by MandysMom » Mon Nov 02, 2015 1:37 pm
I heard it sprinkle earlier, but did not hear pounding rain. Often rain misses this part of Roseville, even when Sacramento is getting poured on. Kind of weird but it's been that way all the time I've been here. Likewise we are often several degrees different in temperature up or down from Sacramento which is only 15 miles west.
As to sleep, there are a few natural things you can try which work for me.
Magnesium is a mineral they are finding more and more that as we get older we are often deficient. There are fizzy powders such as Mag Fizz you can mix with water and drink before bedtime. Magnesium relaxes muscle and can make you relaxed enough to sleep. I drink it fairly often esp after I showed low magnesium in August 2014 when I spent the night in the hospital. A hour before sleep helps so I am not getting up to pee!
Melatonin is a well known sleep aid. I like the dissolve under the tongue type and you need to take it at least half hour before bed. The pill form helps our natural melatonin be enough, as again levels fall as we get older.
Tart cherry juice (you want one with no added sugar or other Juice, just plain tart cherry, I get mine on Amazon because the grocery store brands have sugar added or are apple juice with a little cherry). Tart cherry is rich in melatonin naturally and I only use a shot glass size amount half hour before bed.
I don't do any of these together, I do what I feel like if needed. Sometimes doing something natural for a while helps reset then you don't need it again until something disturbs your sleep cycles. I do find if I get too much melatonin ( too big a glass or the pills,too many nights) that I can get weird dreams for that night.
If you are getting up to pee in the night and you eat gluten containing stuff, such as bread or cereal, it's worth an experiment to eliminate gluten for a few weeks to see if it makes a difference. It sure did for me, much to my surprise! It's an obscure symptom of gluten intolerance I happened to come across but decided to try. And within a few days I began to sleep through the night at least 5 hours straight, or often even 7, when I had been getting up 3 or more times and sleeping late to make up for lost hours while up and down. Now if I eat gluten, accidentally or on purpose, I pay with a night of up and down, until it works it's way out.
Last, but not least- consider that you could have a sleep disorder needing treatment such as Cpap. Obstructive apnea is not the only disorder treated by breathing machines. For instance I have upper airway restrictive disorder where my airways get tighter at night, partially due to asthma. Proper treatment (APAP machine which auto adjusts to the pressure I need) took me from tired after 10 or more hours of sleep, to awake amd rested enough in 6.5 to 7 hours. That's why early in my joining here you never saw me post until after noon California time and now I'm often here by 9:30!
Have a good day.
The Grand Canyon trip sounds fabulous!
Velda
