Guest guest Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 http://www.naturalnews.com/026368_calcium_magnesium_vitamins.html Vitamins Help You Sleep Better and Cure Insomnia (NaturalNews) For better sleep, the body needs healthy foods and nutrients. Many nutrients are known to have a calming effect on the nervous system and help promote good sleep. Whole foods contain many of these natural insomnia cures, but supplements are also available to ensure that you obtain the proper dietary amounts. Calcium is nature's tranquilizer. Some feel that calcium is best absorbed in the evening, suggesting that the folk medicine suggestion of a glass of milk before bedtime might be a good idea. Natural forms of calcium are dairy foods as well as green vegetables and sesame. A spoon of sesame seeds has ten times the calcium as a similar amount of milk. Spinach is also high in calcium. Take 1000 milligrams of calcium daily. Vitamins Help You Sleep Better and Cure Insomnia Magnesium is needed to absorb calcium. Many calcium supplements also contain magnesium. Epsom salts are made of magnesium and an Epsom salt bath is one way to absorb magnesium. Magnesium is a muscle relaxant as well as important for balancing blood sugar and blood pressure. Natural sources of magnesium are halibut, peanuts, whole grains, spinach, bananas, avocadoes, and nuts and seeds. Diabetes and those on diuretics need to insure proper intake of magnesium, as much magnesium is lost through urine. Symptoms of deficiency are muscle spasms, nausea and loss of appetite. Vitamin D is another nutrient needed to support calcium uptake in the body. Milk products are regularly fortified with vitamin D. Research has shown that it is difficult to obtain enough vitamin D from exposure to the sun, especially in winter months, or north of New York or San Francisco, so supplementation is advised. L-theanine is one of the ingredients of green tea. This amino acid is known to have calming properties. R-glutamylethylamide is the full name of the chemical. Research has shown theanine to calm the brain by producing alpha waves. Aside from its calming effects, theanine may also lower blood pressure. 5-HTP is the abbreviation for L-5-hydroxlytryptophan. L-Tryptophan is an amino acid. This same nutrient is high in turkey protein and some say is responsible for the post-Thanksgiving sleepiness. Some have used tryptophan as a mood enhancer, as well, as it is known to help with serotonin mechanisms in the brain. A capsule of 5-HTP can be taken in the morning on an empty stomach. GABA is one of the brain's neurotransmitters. The full name of this nutrient used to treat depression is gamma-Aminobutyric acid. Its function is to regulate muscle tone and the excitability of nerves. http://www.naturalnews.com/025065.html http://www.healthnews.com/blogs/mel... http://www.naturalnews.com/025309.html http://www.drnaiman.com/ **************We found the real ‘Hotel California’ and the ‘Seinfeld’ diner. What will you find? Explore WhereItsAt.com. (http://www.whereitsat.com/#/music/all-spots/355/47.796964/-66.374711/2/Youve-Found-Where-Its-At?ncid=emlcntnew00000007) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Are you taking any bio-identical progesterone?~WOn Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 1:01 AM, Tressler <kartrss@...> wrote: Hi Steph et al, So I've started having some sleep issues which is very unusual for me. Very out of character for me not to be able to fall asleep. This has happened about twice a week for the past three weeks and is making me nuts. I did get some house cleaning done though as I went all night with no sleep.... I'm wondering if this has anything to do with the iodine? I'm currently taking 75 mg Iodoral a day. I bumped it up for a while but things are so crazy what with the impending surgery and visitors and such that 75 mg is more sustainable just now. I am detoxing bromide like mad. I can smell it coming out of me and if I work up a sweat, I seriously stink. Is the sleep thing related? Just wonderin what to do for it. I've tried taking calcium before bed. Doesn't help. Melatonin works for about four hours and then I wake up WIDE awake. Not good. Help???? Tressler Healthy Transitions Life Coaching 541-791-1464 Help raise funds for Legacy Land Conservancy by searching the internet or shoping online with GoodSearch (www.goodsearch.com). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 If you can manage to go outside in the sun for 15-20 minutes that will regulate your sleep cycle. I was having severe insomnia and twice recently I've tried this, the first time weather changes interrupted my experiment during the 2nd week but even the very first day out in the sun I experienced an improvement and soon was not only falling asleep easier, but staying asleep and sleeping longer. This 2nd time I'm close to the 3-week mark that will supposedly establish this new habit, so far it's going well, the quality of my sleep is much improved and even my hot flashes have diminished in frequency and intensity.I have to add that when I was just taking Vit. D (2,000 IU/day) it didn't help at all, there's more to sunbathing than Vit. D, it has to do with resetting the pineal gland. Which reminds me, fluoride can hinder its normal functioning. Boron can help flush fluoride out.Raquel>> I take my iodine all at once in the morning. > > Any other ideas?> > Tressler > Healthy Transitions Life Coaching > 541-791-1464 > > Help raise funds for Legacy Land Conservancy by searching the internet or shoping online with GoodSearch (www.goodsearch.com).> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Before deciding if you actually need potassium (hypothyroids and diabetics usually do...), please check this page out for other symptoms of low potassium.I've had symptoms of low potassium on/off for several years and recently it got so bad I began thinking it was something else, got the nausea, extreme fatigue, palps and all, but doing a search seemed to confirm that I needed more than what I was taking (1/4-1/2 tsp. of p. chloride dissolved in water or several p. citrate tabs) so I ordered potassium bicarbonate and p. citrate powders. It's tricky taking those so I try to distribute them throughout the day, but for me it's worth it. I'm also taking blackstrap molasses every day and sometimes low-sodium V8 and unsweetened coconut water, which are high in potassium, for a quick pick-me-up.If you like dried figs and have no sugar issues, they're also a great natural source of potassium.Raquel> > From: Tressler kartrss@...> Subject: Re: Sleep...> iodine > Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 1:23 PM> > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Steph,> > I put on a B12 patch the other evening thinking the same thing. Didn't help... I've been taking eposm salts baths each evening as part of my detoxing. I also add hydrogen peroxide as per your suggestion.. > > I'm not on any kind of thyroid.> > I am wondering about the salt. I got up all of the nights I couldn't sleep and took some. It didn't put me to sleep but the reason I took it was that I noticed my glands hurt or I had the metallic taste in my mouth. I'm wondering if I just need to take it earlier in the day so my body can process it and relax. I get busy and forget until I'm laying down and then it bugs me but I don't want to get back up.... this leg thing is annoying. LOL.... > > Will give that a go and see if I can get past it. > > On the up side, just had the carpets cleaned by a 'green' company and they look wonderful! I'm hoping that will cut down on dust mites and help with allergies and sleep as well....> > Tressler > Healthy Transitions Life Coaching > 541-791-1464 > > Help raise funds for Legacy Land Conservancy by searching the internet or shoping online with GoodSearch (www.goodsearch. com).> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Thanks for the ideas. I sat in the sun yesterday morning for about 15 minutes between classes and I did sleep better. Will try to keep that going. I'll also try adding some banannas to my diet for potassium. I'm sure I don't get enough. I'm borderine hypo thyroid by my tests and don't eat a lot of potassium rich foods. I really appreciate everyone's input. This is a knowledgable group and it's nice to have that kind of support. Tressler Healthy Transitions Life Coaching 541-791-1464 Help raise funds for Legacy Land Conservancy by searching the internet or shoping online with GoodSearch (www.goodsearch.com). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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