Finally - No More Insomnia!

At last!  I slept well 4 nights in a row, using one same simple thing.

 I have been praying for myself and other friends who sleep poorly.
Persistent prayer can pay off!!

I've tried "everything" ( herbal, etc etc)
and they all worked - for a night or two...

Joan at Chamberlin's Health Food Store in Winter Park guided me to
  Solaray brand,  Cal-Mag Citrate  1:1 ratio, with Vitamin D2.

I take 2  capsules, spread out 4 times a day including one dose at bedtime. - total of 8 per day-
about 1333 mg  of cal and 1333mg of mag total for the day, plus the vitamin D2.

No morning grogginess!! Just pleasant restful sleep.
(also,  I quit touching any caffeine after 12 noon- no coffee, no black tea, etc..)


Seems one  secret is the magnesium is in the same amount of mg as the calcium and the citrate form is easy to absorb.


May  you too enjoy the  happiness of  healthy frugal sleeping,  my fellow insomniacs!

Joyfully and Energetically I sign off,
Patty







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Insomnia Help

Insomnia is a root of many problems.
Including -  weight gain - sleep deprivation turns on the "hunger hormone".

  I find myself craving and munching all day long after a poor night's sleep.
But with deep sound 8 hours, I do not have any abnormal cravings or hunger.   I eat a  normal amount of calories - about 1500 - which for me, a short , 57 yr old woman, is what I need to lose weight slowly and steadily.  But with insomnia, I end up eating l700 or more which results in NO weight loss.

I slept well a few nights last week!
One necessity seems to be  the cal/mag pills.  I'm using
Solaray brand, Cal-Mag Citrate with   1:1 ratio/ plus Vitamin D 400 IU
I take two, 3 times a day, for a total  of 1,000 mg each daily.


PLUS exercise is a necessity.   I don't like to do it!
But I sure like to sleep well so I can think straight, be cheerful and lose weight!

SO..the day I jogged last week I slept well that night!
  Plus I ate salmon for lunch (Canned = frugal)
 and some (canned=quick) turkey breast for supper.  Salmon has that wonderful fish oil for brain health, incl. insomnia I figure.  Turkey has great amino acids to help with sleep.

I also quickly turned off any "negative" or stressful talk/ or shows of any kind of the TV or radio.
I chose to listen to only uplifting, fun, cheerful stuff.

Plus I used  one chammomile tea bag with one Nighty nite Tea bag, poured boiling water over them, covered, for 15 minutes.  Drank around 8 pm, so by 10pm at latest, they were well absorbed and digested.

Today I walked for 15 minutes, ate the salmon, and turkey and took the cal/mag.
I will keep praying for a good night sleep - for me and for several other dear folks who struggle this way too.

Frugal Fitness

I was about ready to spend money to join Zumba which sounds like fun!
I need to have Fun to endure exercise.
But my frugal nature wanted to figure out a cheaper way - and God came through for me.
He helped me realize, I already  have:
  lively music - my Computer  with Itunes with oldie radio stations
                     TV stations with contemporary Christian artists playing fast music
old cassettes with lively music -(yep I'm frugally still using those ancient cassettes and player!)
 AND my little mini trampoline!

 So,, I finally brought the trampoline in front of the TV, and near the computer and cassette player.
If the TV or itunes wasn't playing something fast, I clicked on the tape.
Before I  knew it, I had knocked out 15 minutes of jogging! For me that is huge.
I got in 15  minutes earlier in the day, here a little, there a little of jogging.
For t his computer potato, this is a big breakthrough day and answer to my prayers that I would exercise more.
-This was a healthy, frugal and happy time today!