Bye Bye Insomnia: How To Sleep Through The Night Without Drugs
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I Found a Natural Solution Without Harmful Side-Effects
You know how your mind can run so fast when you get to bed that it becomes difficult to sleep? That's the way I was. I started taking one of those major brands of Pain-Reliever/Sleep Aid. You know, the XYZ-PM brand?
I discovered that I slept better but something else that has bothered me got much worse. I have suffered from heart palpitations and PVCs (premature ventricular contractions) for many years. I found that they became much worse when I took the over-the-counter "sleep aids." So I Googled some of those name brand products and found that the sleep aid ingredient was a antihistimine called Diphenhydramine which is also marketed as Benedryl. Now, don't get me wrong because this is a life-saving medication in certain medical conditions.
One of the main side effect of using antihistamines is severe fatigue and sleepiness. Therefore it obviously shouldn't be taken during the day while driving or operating machinery. Isn't it interesting that an entire industry and product (sleep aids) can be built one of the side effects of the antihistamine?
Well, I guess it would be okay if there were not serveral other side effects also associated with it. And perhaps the other adverse reactions do not bother most people. But, they bothered me to the point where I checked it out. I encourage you to do the same.
I found more natural solution that ended the insomnia once and for all. It's a naturally occurring hormone manufactured in our bodies-- called Melatonin.
I discovered that I slept better but something else that has bothered me got much worse. I have suffered from heart palpitations and PVCs (premature ventricular contractions) for many years. I found that they became much worse when I took the over-the-counter "sleep aids." So I Googled some of those name brand products and found that the sleep aid ingredient was a antihistimine called Diphenhydramine which is also marketed as Benedryl. Now, don't get me wrong because this is a life-saving medication in certain medical conditions.
One of the main side effect of using antihistamines is severe fatigue and sleepiness. Therefore it obviously shouldn't be taken during the day while driving or operating machinery. Isn't it interesting that an entire industry and product (sleep aids) can be built one of the side effects of the antihistamine?
Well, I guess it would be okay if there were not serveral other side effects also associated with it. And perhaps the other adverse reactions do not bother most people. But, they bothered me to the point where I checked it out. I encourage you to do the same.
I found more natural solution that ended the insomnia once and for all. It's a naturally occurring hormone manufactured in our bodies-- called Melatonin.
What is Melatonin?
BE CAREFUL! Melatonin production requires Darkness while gait stability requires light.
Melatonin is manufactured in the pineal gland (a small gland in the center of our forehead.) The production is inhibited by light and stimulated by darkness. Because of this it is important to keep the lights dim while sleeping.
The production of melatonin is said to decrease with age. From a physical therapist's standpoint our balance reactions also decrease with age. I often recommend that people have a night light lit to provide more visual feedback while walking to the bathroom in the middle of the night. If you stand on one leg-- then close your eyes you will see how important visual feedback is to your standing balance. Therefore, the need for darkness (for melatonin production) and the need for light for gait stability and balance can be accomplished by sleeping in a dark room with an easily accessible light that can be turned on when you get out of bed in the middle of the night.
Melatonin also has a benefit of being an antioxidant-- thus providing other health benefits. I use the USANA brand.
The production of melatonin is said to decrease with age. From a physical therapist's standpoint our balance reactions also decrease with age. I often recommend that people have a night light lit to provide more visual feedback while walking to the bathroom in the middle of the night. If you stand on one leg-- then close your eyes you will see how important visual feedback is to your standing balance. Therefore, the need for darkness (for melatonin production) and the need for light for gait stability and balance can be accomplished by sleeping in a dark room with an easily accessible light that can be turned on when you get out of bed in the middle of the night.
Melatonin also has a benefit of being an antioxidant-- thus providing other health benefits. I use the USANA brand.
About Melatonin
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Talk with your doctor
It is always a good idea to keep in touch with your attending physician when it comes to medications. They might prescribe a medication where the side effects are much less severe than the condition they are treating.
Ask your doctor about sleep aids and if he or she thinks Melatonin would be beneficial to you. Never play doctor.
Ask your doctor about sleep aids and if he or she thinks Melatonin would be beneficial to you. Never play doctor.
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