02-07-2016, 07:12 PM
Remember to take enough magnesium during the day. Most people do best with supplements because its harder to get enough just from diet. Magnesium not only aids in relaxation but is super good for us. Over 400 some odd processes in the body depend on mg as one of the components. A good way to pick up some mg is a warm bath with epsom salts added to the water. Epsom is mg sulfate and can be absorbed through the skin.
Some of the things mentioned need to be used with caution. 5htp for example has been linked to heart valve problems though the evidence is not strong enough to take it off the market. I use it rarely. Calamus root is very strong, read about these things before trying them.
We always look for a cure in a pill but one of the best things you can do to get better sleep is to work on relaxation. This is especially true for those of us who tend to get wound up during the day and have a racing mind at night when we want to sleep. Relax all parts of the body one after the other then go back and get rid of any residual tension that might remain or which has crept back. Waist an shoulder area often hold tension and if its not all let go it will creep into other areas you relaxed. The face and scalp too can hold tension and this contributes to tension headaches.
Learn the acupuncture areas and massage them. A good trick is to have a roller on the floor and run your feet over it until you feel you have wiped out all the tense spots. This all by itself can relax the body and take away pain. The bottoms of the feet have hundreds of pressure points.
Some of the things mentioned need to be used with caution. 5htp for example has been linked to heart valve problems though the evidence is not strong enough to take it off the market. I use it rarely. Calamus root is very strong, read about these things before trying them.
We always look for a cure in a pill but one of the best things you can do to get better sleep is to work on relaxation. This is especially true for those of us who tend to get wound up during the day and have a racing mind at night when we want to sleep. Relax all parts of the body one after the other then go back and get rid of any residual tension that might remain or which has crept back. Waist an shoulder area often hold tension and if its not all let go it will creep into other areas you relaxed. The face and scalp too can hold tension and this contributes to tension headaches.
Learn the acupuncture areas and massage them. A good trick is to have a roller on the floor and run your feet over it until you feel you have wiped out all the tense spots. This all by itself can relax the body and take away pain. The bottoms of the feet have hundreds of pressure points.