This is a subject that is of interest to many. Are you
having trouble falling asleep? Having trouble staying asleep? Americans spend an astounding $14 billion per year trying to combat sleeplessness, and chances are the bulk of that money is spent by women. Sleep problems plague women more often than men, and women in mid-life more than younger women.
There is no full accounting for the gender and age differences in sleep disturbances, but hormonal fluctuation is one strong factor.
The Hormonal Factor
Although the relationship between female reproductive hormones and sleep patterns is little-explored and not well-researched, many women know
the strong connection between the two. Many women report lying awake for a night or two before their period begins, the time when progesterone levels drop off sharply. Progesterone is the body’s natural relaxation substance. As women approach mid-life and make the transition from perimenopause to menopause, sleep interruptions can increase. These sleep changes are often presumed to result from hot flashes at night, but that is only part of the picture. Years before a woman reaches menopause and her estrogen production dwindles,
her progesterone levels begin declining. This change in the ratio between progesterone and estrogen may be implicated in sleeplessness during perimenopause and menopause. Progesterone is our relaxing, calming hormone, therefore it only makes sense that women deprived of it may experience sleep disturbances.
For more information on sleep and other disturbances during menstruation,
go to P.M.S.
Diet and Lifestyle
While hormones seem to play a very important role, they cannot be held as the sole culprit of sleep disturbances. There can be literally hundreds of possible causes of insomnia. In some cases no precise cause of insomnia can be pinpointed. The first thing to do is to review your sleep habits and behavior to establish a pattern. The following is a list of changes that can be made to help you get a better night’s sleep.
Prepare your body for sleep by relaxing before bed.
1) Read a good book.
2) Listen to quiet music.
3) Take a warm shower or bath.
Watch what you eat and drink.
1) Avoid caffeine in the evening, possibly even after 12:00pm.
2) Avoid alcohol as it robs us of our deepest sleep.
3) Try eating foods containing Tryptophan, i.e. warm milk, dark meat
(turkey), cottage cheese.
4) Eat a high protein snack at bedtime to maintain your blood sugar level throughout the night.
5) Take Magnesium
as a supplement. The type that you stir in hot water and
fizzes is preferred. (Click on the Magnesium link for a
really good brand.)
Sleep
The reports of
people using the Body Calm (Cherry) for sleep are amazing.
Many are stating "They have not slept like this
since a child."
People that were
having vivid dreams, nightmares, restless night sleep
are also stating, "Those nights have just
left."
Note:
The cherry as a sleep aid is very different than a
sleeping pill you might be accustomed to. It does not
make your drowsy before going to sleep. You lay down at
night as normal, shut your eyes and calmly just go to
sleep.
Additional stories
are coming in with Body Calm (Cherry). people suffering from
anxiety during the day are using this cherry every 3-4
hours and all are stating how it just calms them down
and the anxiety goes a way.
Read more below.
Being able to sleep is a problem
for many, not just by people taking a medication. In
fact, many people are prescribed a medication because of
their inability to sleep. We know, without sleep our
body will eventually die.
The effect on us, or our body, with
a continued reduction of sleep can cause stress, anxiety
and depression as well as real tangible physical
malfunctions.
It is wildly known and accepted
Melatonin plays a major role in sleep patterns. Clinical
trials number 11,339 that study Melatonin, as of this
date at www.pubmed.gov.
This is not new science or a new body of knowledge.
Melatonin promotes sleep, the desired sleep.
Getting Melatonin through a capsule
form is questionable. A timed-release version of
Melatonin is the only capsule source that has ever shown
any success but it has not for every individual.
I always strive to recommend
supplements that will make the body work or manufacture
its own vitamins, nutrients or amino acids whenever
possible. Having a body receive the right diet or
combination of nutrients will jumpstart the body to
start producing once again what it should be doing
naturally.
I would be the first to admit that
many of the nutrients I have found, that actually
worked, shocked me. Looking at or for a nutrient that
would promote sleep through the body’s natural process
is no different.
Montmorency Tart Cherries have been
scientifically proven to promote Melatonin in a quantity
needed to have therapeutic benefit. The clinical trials
that have been conducted speak for themselves.
I have supplied clinical trials and
other validated information regarding Melatonin as well
as Montmorency Tart Cherries clinical trials.
This
concentrated cherry drink gets rid of free radicals as
well. You should have a look at a chart. You might just
think as I did at first, "What is all this about a
cherry concentrate?" And I was very wrong. This is
a very potent product.
How to use this product for sleep:
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Start by taking 1/2 teaspoon,
or one capsule, 2
hours or less before bedtime.
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After 1 week, if you are not
sleeping as you need, take 1 teaspoon, or one
capsule, 2 hours or
less before bedtime. You can slowly move up to the
recommended dosage of 1-2 tablespoons (or
capsules) a day but I do
recommend you do it gradually.
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When you wake in the morning,
if you feel groggy, reduce the amount of supplement
by 1/2. You should be resting fully all night and
waking up fresh in the morning with the right amount
of melatonin in the body.
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Mix in 8-10 oz of water or
juice. Do not mix in grapefruit juice. Grapefruit
blocks specific liver enzymes that should not be
blocked especially if you using an antidepressant.
Montmorency Tart Cherries are
perhaps nature’s most nutritionally dense food
containing a wide variety of powerful antioxidants and
phyto-chemicals unmatched by any other fruit, as
measured by the scientifically validated ORAC method.
In fact each serving
contains a whopping 5,286 ORAC units! ORAC is an
acronym for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (the
ability to scavenge free radicals). According to
researchers at the Human Aging Institute, ingesting 5000
ORAC units per day substantially reduces your risk of
coronary heart disease, cancer, and other age related
illnesses. Additionally Tart Montmorency Cherry
produces melatonin that helps
balance circadian rhythms (for proper sleep), plus
anti-inflammatory saccharides that may assist the
body to relieve the pain associated with arthritis and
gout, as well as perillyl alcohol (a
natural compound that is extremely powerful in reducing
the incidence of all types of cancer). Not to
mention isoqueritrin and queritrin (anthocyanins
that work to eliminate the
by-products of oxidative stress thereby slowing the
aging process), and ellagic acid (Clinical
tests conducted at the Hollings Cancer Institute at the
Medical University of Southern Carolina (MUSC) shows
that ellagic acid may be the most potent way to prevent
cancer). These cherries are truly
nature’s most powerful combination of cell
rejuvenating antioxidants!
Testimonial:
This product
has had a major impact on my life! I am finally sleeping
well. Must be the Melatonin! I used to wake, off and on,
all night. Now my head hits the pillow, I fall asleep,
and don't wake until the alarm goes off. I am certain
that this better quality of sleep is what is responsible
for my improved mood during the day. I have recommended
cherry juice to MANY of my friends. If their results are
half as good as mine, they will be very happy!"
Laura from Kentucky
Noni, goji berry, mangosteen simply
cannot compare! If you want to give your body the
most potent fruit juice we could find, discover “cherry
you will LOVE IT!
When you find a cherry supplement -
get a high potency amount plus make sure it is flash
pasteurized so that the goodness is preserved.
