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Insomnia

To eliminate fatigue and pain, it is critical to get 8 to 9 hours of solid, deep sleep each night on a regular basis. One hundred years ago, the average American was getting 9 hours of sleep a night. Then light bulbs were developed followed by radio, TV, and computers. We are now down to an average of six and one half to seven hours of sleep a night, and this is simply not adequate to allow proper regeneration and tissue repair.

A 2001 poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation found that 58 percent of Americans had sleep difficulties and that only 30 percent of people reported getting the recommended 8 hours of sleep a night.

If you have insomnia, I recommend that you begin with natural sleep remedies. My End Fatigue Revitalizing Sleep Formula (30 ct or 90 ct) is an excellent place to start—it has Wild lettuce, Jamaican dogwood, Hops, Passionflower, Valerian, and Theanine. In addition, nutritional support with magnesium 200 mg plus calcium 600 mg can be helpful. For those who take melatonin, one half milligram at bedtime is the optimal dose, and may be safer than higher doses.
Good sleep hygiene is important.
Do not consume any caffeine after 4:00 P.M.
Take a hot bath before bed.
Keep your bedroom cool.
Put the bedroom clock out of arm's reach and facing away from you so you can't see it. Looking at the clock frequently aggravates sleep problems and is frustrating.
Have a light snack before bedtime. Hunger and hypoglycemia cause insomnia in all animals, and humans are no exception. For your snack, eat foods high in the amino acid tryptophan, such as milk and turkey, which contributes to sleep.

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Some information on this site is from the book From Fatigued to Fantastic! Third Edition by Jacob Teitelbaum MD, copyright 2007 by Jacob Teitelbaum MD. Used by permission of Avery Publishing, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.