Ideas for Insomnia
- limit heavy foods after 8
- wear blue light glasses for evening screen time use, and then put away screens 1-2 hrs before bed
- red light therapy - when the sun sets, use candlelight or red incandescent bulbs
- magnesium bicarbonate
- white noise, fan
- dark room, blackout curtains
- addressing stress levels via prayer and relaxation techniques
- weighted blanket
- heating pad over chest
- chamomile tea and other herbal blends with lavender, lemon balm, etc. Steep for at least 20mins
- cod liver oil
- at least 45 minutes of exercise every day, heavy exertion
- listening to a podcast, audiobook or lecture
- reading an hour before bedtime, nonfiction so you don't get caught up in the story
- calcium deficiency - 1000mg to 1500mg daily
- CBD oil orally or used in a cream, I put it on my lower spine and bottom of feet
- drink glass of raw milk at bedtime
- eating cold butter before bed
- drinking tart cherry juice
- journaling emotions and stresses on paper to get it out of your head
- repeating a phrase or a section of memorized verse, praying the Lord's prayer
- essential oil blends, rolled on skin or diffused in room
- homeopathic coffea cruda for mental hyperactivity
- look into supplementing with nervine or adaptogenic herbs, learn more here
- turn on a background ambience video for settling down, I love this gentle rain on tent scene
Two teas I picked up from Marshalls, made me sleepy and they tasted good:
Great list! I really see results with the magnesium in our family... we also use passionflower herb for sleeping with it...
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