Guest guest Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 It seems so very basic but I have to give you a testimony that I recently sent to Butch regarding his rose hydrosol. A few nights ago I was teaching a relaxation segment in my childbirth course. I incorporated rose hydrosol (the rosa damascena). One of my children, I later discovered, loved the smell so much that they snuck the bowl with the soaked washcloth into our bedroom (our kids sometimes still sleep with us, it's a king size family bed). Now, I didn't notice the smell was directly in our room because our entire apartment had the hint leftover from the class. In any case, I personally slept more restfully than I had in many nights. I usually startle myself awake with my tossing and turning. I literally overslept but didn't feel that usual panic about it. Additionally, my husband is ALWAYS a bear when he wakes up (and I am being kind in the description) woke up right behind me rather cheerfully completely astounding me. He has reason to be a bear....he works nights and usually returns home between 3-6am then has to get up at 7:20am to get the kids to school for an 8:30am drop off then return home and try to sleep for a few hours before getting up, trying to have some time to himself then leave for work again at 2pm. He does this 4 evenings a week and works from home one day/evening per week. I would say that one needs to look a bit at one's underlying reasons for restlessness (is there any physical/mental/social health issues, etc.) for a total health outlook but I am very much a believer in the rose hydrosol's aid to inducing rest and a rested body. Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 Anita, > Are there any > essential oil (EO) mixtures > that I can make for him that will help him get > a good nights kip? If > so, would you be so kind as to share your > recipe with me, please. > > Anita Grant I like lavender or rose when I can not sleep and need to. Just a drop on a cosmetic pad, tissue or the pillow itself and that is it. I had a Doc back in '95 who suggested Melatonin to me. Now back then I absolutely had to sleep at night and that worked well for me. It just helps a person's natural sleep rhythms to restore themselves...herbal supplement type thing. I used to buy it at GNC. Cheryl ===== Cheryl Smith A Heavenly Body Anchorage AK 9950* (907) 222-0886 http://www.aheavenlybody.com Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes./filing.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 Hi Anita: I thought I'd throw in my experience with Butch's Red Mandarin. As a background, I have Fibromyalgia and that comes with a lovely sleep disorder. I take a very low dose antidepressant which helps me sleep all through the night instead of waking up six or seven times as I would without it. It is called Remeron. Occasionally for whatever reason right before bedtime my heart starts beating fast and I know from fast experience that I will be sleepless all night...at those times I usually take a real sleeping pill called ambien. I happens once or twice a month. For two night now when the pounding and awake feeling as happened, I've gotten up to take a few drops of Red Mandarin on a little cloth to bed with me and both times it has slowed my heart down and made me feel almost sedated so I could fall asleep. That is just my experience so I don't know if it would help your friend, but the price is so reasonable to try a little and see if it would help. I'm real grateful I didn't have to take the sleeping pills those nights because they can be addicting if you take them too often and I do not want that to happen. Hope this helps. Peggy Anita Hello I would like to introduce myself as I don't think that I have posted previously. My name is Anita and I'm from the UK. I have been using EO for a while now in soaps, creams, lotions, hair spritz etc.. I have a friend who's husband has a sleeping problem - he can't get a good nights rest. He sleeps for about 2 hours a day and works his socks off during the day. Are there any essential oil (EO) mixtures that I can make for him that will help him get a good nights kip? If so, would you be so kind as to share your recipe with me, please. He has seen the doctor and that has proven to be as much help as p*ssing in the wind. So I thought maybe EOs just might help him. Any and all thoughts would be much appreciated! Many thanks in advance. Anita Grant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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