used to think this was a good time to

objectively scan my thoughts. In any case try to get plenty of Sun shine during

the day. Do something relaxing ie garding at the end of the day. Get to bed

before 11 pm, turn the lights off. Keep the radios and cell phones away. Bee

balm which acts as a mild sedative, calming the nerves and aiding sleep may

help. Take an infusion of 2 teaspoons chopped leaves in 1 cup of water.

* Native America tea ingredients for insomnia included lady's slipper

(decocted), yarrow, mullein, hops, and purslane (decocted).

* Valerian tea (or capsules) is a natural sleep aide. In infusions, 1 ounce

of the roots in 1 pint boiling water is a common recipe, consumed by wineglass

as needed. (Caution: Too high a dose may lead to negative side effects!)

* First, do not eat your final meal late in the evening, and keep the meal

light.

* Eating lettuce with your dinner is supposed to be calming, helping you to

sleep and have pleasant dreams. Some say you should not have vinegar with your

lettuce.

* Mandarin oranges are soporifics, so you may consider adding them to your

evening meal to help insomnia.

* Native Americans reportedly ate raw onions to induce sleep. (They also

used a variety of herbal syrups and poultices but they're a bit too complicated

for most of us today.)

* Trying to remain relaxed but alert? Some studies suggest that the smell of

apples, apple cider vinegar, or spiced apples have this effect. The right smell

can make all the difference.

* Massage the temples with lavender oil.

* A warm bath with a couple of drops of chamomile oil aides sleeping. Add a

slash of lavender oil for a relaxing aroma.

* For a relaxing body rub, soak equal parts finely chopped dandelions,

burdock (roots and/or aerial parts), yellow dock, and lobelia in 1 quart rubbing

alcohol for two weeks. Apply externally.

* Strew lavender in the linen closet to scent your bed sheets with this

mildly narcotic herb.

* Try putting a few drops of lavender oil in your nose—gently, with a cotton

swab (Q-tip).

* Sprinkle infusions of dill on your pillowcases and quickly iron them dry

or fluff them in a clothes dryer.

* Dill will also lull cranky babies to sleep. Add dill infusion to the bath,

sprinkle on a baby's blanket, or use as a hair rinse.

Hope this helps! Peace