Okay, so I'm D.J's biggest fan. What mother doesn't brag at times? So, here we go with his sleepless nights. He began telling me how he couldn't sleep and that it would be 1am before he would go to sleep. We have a "no electronic" rule after 8pm so I knew he was sincere about his sleepless nights. He consumed this good tasting drink one night. He slept like a baby. He woke up the next morning so excited about having found the cure to his sleepless nights. Okay, so what was this miracle packet? Lo and behold, it was Magnesium. Magnesium? What in the world? I spoke with our Pediatrician about this and she stated that the side effects of magnesium is drowsiness.
David, who has problems sleeping takes Lunesta, a prescribed hypnotic for sleep skipped his dose one night and tried the Calm. It helped him. Later on after several days of taking he noticed his stools were a bit loose. Nothing he couldn't handle. On the back of the container, it warns you about this and you just need to adjust the dose. Recently we visited the Rhematologist for David and told her he was taking this for sleep. She mentioned the loose stools. Her husband takes it as well. Wow!!
Weeks later I started taking it. Within 5 minutes I'm out cold. And its just Magnesium!!!!!!
Refer to the directions when taking and consult with your physician if you have any underlying medical conditions. There's even Calm for kids. According to our Pediatrician, she recommends a natural cure to sleeping problems with children. In recent studies it has been shown that children who suffer from sleeping problems and are not treated can later develop chronic conditions such as diabetes.
This was taken from the Pre-Diabetes Center website:
Sleep is an important restorative process. Studies show that sleep deprivation causes changes in glucose metabolism, hormone levels and nervous system activity. For example, people who are sleep deprived have increased levels of cortisol in the evening, which in turn can cause morning insulin resistance.
Many aspects of Pre-Diabetes can be controlled, and sleep is no exception. Here are a few tips for improving the quality and duration of sleep at night.
- Make your bedroom calm, cool and quiet
- Put the iPad away: we all love our tablets and phones, but backlit reading devices promote wakefulness
- Get on a schedule: plan to go to sleep at the same time every night and try to wake at the same time each morning
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| Compliments of my Best Friend Melinda |
In a world that tries to cure everything with a pill, I hope that if you have a sleeping problem that is not severe that you try a natural alternative. My husband David, was diagnosed with sleep apnea 4 years ago and Lunesta was prescribed to help him with his sleepless nights. Even with his condition, the Calm helps him tremendously. If you feel you have a sleeping problem such as snoring or trouble catching your breathe when you sleep, consult a Physician. David's sleep apnea was undetected for many years, mainly because he never felt he had a problem. One day I caught him trying to catch his breathe as he was taking a nap. I scheduled a visit with a Pulmonologist who after 2 sleep studies revealed he had severe sleep apnea.
Sleep disorders can be evaluated and treated. Having difficulty sleeping can as stated above can cause problems if left untreated.
Take Care until next time.
Get some sleep, Keep Calm and Pray!!!!!
I ordered our Calm from VitaCost.com
Whole Foods sells the exact same thing for double the price (about $40.00) Natural Grocers sells an 8oz container for about $20.00. Save money and order from VitaCost, the 16oz sells for about $23.00 online.
They also have many flavors available.
We currently take the Raspberry Lemonade as our nightly routine.
They also have many flavors available.
We currently take the Raspberry Lemonade as our nightly routine.
Jennifer : )
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