Posted on 04/09/2013 6:43:34 PM PDT by neverdem
Do not take as tea other wise you will be up half the night swilling mouthwash to get rid of the taste.
But in pills or capsule form it works great.
Melatonin.
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I agree. Safe, effective and non-addictive. IMHO, time release is best.
Very interesting about honey — new information to me.
I have been using up to 10 mg of melatonin — including time release — definitely helps but still will wake up and stay awake way too early.
Diphenhydramine (generic Benedryl) helps as well but lasts only three hours. I must metabolize it quickly. Even so, it seems to “come back” like 10 AM and make me groggy - not good.
Same story with the antihistimine sleep-aid doxylamine succinate — somewhat stronger for me than Benedryl but pretty much the same story. I don’t want to be comatose, just asleep until the proper time.
So back to honey — the link with cortisol (stress hormone) makes perfect sense. I really do feel stressed out when lying there not sleeping. In fact, that is the most tiring part of the day when you can’t sleep.
So does “RAW and UNFILTERED” honey have to be purchased out at the bee farm or can you find it in stores?
Melatonin or Low Dose Naltroxene works great.
2 drops lavender essential oil.
100% natural and you’ll sleep so deeply that your dreams will be like something out of: “The Teachings of Don Juan”.
My thanks, too.
Good stuff, but does it ever give you wild dreams?
Your grocery store may actually have the Raw and Unfiltered kind, check the labels. Otherwise, there is a Honey Locator on this website: (scroll down a bit)
Try mullein tea.
Mullein is a common, easily identifiable weed with a long herbal history.
The FDA judges it safe, though doesn’t evaluate any health claims for it.
Personally, Ive found it a great expectorant and a mild sleep aid.
You are welcome. As per your question, you can find it in many places. I buy mine at the health food store in the winter and at the farmer’s market in the summer. Some grocery chains carry it in their natural food sections but it is more expensive. Raw honey is safe for diabetics because it does not spike your insulin like processed honey.
Wife is Type II — may have application there also although she sleeps like a baby.
Yes it is a good sweetener for diabetics and so is stevia. Artificial sweeteners are not good for anybody.
Anyway, I forgot to mention that you should not heat the honey in any way or it loses some of the benefits. Use it in tea for the taste but I would just take a plain tablespoon for sleep.
I would have heated the honey in tea first thing LOL. We do have stevia — Believe it or not I bought it the first time because it is like my name. Real scientific there.
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A bath with magnesium flakes in it will do it every time. If you can’t afford mag flakes, use Epsom salts. Their effect won’t last as long. But our bodies are crying out for magnesium and it relaxes you and gives great sleep.
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No but I have had the waking up in the middle if the night happen to me. Trying the honey tonight.
I have been having the same thing lately, but I am up at 0300 for about 30-60 minutes and then back to sleep. Never equated it with the melatonin. Trying honey tonight.
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