sleep

[narla]

Does anyone know what the best natural product on the market to help regulate sleep patterns is,I'm only sleeping 3 to 5 hrs at night

[Paxiled]

White tea contains caffeine, so really, it isn't much of a sleep aid.  Both white and green tea contain theanine, which is the relaxant agent, and you can take that as a separate supplement for relaxing anxiety, but I don't too many people who have had much success with it.  Some have.  As for melatonin, it sounds like the best place to start for what you're experiencing.  Valerian will help make you drowsy, but you're already falling asleep, you're just not staying asleep.  Melatonin sets the body clock.  But the dosage should be one half or one mg.  Lower dosages have proven to be more effective.  It was originally studied at high dosages, and didn't work, so for a long time it was disregarded.  Then someone decided to try it at lower doses, and it worked.  Most of the supplements were 2.5 mg when it first hit the market big time several years ago, but now it's pretty much recommended at the dosages I mentioned.  If you need more, you can move up, or down, since either may make it work better.  It's available sublingually, which gets absorbed more quickly and goes to work faster.  Good luck with whatever you try.  

[jdb7560]

I have found A LOT of success with eating an ounce of walnuts about a 1/2 hour before bed. It works! I also sometimes supplement with L-theanine and valerian root if I am really anxious.

[Cherie762]

Oh another big tip forgot...keep thermostat at about 65 we actually sleep better w several warm blankets in a cold room...and try the hot bath soak for atleast 20 ,in one hour before bed it helps.

[respirate]

I'm in my mid sixties,when I was about 18 I was suicidal and I went to a therapist for some time and I have to say it helped. to die is easy to live life to the fullest is what you have to do
I have a great wife two wonderful children and three great little grandkids. I never had any meds. for my depression. I never wanted children because I was frightened that I would do
to them what was done to me, that never happened and never thought of doing it.
Take the melatonin as for warm milk I hate it but that's me. I only wish all the best to you!

[narla]

I go to the gym,I do 8 sessions in 5 day,twice a day on Mon,Wed,Fri.Once on Tue and Thu.I do 4 personal training sessions a week,2 cardio circuit sessions,1 boxing session and 1 weight session.I don't think I can do any more than that,I love hot milk before bed as well.And tomorrow I'm getting the melatonin,Thanks for your reply  Denise

[Cherie762]

exercise 5 hrs before sleep..take a HOT bath 1 hr before sleep..this rasies your core temp and body works hard to get it back to normal,,inducing sleep...eat turkey  or tuna as evening snack has L-Typhroine ( this is why everyone gets tired after Thanksgiving dinner) also warm milk does help.

Meds otc/homeopathic..L tyrphroine was taken off market several years ago...next best choice is Melatonin.