RachelBigby
Confident
What I do in the day, even the morning, affects how I sleep at night. The cumulative effect of the day's intake has a huge impact on my nerves at night. No kind of sleeping pill overcomes that. I've tried every remedy under the sun, from prescriptions to Chinese herbs, and nothing brings me down from a busy day.
For me, what helps is to slow breathe and meditate several times a day. Not just lay in bed with my mind racing. Not lay on the couch all day. I mean active sessions of inducing calm. Have a session, go outside and walk around, have another session. For me this is far more effective than staying in bed.
After dinner I drink a mix of ginger and magnesium powder. Then I slow breathe at bedtime. It doesn't knock me out for any big 12-hour sleep run (I've never had one of those) but it does improve my sleep in a meaningful way. My deep sleep goes from 30 minutes to 60 minutes.
Just thought I'd share as food for thought in case it helps someone.
For me, what helps is to slow breathe and meditate several times a day. Not just lay in bed with my mind racing. Not lay on the couch all day. I mean active sessions of inducing calm. Have a session, go outside and walk around, have another session. For me this is far more effective than staying in bed.
After dinner I drink a mix of ginger and magnesium powder. Then I slow breathe at bedtime. It doesn't knock me out for any big 12-hour sleep run (I've never had one of those) but it does improve my sleep in a meaningful way. My deep sleep goes from 30 minutes to 60 minutes.
Just thought I'd share as food for thought in case it helps someone.