http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/insomnia4.rss http://www.earthclinic.com/template_img/logo.jpg http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/insomnia4.rss Cure Insomnia Naturally with natural remedies from Earth Clinic. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:27:49 EST en-us http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=EE_32581 /CURES/insomnia4.rss1 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:42:18 EDT [YEA] Samuel from Seattle, Wa writes: "I have discovered that elderberry extract is great for insomnia-2 tablespoons. Plus it really does get rid of flu or cold fast." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=OMEGA3_32000 /CURES/insomnia4.rss2 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] SK from Carmel-by-the-Sea, California writes: "In July I started having a terrible time falling asleep at night. Insomnia, night-time terrors, anxiety, whatever you want to call it, I had it. The minute I lay down, my mind took off on a rampage. I had watch tv until 3 or 4 am, when I finally felt exhausted enough to sleep, albeit erratically, waking up every few minutes. I was drinking a cup of coffee in the morning, but I have been doing that for 20 years now and it has never affected my ability to sleep. I started researching the net and tried many supplements that people on this site and other sites were recommending like valerian root, sleepy time tea, lobelia, magnesium, b stress. Nothing had any effect. Then I read on this site about Cod liver oil helping someone with insomnia and realized that the only supplement I wasn't taking was an omega 3. I immediately bought cod liver oil at the health food store and took one capsule a day for a week. Unfortunately, I still could not sleep. Luckily my intuition kept telling me to research omega 3 deficiencies further, so I went hunting for more information on the net. I started reading customer reviews of omega 3 on a site and saw that the most popular brand of Omega 3 had much more EPA and DHA than the Cod liver oil I was taking. 400 mg EPA and 200 mg DHA per fish oil concentrate capsule versus 90 mg EPA and 120 mg DHA for the cod liver oil. I bought the higher dosage omega and started taking 1 capsule 3 times a day before eating. I also stopped drinking my one cup of coffee in the morning. Overnight, I kid you not, my night terrors went away and I was able to get 9 straight hours of deep sleep. It's been over a week now and I am sleeping well. What an amazing relief this is. Not being able to sleep was affecting my work and my marriage. I have such sympathy for those with insomnia issues. You become desperate when you can't get a good night's sleep. It is sheer hell. I read that Michael Jackson also suffered from insomnia and that it tormented him so much that he had to take that drug. Poor man, but I get it now. Hope this helps someone. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=BORAX_31893 /CURES/insomnia4.rss3 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:00:42 EDT [YEA] Leelannee from Sussex, Nj writes: "I read about using 1/8 - 1/4 teaspoon of borax in water for various health issues, although not insomnia specifically. I decided to try it, and right away noticed that I was able to fall asleep easily and sleep through the night better. I've had insomnia & nightmares for years & have tried many natural supplements & remedies. I'm often tired but don't feel sleepy...after so many years of insomnia, I LOVE that delicious sleepy feeling! Magnesium has worked ok for me but gets expensive & sometimes I'd be awake for an hour or more after sleeping for just a few minutes. Perhaps the borax is detoxifying flouride or something from my body, or killing off a fungus that was affecting my health. However, I've skipped the borax twice in the last few weeks and had a horrible time that same night. I've read that boron helps you absorb calcium better, and calcium helps you relax and sleep, so maybe that's why it's helping me. In the morning I prepare a liter bottle with 1/4 teaspoon borax and sip it throughout the day. Even if I finish it in the early afternoon or drink the whole bottle an hour before bed, it seems to work." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=RN_30795 /CURES/insomnia4.rss4 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:36:17 EDT [QUESTION] Tussy from Clinton, Iowa writes: "I woke up at 8o'clock yesterday morning and have been up ever since then. It is now 5am. I was wondering is there anything I can do or take that will knock me out for the night. I tried things on the insonmia page. Warm milk, castor oil on eyelids, lavender and more still no sleep. This has become a pattern for like two weeks. I decided to write because it has never been this bad. I'm not tired though at all. I have very bad acne so I need all the beauty sleep I can get. Any suggestions? I usually get about six hours, I would be happey with that again." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=CLO_30434 /CURES/insomnia4.rss5 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:07:59 EDT [YEA] Erika from Vancouver, Bc writes: "Hi, my eyes have been sensitive to light lately, so I researched and found that it may be a lack of fish oils, so I started taking cod liver oil capsules and very suddenly I started sleeping like a log through the night. So I told my father to try the cod liver oil for his sleep problems and sure enough the very first night he slept through 8 hrs. (usually he gets 3 hrs. then wakes up!) People with insomnia try this and let others know. Note: On one site I read says that if you get oil reflux or diahrea it is due to the oil being old. I've been feeling very healthy lately with no daytime tiredness since I have started this as well as great bowel movements, and my farsightedness has become clearer. Good Luck. Erika" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=MAGNESIUM_29417 /CURES/insomnia4.rss6 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:23:56 EDT [YEA] Anna from Dayton, OH writes: "I take two 200 or 250 mgs of magnesium every night to help me sleep. I have tried other products to help me sleep like phosphorus and melatonin. Phosporus is also very good but makes me too groggy when I wake up. Melatonin also makes me too groggy. I take Melatonin when I have had caffiene before bed and it knocks me out. I get the tablets and nibble the tiniest bit off of the edge and it works everytime but seems to be too strong for me and makes me tired during the day. For me magnesium is gentle and when I wake up I feel relaxed but not tired. We stayed overnight in New York City at my daughters boyfriends apt on a busy, noisy, avenue. I took my two magnesiums as usual but woke up in the middle of the night because of the terrible street noises. The next few nights I took 3 magnesiums (200 or 250mg's)and slept thru it all. At home I take two every night. Thank you so much for this website!! People helping People!! YaY people power!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=MELATONIN_28933 /CURES/insomnia4.rss7 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:19:38 EDT [YEA] Jeremiah from San Diego, California writes: "I have found that Melatonin is extremely beneficial in helping me get to bed. This is on top of the Seroquel that I already take, which is dosed at 100mg. I usually start off with 3 mgs. of Melatonin, and if that doesn't help, I take another 3 mgs. (because the supplement that I take only comes in 3 mg. tablets). The usual recommended dose of Melatonin to start with is 5 mgs., and then take it from there. This is a extremely effective supplement, and I would recommend it first before anything else." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=BASIL_28917 /CURES/insomnia4.rss8 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:29:28 EDT [YEA] Kate from Atlanta, GA writes: "Basil has been by far the best remedy for my insomnia. I bring about 2 cups of water to a simmer, add 1/2 of a tablespoon of dried basil, turn the stove off, and let it sit, covered, for about twenty minutes. I've substituted a bruised sprig of fresh basil on occasion with the same wonderful effects. I start sipping on this tea about two hours before bed, and it knocks me out every time. I've upped the ammount of basil in the tea or the ammount of the tea I drink on occasion but the above measurements are the average ammounts that work best for me." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=HORLICKS_27641 /CURES/insomnia4.rss9 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Beth from London, UK writes: "My mum is 65 years old and has been experiencing lack of sleep at night for about 3-4 years. She would drop off to sleep but never have any sound sleep as she would hear everything happening at night and had difficulty falling asleep after getting up at night. She now takes a drink of Horlicks every night and sleeps quite soundly that I have to wake her up in the morning. She gets up in the early hours of the morning to go to the toilet then drops back to sleep quite soundly that she can't hear my radio playing music in the morning. She started with 4 teaspoons of horlicks in a cup of milk as the label states but now sleeps even with taking one teaspoon. She also uses the light, medium and strong types and they all work the same. On the nights she doesn't take horlicks, she doesn't sleep. What I can't understand is that she used to take vitamin B complex tablets, which horlicks is mainly made of, every night but never slept. Does anybody know of any side effects for long term usage of horlicks?" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=SUPPLEMENTS_27562 /CURES/insomnia4.rss10 Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Marianne from Clear Spring, MD writes: "...Just to share, my fight for sleep for over 50 years has been hard, and I even thought I like the night and hated the morning. I realize now, it's because the world stopped bugging me at night, after I'd spent all day trying to please them in an exhausted state. Yet, once I finally did fall asleep at night (well, 2-4 am..), I had felt like I'd been in a doctors waiting room for hours. I tried everything conventional, yada, yada, yada...and ended up needing to recover from side affects from treatments that weren't working..so-o..I decided to pray hard, to be lead to things I'd never heard of--to things I'd never find any other way. That day I came across four subjects of matter in a row, and ordered the supplements that were suggested. My depression is lightning a lot, I am now sleeping while liking morning(!) unless I run out of any one of the four (unfortunately this has happened for three weeks at a time, 6 six times this year because of lack of stock or whatever..) Seems my hormones were severely whacked out since the age of 3 even!..especially the hypothalamus, and this can happen for a number of reasons like emotional trauma, and things like thinking you can play with mercury and chew on lead fishing sinkers when you're little... Now before these supplements, of course, I started on some excellent things that got the health ball rolling: 2000 mg of coral calcium div into 3xs/day with 400 mg of magnesium citrate--div the same way..need VitD & an acid and a protein to make them absorb-able. The other thing I was doing was taking a mg of melatonin which only worked between the optimal hours of 10pm and 2am--or you lose your night-recovery benefits causing you to need more hours per day. The other two main thing I was doing was using hgh, cloned, not a precursor (one company only, makes it here), and then the almighty stem cell-producing glyco-nutrients. I assumed that was more than plenty (incidentally I was on a thyroid prescription for hypothyroidism after a 3-week binge on new & "raved about" artificial sweetener 12 years ago(!). But, like a fine car, lots of great parts aren't enough if you're still missing something important. So now for the four things I added (on top of basic good green nutrition..) raw muti-glandular supplement real gland substance--yes, it was hard to find, so if you'll allow me to at least mention that it comes in a label the color of a--fire engine..(!)..? This is the most complete combo I have found and there doesn't seem to be a competitor straight across the board--also, this is essential a dried 'food'-type animal-based dietary thing. The second is the same food-type thing: hypothalamus glandular--the actual substance..these can come in either bovine, porcine or lamb..some people do not like porcine. The third thing surprised me: gaba...which turns off serotonin and turns on melatonin..this is found in everyone hypothalamus in abundance. And the fourth category was extra glandular of natural thyroid and pituitary tissue. I hasten to add 5HTP is a nice cherry on top but isn't always necessary now, and royal jelly is the same way...but that is incredible stuff when you read about it..apparently, the queen eats it and lives about 6 yrs while the worker bees eat honey and live 6 weeks. If the diet is reversed, the workers live 6 years and the queen lives six weeks..just goes to show... I take bvits w/ subliminal B12, too, because I had a terrible nervous breakdown and a B-deficiency was the straw that broke the camel's back. Having learned about glyco-nutrients, I learned that volatile spices, herbs, gums, fibers and fungi like mushrooms all have them in and are stem cell-producing--literally from 0 to trillions in one WEEK in tested blood work, and that lets us fight off our own cancer, which did have. Two other things that help sleep, are apple cider vinegar (my acid reflux stopped dead in it's tracks..hmm, mysterious..--yOu live with your own stomach so leave the 'cure' word to that certain gov organization to play with..I can only say we, in my household, have been off of acid reducers for three years now...and we were bad off... My doctor in Maryland said this, that the sphincter will Not close until it detects enough acid...and low and behold, she hands me a prescription of stomach acid to take!!--but the vinegar did enough even that left me symptom-free too (vinegar was cheaper)..I sleep through the night without acid coming up now, you be the judge. Wonder if you might have a better night? ..you see, a lack of sufficient stomach acid cause lack of nutrient absorption, and there you go...who can sleep with that going on. I have learned that my all-'caring' government--bless their little hearts--can't really own the word 'cure', it's mine...but, I'll play along, the law is very important. So are our own rights to personal boundary protection. The truth is, abuse is perpetuated by the victim, no one can hurt us who isn't allowed to first, so we must ask ourselves, are we willing to allow the self-abuse that precipitates being taken advantage of by others? When take responsibility for ourselves, what others are able to do to us becomes limited even tho they have a temper tantrum. Right now my 'other' dr. wants me on cholesterol medicine, so I put myself on something better and faster. I will no longer take pressure from those who say they won't treat me unless I do it all their way. That's power abuse. We need to nurture ourselves. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=SEASALT_26591 /CURES/insomnia4.rss11 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Cal from Calgary, AB writes: "I was having problems falling asleep at one point and I resorted to all kinds of things even drinking alcohol, working out hard in the day so I would be exhausted but still wouldn't fall asleep but somehow (don't know how and why) it stopped and I was able to fall asleep. Then I would fall asleep fine but around 2am I would just awake sometimes for no reason sometimes to pee and I would hardly be able to fall asleep again. This happened for months. My eyes would just open and I would like there for hours trying to fall asleep again and no matter what I did it just won't happen. I even got eyebags due to lack of sleep now I want to get rid of them. I had gone to a health store and bought some sea salt - one without preservatives or additives and just sun and wind dried. Somewhere I had read something about sea salt but didn't quite remember what so I decided to try it. Add some to my drinking water and lo and behold that solved the problem. Another thing is I could only fall asleep on my left side so I started developing pain in my left shoulder and I could only sleep in that position. I couldn't sleep on my back or right side or belly but since drinking the sea salts I sleep on my back or right side like a baby. Sometimes i even sleep all through the night and even if I wake up to pee I will fall asleep again. I am sooooo happy. Hope this helps someone. I still take it daily or almost daily by adding about a little to about 1 liter of water - enough to taste it but not be salty. I think I was missing some minerals which the salts provided" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=CATNIP_25091 /CURES/insomnia4.rss12 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT Greg from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada writes: "Insomnia: This may sound a bit nutty but I'd try making a tea out of food grade catnip, it is a VERY old tea, and formerly the Major tea in all of the European continent, before black teas were introduced from trade with China and India." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=RN_25057 /CURES/insomnia4.rss13 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT Gean from Salina, KS writes: "cure for light sleep: Does anyone know of a way to induce deep sleep for a 17 year old female who is a very light sleeper? She uses no caffeine, and very healthy food. Thank you very much." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=COCONUTOIL_23266 /CURES/insomnia4.rss14 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Alex from Aventura, Fl. writes: "first of all i can talk all day regarding health its my passion [ as a nutritional researcher ] coconut oil eliminated sleeping problems now my body is in tone at sun down i begin to feel the affects of bed time befor sunrise am getting more awake to begin my day personaly it take 1-2 days to reset my body clock 1tbsp.early morning and 1tbsp.late afternoon does not need to be perfect. this fixed my problem. etc..." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=SWEETWOODRUFF_23102 /CURES/insomnia4.rss15 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Tricia from Murrells Inlet, SC USA writes: "To combat insomnia, take 1/2 tsp of powdered woodruff mixed with honey or fruit puree 30 min before bedtime.Take Care! In large doses, woodruff may cause internal bleeding. Don't use it if you're pregnant or taking conventional medication for circulatory problems." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=MARJORAMOIL_23088 /CURES/insomnia4.rss16 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST Suz from Sshkosh, WI/USA writes: "insomnia: Alright, I know I will catch grief for this so let me disclaim right away! Do not take essential oils undiluted. Okay, now that you all know that I know... Marjoram oil. Marjoram oil: about eight drops in a capsule will do. Awesome for headaches too." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=VITD_22254 /CURES/insomnia4.rss17 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Kathi from New Brunswick, NJ writes: "I developed severe insomnia last winter (nov 07) and went through quite a trial for months, with none of the many things I tried helping much except some tips on how to improve sleep habits through cognitive behavioral therapy. I was doing better May-Oct 08 then all of a sudden the same severe insomnia symptom was back in full force. Last month I decided to try vitamin D3 2000 IU/day, after reading so many recent articles about the importance of this sunshine vitamin. I chose tablets with D3 source from lanolin, since I am allergic to fish. Within a week I was sleeping soundly at night, and I am continuing to sleep well. In retrospect, it is likely that I became more susceptible to vit. D deficiency after I became lactose intolerant and stopped drinking milk." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=MELATONIN_21571 /CURES/insomnia4.rss18 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST [NAY] Melinda from Tucson, Arizona writes: "NAY- I have tried Melatonin and I did not find it to be a good alternative for insomnia. Firstly I am on a antidepressant-Lexapro, and I feel like Melatonin really makes my depression worse, and it's effectiveness was inconstant, one time I felt real drowsy and slept good, another time only slept a few hours then woke up again. My boyfriend's Mom also tried it and said it did not work for her either." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=EMF_21201 /CURES/insomnia4.rss19 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Juliana from Albuquerque, NM writes: "I have suffered from insomnia since childhood (I am now in my 30s), and it has been crippling to my life, to say the least. About a month ago, my husband and I decided to try turning off all breakers in our house at night, except for the one attached to the refrigerator. Since doing so, I have slept very well, even experiencing deep REM sleep. I have vivid dreams every night. My husband has experienced the same thing -- deep sleep, many dreams. It's worth a try if you have trouble sleeping. As I understand it, the EMFs interfere with hormones in the body. Some people are very sensitive to EMFs. I believe somebody else on this site suggested not using the computer or cell phone before bed, but my suggestion takes the idea a bit further." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=SUPPLEMENTS_20661 /CURES/insomnia4.rss20 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Amy from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada writes: "I suffer from occasional insomnia and find this is a sure-fire cure: 1000mg L-Tyrosine (capsule form) 3-9mg Melatonin (sub-lingual tablets best) 500-1500mg Vitamin C (chewable best) For me, this works best if taken as soon as you realise it's going to be one of those nights. I take it with a glass of water, and a slice or two of bread. Ideally, try this when you'll be able to devote 6-8hr to sleep--after that I always wake up 100% refreshed. Best of luck!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=SUPPLEMENTS_20243 /CURES/insomnia4.rss21 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST CheeMiss from Toronto, ON writes: "Hello, I have genetic chronic insomnia. My max sleep time is 2 hrs. On rare occasion 4 hrs. I have tried pretty much everything on this site. Nothing seems to work for a long deep sleep. BTW: even the strongest sleeping pills don't keep me down past 4 hrs and leave me very groggy, so I avoid them. I have been searching the net and came across GABA & a product called Great Nights Sleep 2.Has anyone had any experience with either of these products? Please advise. I'm so burnt out and desperate and I don't want to spend any more monies on things that don't work. Thank You." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=LT_19621 /CURES/insomnia4.rss22 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Hope from Sacramento, CA writes: "I have had insomnia for a good 10 or more years. I have tried everything and then read a book called The Mood Cure wherein I found the answer to my problems. Because I do not do well with 5HTP, I started using L-Tryptophan. I take 1500 mg each night before retiring - I open the capsules and mix them with a small amount of rice milk and shake well before drinking. I now sleep a good 7-8 hours straight through and awake feeling exceptionally refreshed and energetic!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=CASTOROIL_18275 /CURES/insomnia4.rss23 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Parag from Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA writes: "Castor oil is great to get that deep, restful sleep. Apply about a drop of castor oil to your eye lids only. It is okay if it enters your eye. This is the normal, regular castor oil you get at the stores. Initially you will fall to sleep the moment you hit the bed. So make sure you are ready to sleep when you use it. If you plan to sleep only 3 to 4 hours, i.e. not you full normal sleep, do not use castor oil as it will make getting up very difficult indeed! I use it when I have anxieties or when I find it difficult to sleep. I and my wife have been using it for decades now. Hope it helps you too. Wish you sweet dreams! " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=VALERIANROOT_17777 /CURES/insomnia4.rss24 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Saskia from TKPK, MD, USA writes: "I just started taking Valerian Capsules (500 mg) right before going to bed for my insomnia, and it works GREAT!! I used to not be able to fall asleep until 4 am, and was always sleepy and groggy when I woke up no matter how many hours of sleep I got. The first night I took one capsule at 11:30, and although I did fall asleep, I woke up around 2:30, and was unable to fall back asleep until I took another capsule an hour later. However, last night I took two capsules before going to sleep, at around midnight, and I fell asleep, slept through the night, and woke up at 7:30 (my alarm was set for 8:30!!) feeling awake and refreshed. I wasn't groggy and when I woke up I was ready to get out of bed- which is usually never the case! So from now on I will be taking 1000 mg of Valerian Root every night for about a month, and then I'll see if I can sleep on a regular schedule without it. Now I'm not sleepy in my morning classes anymore! I highly recommend it- and I'm so happy I found a natural remedy for insomnia, I love this website! (I found Vegetarian Valerian Root capsules in the GNC section of my RiteAid, so it shouldn't be too difficult to find for anyone else) Good luck!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/insomnia.html&name=5H_17242 /CURES/insomnia4.rss25 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Shino from Auckland, NZ writes: "ive taken 5HTP (150mgs) and it relaxed me and made it way way easier to sleep. with stress during the day, i hadnt been able to sleep until 5-7 in the morning, but when i started taking this i was feeling sleepy by about 10pm, asleep before midnight!"