Hello Lucy, thank you for sharing such an important information for those like me, who have sleep problems. I agree that supplements alone will not work as good as they are expected! But still I combine your tips with Nutraharmony magnesium glycinate supplements, and that all together provides me a deep relaxing sleep. I've also tried melatonin, but magnesium has better effect on me. Thanks for your posts!
About a year ago I asked my provider to order a HgbA1c and a fasting insulin, following my routine lab work that resulted in a fasting glucose of 98. My fasting glucoses have been in that area for several years but I had learned that many of us can be pre-diabetic with glucose results not classified as high. My mom was a Type II diabetic and I have lived in fear of it. Sure enough, my HgbA1c was 6.1. With a very low-carb diet, my last A1c was 5.7, about 4 months ago. I'll see my provider again in June and I'm very curious what the next one will be! I think everyone with fasting glucoses over 90, especially combined with diabetic family members, should have HgbA1c testing. I was not overweight, while eating a mostly Mediterranean diet. I also agree that other factors complicate the situation. In the past 10 years I left a job I loved under very bad circumstances, got remarried, moved across the country and didn't handle all of it well! I got therapy, relocated closer to family, changed my diet- all to the good!
My recent pain management seminar series session on sleep hygiene also emphasized an inviolable rule of sleep management: get up at the same time every morning without fail. That, plus the rest of your points had me back to sleeping seven hours a night (with bathroom breaks) within two weeks for the first time in years (age 79).
And I only had to get up and read in another room, after being awake more than 20 minutes, a few times before my system reset to sleeping through the night. Our PhD pain therapist said it could take several weeks, so be patient.
Can you explain how compression socks work? I have BP that is often as low as 90/60 and I wonder if that doesn't contribute to my night time leg cramps. I do better at night sometimes if I wear them if I'm on my feet a lot during the day. I tried them one night to see if they'd keep the cramps away; they did, but when I stood up my legs were killing me!
Hello Lucy, thank you for sharing such an important information for those like me, who have sleep problems. I agree that supplements alone will not work as good as they are expected! But still I combine your tips with Nutraharmony magnesium glycinate supplements, and that all together provides me a deep relaxing sleep. I've also tried melatonin, but magnesium has better effect on me. Thanks for your posts!
About a year ago I asked my provider to order a HgbA1c and a fasting insulin, following my routine lab work that resulted in a fasting glucose of 98. My fasting glucoses have been in that area for several years but I had learned that many of us can be pre-diabetic with glucose results not classified as high. My mom was a Type II diabetic and I have lived in fear of it. Sure enough, my HgbA1c was 6.1. With a very low-carb diet, my last A1c was 5.7, about 4 months ago. I'll see my provider again in June and I'm very curious what the next one will be! I think everyone with fasting glucoses over 90, especially combined with diabetic family members, should have HgbA1c testing. I was not overweight, while eating a mostly Mediterranean diet. I also agree that other factors complicate the situation. In the past 10 years I left a job I loved under very bad circumstances, got remarried, moved across the country and didn't handle all of it well! I got therapy, relocated closer to family, changed my diet- all to the good!
Thanks for sharing this!!
Lucy— your instructions on how to breate/meditate by counting has made a huge difference for me. my breathing
was not working to relax me. Also find help in nightime teas from Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods. thanks. nothing worse than lying there in panic! xxx
Betsy Burke
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My recent pain management seminar series session on sleep hygiene also emphasized an inviolable rule of sleep management: get up at the same time every morning without fail. That, plus the rest of your points had me back to sleeping seven hours a night (with bathroom breaks) within two weeks for the first time in years (age 79).
And I only had to get up and read in another room, after being awake more than 20 minutes, a few times before my system reset to sleeping through the night. Our PhD pain therapist said it could take several weeks, so be patient.
Can you explain how compression socks work? I have BP that is often as low as 90/60 and I wonder if that doesn't contribute to my night time leg cramps. I do better at night sometimes if I wear them if I'm on my feet a lot during the day. I tried them one night to see if they'd keep the cramps away; they did, but when I stood up my legs were killing me!
Trish