Guest guest Posted April 11, 2001 Report Share Posted April 11, 2001 Make sure your friend is not eating any processed foods. These foods most often have hidden MSG and many people develop a reaction to MSG and get insomnia from it. Just eliminating MSG setttled me down for good sleep. I can always tell when I have gotten some hidden MSG, my sleep disturbances always coincide with having some " food " (usually from a " party situation " ) that comes from a package. Love, Kristine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2001 Report Share Posted April 11, 2001 Maybe valerian root or rescue remedy would help? Meditation always helps. Cathy herbal remedies, " SPARERIBAZ " <spareribaz@M...> wrote: > Hi, > > I have a friend with insomnia...any ideas? > > Thanks, > Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2001 Report Share Posted April 16, 2001 A long walk and 2 tablespoons of Lemon Egg before bed time. Love, Doc Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.505-772-5889Dr.IanShillington - SPARERIBAZ herbal remedies Thursday, April 12, 2001 9:33 AM [herbal remedies] Insomnia Hi, I have a friend with insomnia...any ideas? Thanks, JamieFederal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Insomnia Excerpt from Ayurvedic Healing By Dr. David Frawley Insomnia is our most typical sign of nervous distress. Frequent insomnia is most commonly a vata (air) disorder involving nervousness, anxiety, ungroundedness, hypersensitivity, and excess thought and worry. Sleep patterns included: difficulty in falling asleep, sleep easily disturbed, and difficulty in returning to sleep, once awakened. Dreams may be filled with nightmares. Causes of insomnia include stress, anxiety, excessive thinking, taking of drugs or stimulants, too much travel, overwork and other vata increasing factors. General Treatment Diet should be anti vata, emphasizing heavy or grounding foods. These included dairy, whole grains and root vegetables. Caffeine in coffee and tea should be avoided. Warm milk with a little nutmeg can be taken an hour before sleep. Mental activity should be avoided in the evening, including reading, listening to loud music, watching stimulating movies, etc. Sleep hours should be adjusted, so that one retires early by 10:00 P.M. and rises by 6 A.M. Warm sesame oil can be applied to the feet, the top of the head or forehead, or to the whole body, followed by a warm shower. Yoga asanas should be done, but no aerobic exercises. A calming meditation before sleep consciously releasing all the worries and tensions of the day can work wonders. Surrendering the mind to the Divine, giving complete faith to the Divine will take care of oneself and the world is a good part of this. The bed and the sleeping room should be a place of peace, comfortable, clean, and well kept. Peace inducing mantras such as Ram or Sham can be repeated. The mind should be focused on the breath or centered in the heart. Important Ayurvedic herbs are gotu kola, nutmeg, jatamansi, valerian, and ashwgandha. Formulas include Ashwagandha compound. A good formula can be made with 2 parts ashwagandha, 2 parts valerian, 1 part nutmeg, and 1 part licorice. For chronic insomnia, take 3 to 6 grams with warm milk and 1 teaspoon ghee or with warm water before bed. Chinese medicine uses heavy mineral sedatives such as oyster shell for more severe insomnia. Heart nourishing sedatives, zizyphus seeds and biota seeds are for milder conditions and safer for long term usage. Formulas include Bupleurum, Dragon Bone, or Zizyphus combination. Western herbs are valerian, skullcap, betony, hops, passion flower, and camomile. One to two teaspoons of valerian powder in a cup of warm water is usually effective in mild conditions. Skullcap and other cooling nervines are more helpful taken with the warmer ones, nutmeg or valerian, as their cold and light nature in excess can aggravate vata. Pitta (Fire) Type Pitta insomnia involves turbulent emotions, irritability, anger, jealousy, resentment and hatred. It may follow argument, or stress or be part of a febrile disease or infectious condition. Dreams may be dramatic, violent, argumentative and sleep disturbing. Sleep is agitated and broken, but one is usually able to fall back to sleep. Causes included unresolved emotions, excessive willfulness, over eating of hot or stimulant foods, exposure to sun and heat, etc. It may be brought on or aggravated by fever. Diet should be anti pitta, avoiding all spices, stimulants, and too much sour food or salt. Ayurvedic herbs are gotu kola, bhringaraj, jatamansi, aloe, and shatavari. Formulas include Brahmi compound or Sarasvat powder, as well as most of the formulas for vata. Bhringaraj or Brahmi oil can be applied to the feet or the top of the head. Sandalwood is excellent. Western herbs include skullcap, betony, hops, and passion flower. Skullcap and passion flower in equal parts is often effective. Valerian may aggravate the condition. Kapha (Water) Type Kapha tends toward excess sleep, so insomnia is seldom a problem unless the other humors are out of balance. It sometimes occurs as a congestive disorder. In this case, calamus, nutmeg, valerian, or such simple hot spices as ginger or the formula Trikatu are sufficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 Hi Onelove Thanks for the excerpt. Unfortunately my insomnia is becoming chronic and, together with colder weather, this is aggravating the rosacea. I am planning to try the suggestions, but the guidelines prohibit dairy foods and I am sceptical about drinking milk before sleeping, having avoided dairy foods for several years now. I do have the vata body type, which advocates dairy, but because the rosacea has not improved, is it still necessary to adhere to the pitta guidelines, even after 9 cleanses? Thanks Steve UK , OneLove <alchematron> wrote: > > Insomnia > > Excerpt from Ayurvedic Healing > > By Dr. David Frawley > > > Insomnia is our most typical sign of nervous distress. > Frequent insomnia is most commonly a vata (air) > disorder involving nervousness, anxiety, > ungroundedness, hypersensitivity, and excess thought > and worry. Sleep patterns included: difficulty in > falling asleep, sleep easily disturbed, and difficulty > in returning to sleep, once awakened. Dreams may be > filled with nightmares. Causes of insomnia include > stress, anxiety, excessive thinking, taking of drugs > or stimulants, too much travel, overwork and other > vata increasing factors. > > General Treatment > > Diet should be anti vata, emphasizing heavy or > grounding foods. These included dairy, whole grains > and root vegetables. Caffeine in coffee and tea should > be avoided. Warm milk with a little nutmeg can be > taken an hour before sleep. Mental activity should be > avoided in the evening, including reading, listening > to loud music, watching stimulating movies, etc. Sleep > hours should be adjusted, so that one retires early by > 10:00 P.M. and rises by 6 A.M. Warm sesame oil can be > applied to the feet, the top of the head or forehead, > or to the whole body, followed by a warm shower. > > Yoga asanas should be done, but no aerobic exercises. > A calming meditation before sleep consciously > releasing all the worries and tensions of the day can > work wonders. Surrendering the mind to the Divine, > giving complete faith to the Divine will take care of > oneself and the world is a good part of this. The bed > and the sleeping room should be a place of peace, > comfortable, clean, and well kept. Peace inducing > mantras such as Ram or Sham can be repeated. The mind > should be focused on the breath or centered in the > heart. > > Important Ayurvedic herbs are gotu kola, nutmeg, > jatamansi, valerian, and ashwgandha. Formulas include > Ashwagandha compound. A good formula can be made with > 2 parts ashwagandha, 2 parts valerian, 1 part nutmeg, > and 1 part licorice. For chronic insomnia, take 3 to 6 > grams with warm milk and 1 teaspoon ghee or with warm > water before bed. > > Chinese medicine uses heavy mineral sedatives such as > oyster shell for more severe insomnia. Heart > nourishing sedatives, zizyphus seeds and biota seeds > are for milder conditions and safer for long term > usage. Formulas include Bupleurum, Dragon Bone, or > Zizyphus combination. > > Western herbs are valerian, skullcap, betony, hops, > passion flower, and camomile. One to two teaspoons of > valerian powder in a cup of warm water is usually > effective in mild conditions. Skullcap and other > cooling nervines are more helpful taken with the > warmer ones, nutmeg or valerian, as their cold and > light nature in excess can aggravate vata. > > Pitta (Fire) Type > > Pitta insomnia involves turbulent emotions, > irritability, anger, jealousy, resentment and hatred. > It may follow argument, or stress or be part of a > febrile disease or infectious condition. Dreams may be > dramatic, violent, argumentative and sleep disturbing. > Sleep is agitated and broken, but one is usually able > to fall back to sleep. Causes included unresolved > emotions, excessive willfulness, over eating of hot or > stimulant foods, exposure to sun and heat, etc. It may > be brought on or aggravated by fever. Diet should be > anti pitta, avoiding all spices, stimulants, and too > much sour food or salt. > > Ayurvedic herbs are gotu kola, bhringaraj, jatamansi, > aloe, and shatavari. Formulas include Brahmi compound > or Sarasvat powder, as well as most of the formulas > for vata. Bhringaraj or Brahmi oil can be applied to > the feet or the top of the head. Sandalwood is > excellent. > > Western herbs include skullcap, betony, hops, and > passion flower. Skullcap and passion flower in equal > parts is often effective. Valerian may aggravate the > condition. > > Kapha (Water) Type > > Kapha tends toward excess sleep, so insomnia is seldom > a problem unless the other humors are out of balance. > It sometimes occurs as a congestive disorder. In this > case, calamus, nutmeg, valerian, or such simple hot > spices as ginger or the formula Trikatu are > sufficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Dear Steve I am sorry to hear of your situation. I would recommend seeing a doctor of Chinese or Ayurvedic medicine to precisely diagnosis your situation. I do not feel it is necessary to drink cows milk. Since rosacea is a excess pitta (heat) imbalance, I would recommend a predominately anti pitta diet. With cold weather here, you might try adding some dry or fresh ginger to your food and see how you respond. I am curious, is it possible to tell me what your diet, exercise, and emotions where like before the onset of rosacea? I just posted information on Energy Psychology which may be of benefit here http://health./message/515 Kind regards OneLove Steve Sharp <steve_sharp12 wrote: > Hi Onelove > > Thanks for the excerpt. Unfortunately my insomnia is > becoming chronic > and, together with colder weather, this is > aggravating the rosacea. I > am planning to try the suggestions, but the > guidelines prohibit dairy > foods and I am sceptical about drinking milk before > sleeping, having > avoided dairy foods for several years now. I do have > the vata body > type, which advocates dairy, but because the rosacea > has not > improved, is it still necessary to adhere to the > pitta guidelines, > even after 9 cleanses? > > Thanks > > Steve > UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 Hi Onelove Thanks for that advice. I will continue with the anti-pitta diet and continue to avoid dairy food. I have had rosacea for half my life, since I was 16 in 1988. Prior to its onset, I ate a poor quality diet, took a lot of exercise as a rugby player, and had unstable emotions. Since 1995, almost a decade ago now, I have eaten a far better quality diet with a much higher water content and have avoided dairy, alcohol, caffeine and refined sugar whenever possible. However, the rosacea has gradually worsened, and the insomnia first began to cause problems in 1996. Part of my problem is that I have Raynaud's syndrome, which I expect is common in the vata body type, with cold weather causing extreme reactions in circulation and eventually flushing. This exacerbates the rosacea. Further liver cleansing may be necessary, as the problem now may be toxins remaining in the system. I have tried the Bach rescue remedy for calming the emotions and this has improved the quality of sleep, so hopefully the healing process will resume. Regards Steve UK , OneLove <alchematron> wrote: > > Dear Steve > > I am sorry to hear of your situation. I would > recommend seeing a doctor of Chinese or Ayurvedic > medicine to precisely diagnosis your situation. > > I do not feel it is necessary to drink cows milk. > Since rosacea is a excess pitta (heat) imbalance, I > would recommend a predominately anti pitta diet. With > cold weather here, you might try adding some dry or > fresh ginger to your food and see how you respond. > > I am curious, is it possible to tell me what your > diet, exercise, and emotions where like before the > onset of rosacea? I just posted information on Energy > Psychology which may be of benefit here > http://health./message/515 > > Kind regards > > OneLove > > > Steve Sharp <steve_sharp12@h...> wrote: > > > Hi Onelove > > > > Thanks for the excerpt. Unfortunately my insomnia is > > becoming chronic > > and, together with colder weather, this is > > aggravating the rosacea. I > > am planning to try the suggestions, but the > > guidelines prohibit dairy > > foods and I am sceptical about drinking milk before > > sleeping, having > > avoided dairy foods for several years now. I do have > > the vata body > > type, which advocates dairy, but because the rosacea > > has not > > improved, is it still necessary to adhere to the > > pitta guidelines, > > even after 9 cleanses? > > > > Thanks > > > > Steve > > UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 Dear Steve Since you have had rosacea symptoms for a long time plus Raynaud's syndrome, I would highly suggest consulting with a doctor of Chinese medicine to diagnose your state of balance. I would follow the doctors specific protocol in addition to the protocol for this group. Kind regards OneLove Steve Sharp <steve_sharp12 wrote: > Hi Onelove > > Thanks for that advice. I will continue with the > anti-pitta diet and > continue to avoid dairy food. > > I have had rosacea for half my life, since I was 16 > in 1988. Prior to > its onset, I ate a poor quality diet, took a lot of > exercise as a > rugby player, and had unstable emotions. Since 1995, > almost a decade > ago now, I have eaten a far better quality diet with > a much higher > water content and have avoided dairy, alcohol, > caffeine and refined > sugar whenever possible. However, the rosacea has > gradually worsened, > and the insomnia first began to cause problems in > 1996. Part of my > problem is that I have Raynaud's syndrome, which I > expect is common > in the vata body type, with cold weather causing > extreme reactions in > circulation and eventually flushing. This > exacerbates the rosacea. > > Further liver cleansing may be necessary, as the > problem now may be > toxins remaining in the system. > > I have tried the Bach rescue remedy for calming the > emotions and this > has improved the quality of sleep, so hopefully the > healing process > will resume. > > Regards > > Steve > UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Body-mind cures for Insomnia.... Self-hypnosis works really well. For CDs, both " Heart Chakra Meditation, " by Karunesh, and " 2002, " by chrysalis, work well. -- ------ *Joel P. Bowman, Ph.D.** /Subtle Communication Systems/ SCS Matters, LLC* Voice: (269) 267-1419 www.scs-matters.com /Small Changes ... Infinite *Results™*/ <http://www.scs-matters.com/> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 In Polarity Therapy there are a number of different energetic approaches to insomnia. It is generally considered to be a fire chakra problem specfically in relation to the interaction between the ether and fire energies. This also resonates down the the autonmonic nervous system level where it overstimulates the sympathetics. Any polarity practitioner should be able to help by working with fire astrological triads and ether and fire chakra balancing plus some coccygeal/sphenoid work to balance the sympathetics Best wishes Phil Young RPP www.polaritynetwork.com The Premier Networking community for all Polarity Practitioners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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