You have perfect timing!!

I've been doing just about everything you said, raw vegan diet, low stress, lots of time to relax before bed.

But yet I've had trouble sleeping for a long time. It's gotten better since I've been doing those things but it still wasn't enough.

About about 5 months ago I was sleeping perfectly and doing really well month after month. But then I added another thing into my health regime(long story) and started feeling worse and couldn't sleep again. So I stopped all the supplements I was taking and yet I still couldn't sleep. I finally pinpointed what it was that was causing the problem and eliminated it from my diet. I felt better but still had trouble sleeping.

So about a week ago I was thinking back about what I was doing when I was sleeping so well and I realized that I was taking ionic minerals. But I had stopped the minerals because I was starting to have trouble sleeping and was trying to figure out what was causing the problem.

I still had some minerals left so I started taking the magnesium and calcium minerals again. I've now been following asleep very easily and am sleeping through the night.

I can't tell how great it is to have found these(again). It's incredible how quick they worked. The first night I took them I started sleeping well. Not getting enough sleep is torture(as I'm sure you know)so they've saved me before and their saving me now. I am also doing a heavy metal cleanse using HMD from http://www.magneticclay.com and I'm noticing that that helps me sleep too.

I get my minerals from http://www.meminerals.com. I know that magnesium and calcium produce a calming effect and I'm probably deficient in them as well.

I hope this helps!

Love, Mary

Hi North Coast Man

This vitamine supplement will do it. It has a mild valium effect also

GABA 2000 mg before going to bed

Here's an interesting link...

http://www.holisticonline.com/Remedies/Sleep/sleep_ins_TCM.htm

(chuckling!) WOW! Well I woke up to find all these great messages. Thank you all for your help and responses. I really appreciate it.

I am going to read through them again and study up on all the suggestions that were given. Last night, I opened the window to get some fresh air. That helped a bit but still had a shallow sleep night. And then at 1:50am, I heard a gunshot noise in the room and that scared the living hell outta me. It was my skin brusher that fell off the dresser onto the hardwood floor! (LOL) Very loud...

Okay... I am going to review my diet again. It's really good but I think something is lacking. Also, these past few days my stomach has been bothering me (acid reflux) so I felt it burning\achy during the night whenever I would turn only on my side. Chiropractor will help out with some good vita\minerals.

Much thanks!

North Coast Man

One of the most common given supplements is melatonin.

I’ve found however it’s very hit or miss and the dose apparently must be custom.

In that too much can cause the opposite affect. (Dose varies from 200mg to 1g)

Over the last several months I’ve been happy with the discovery that the majority of sleep problems may be acidic overburden.

The acidic condition “wires” you to too high a sensitivity.

So far 5 people including myself have eliminated sleep problems with pH supplements.

(a cal/mag supplement should be construed as a pH buffer)

One of my 5 is an engineer who always dragged his butt into work.

I couldn’t believe the difference.

He went from blurry eyed barely able to reach for the coffee, to actually smiling when he came in.

And!

He was able to get up and come in earlier in the morning. (with a smile on his face)

From what little I’ve seen, the majority of old age sleeplessness could be due to an acidic condition.

Trust me, go for the pH alkalizers.


Savagegrace



A caution:

Stress is meant to keep you wired to get done whatever needs to be done.

High stress is considered by the body as a life or death situation.

Why then, would you believe “anything” would allow you to sleep?

If major stress is the problem, learn to meditate....;-)