RE: Re: Hypnosis/sleep & melatonin

[Guest guest]

I've found melatonin to work extremely well - fall asleep relatively quickly

and wake up not feeling groggy or hazy (at least no more than usual!). For

information specifically about melatonin, there is this from the Life Extension

Fdn site (which I know not everyone trusts, but I tend to more often than not):

" Melatonin is a hormone produced by the pineal gland, which is located beneath

the brain. Melatonin is a highly potent antioxidant, which has been described

as the pacemaker of the aging clock in humans. It is released every night as

part of our time-dependent biorhythms to help induce sleep and recuperation

from fatigue. Melatonin has been shown to have anticancer effects. In animal

studies in Italy, melatonin and transplants of pineal gland tissue from young

animals extended the lifespan of old animals, however the mice used in these

studies had suboptimal lifespans. The Life Extension Foundation is funding a

study to further assess the effects of melatonin on aging and lifespan in

mice. "

....and a link from 1995 http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag95/95dec2f.htm about

melatonin improving immune system.

Those I know who have tried it find it to be very effective for sleep. Time

will tell about the other stuff.

-Jo

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Tim Tyler [mailto:tt2333@...]

> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 9:48 AM

>

> Subject: [ ] Re: Hypnosis/sleep

>

>

> --- Francesca Skelton <fskelton@e...> wrote:

>

> > Tim: is this for real? This link you list is a sublink of

> > this astrology site: http://home.earthlink.net/~astrology/.

> > While " Anita " lists a number of known substances like melatonin

> > to help sleep, she also says such strange things as

> > " Keep a piece of cheese wrapped in saran wrap under the other

> > pillow. (If there¹s no one sleeping on it.). Every time you

> > wake, take a bite, chew well, then rinse your mouth with the

> > sleepytime tea mix, rinse several times, drink some more tea

> > just to go down again. " .

>

> That is not particularly strange advice - in my opinion.

>

> High carbohydrate smacks before sleeping keep the blood sugar up -

> and tryptophan, protein and calcium all seem widely recommended

> for insomnia.

>

> ``The best bedtime snack is one that has both complex carbohydrates

> and protein, and perhaps some calcium. Calcium helps the brain use

> the tryptophan to manufacture melatonin. This explains why dairy

> products, which contain both tryptophan and calcium, are one of

> the top sleep-inducing foods.''

>

> - http://askdrsears.com/html/4/T042400.asp

>

> Cheese scores quite well on these fronts. I gather some people

> don't get on with some cheeses in this application because of the

> high Tyrosine content of some cheeses, though - cottage cheese

> is reported to provide the benefits without the downsides, being

> both high in tryphophan and low in Tyrosine.

>

> The advice about rinsing your mouth out seems designed to reduce

> the probability that complex carbohydrates will remain on your

> teeth - and contribute to tooth decay and gum disease while you

> sleep.

>

> I can't vouch for other pages by the same author - since I only

> looked at that one.

> Also - for those interested in living long lives - Melatonin may

> be worth considering. Melatonin seems extremely effective in

> inducing sleep to me. It's a powerful drug, and not everyone

> is likely to like it - but I think those with sleep problems

> should look at it.

>

> http://home.earthlink.net/~astrology/curing_insomnia.htm

> lists a large number of other things that some people find

> beneficial.

>

[Guest guest]

I take Melatonin and a capsule of Valerian Root. Together they seem to work

very well.

The typical 3mg tablet of melatonin is a very large dose so I looked around

and found a bottle of 1mg tablets.

----- Original Message -----

From: " Jo " <johastings@...>

< >

Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 9:07 AM

Subject: RE: [ ] Re: Hypnosis/sleep & melatonin

> I've found melatonin to work extremely well - fall asleep relatively

quickly

> and wake up not feeling groggy or hazy (at least no more than usual!). For

> information specifically about melatonin, there is this from the Life

Extension

> Fdn site (which I know not everyone trusts, but I tend to more often than

not):

[Guest guest]

Of course I've tried melatonin and all the other herbal remedies under the

sun; but I can't say I've tried them in combination. So I'll try this. In

addition I'm trying to exercise more vigorously. I'll report back on the

success or failure of this......

Thanks for all the suggestions.

on 10/11/2002 10:24 AM, Hipp at @... wrote:

> I take Melatonin and a capsule of Valerian Root. Together they seem to work

> very well.

>

> The typical 3mg tablet of melatonin is a very large dose so I looked around

> and found a bottle of 1mg tablets.

>

>

[Guest guest]

While I'm a big advocate of exercise, vigorous activity late in the day can be a stimulant and make it harder to sleep... I play basketball sometimes till 8:30pm and after particularly hard sessions can have trouble getting to sleep even hours later... the impact on my sleep varies from session to session so I would expect mild exercise with adequate time to unwind should be fine.

JR

-----Original Message-----From: Francesca Skelton [mailto:fskelton@...]Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 1:37 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Hypnosis/sleep & melatoninOf course I've tried melatonin and all the other herbal remedies under thesun; but I can't say I've tried them in combination. So I'll try this. Inaddition I'm trying to exercise more vigorously. I'll report back on thesuccess or failure of this......Thanks for all the suggestions.on 10/11/2002 10:24 AM, Hipp at @... wrote:> I take Melatonin and a capsule of Valerian Root. Together they seem to work> very well.> > The typical 3mg tablet of melatonin is a very large dose so I looked around> and found a bottle of 1mg tablets.> >