Comments on: Are You Sleeping? http://edshealthtips.com/are-you-sleeping/ Advice for self-healing Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:57:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Ed http://edshealthtips.com/are-you-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Ed Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:03:36 +0000 http://edshealthtips.com/are-you-sleeping/#comment-15 Thanks for the great tips, Scott. I'll have to try the foot rub, sometime. About the food tip, I agree with you 97%, and I will be posting on that, in more detail, some Sunday soon. Thanks for the great tips, Scott. I’ll have to try the foot rub, sometime. About the food tip, I agree with you 97%, and I will be posting on that, in more detail, some Sunday soon.

]]> By: Scott http://edshealthtips.com/are-you-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Scott Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:43:55 +0000 http://edshealthtips.com/are-you-sleeping/#comment-13 What helps me sleep is working hard all day long and knowing I have to get up and do it all over again. What helps anyone NOT sleep is eating right before bed time, especially heavier meals. The digestive tract starts slowing down between 7pm and midnight, and many people are eating their final meals of the day between that time. By midnight I believe (correct me if I'm wrong) the digestive system pretty much slows to a crawl or shuts down entirely. So, if you have eaten heavily it will not make for good sleep, because your brain is aware that something is going on in the stomach but can't do anything about it. Another thing that really helps me fall asleep if I am restless is using cream or ointment and massaging my feet vigorously, sometimes even painfully. By the time I've done that I get very sleepy, and I know other people have had success with that too. Hope this helps! What helps me sleep is working hard all day long and knowing I have to get up and do it all over again.

What helps anyone NOT sleep is eating right before bed time, especially heavier meals. The digestive tract starts slowing down between 7pm and midnight, and many people are eating their final meals of the day between that time. By midnight I believe (correct me if I’m wrong) the digestive system pretty much slows to a crawl or shuts down entirely. So, if you have eaten heavily it will not make for good sleep, because your brain is aware that something is going on in the stomach but can’t do anything about it.

Another thing that really helps me fall asleep if I am restless is using cream or ointment and massaging my feet vigorously, sometimes even painfully. By the time I’ve done that I get very sleepy, and I know other people have had success with that too.

Hope this helps!

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