Sleeping at night page

[orielwen]

As far as I can tell, I'm doing all the right things. I'm avoiding blue light late at night, keeping the bedroom dark and quiet. I'm eating seaweed for magnesium, take vitamin D with breakfast, and often have carby vegetables like parsnips with my evening meal. Yet at night I seem to be terribly temperature-sensitive, and wake up too cold or too hot. Is there anything else I can fix to help me sleep better?

[paleo-bunny]

Starchy white rice or white potatoes would help you sleep better than parsnips do.

Also, make sure you don't drink any caffeinated drinks within 5 hours of bedtime.

[Rueben]

Are you female and how old are you? Hormonal? Natural progesterone replacement?

[Uncephalized]

Also, make sure you don't drink any caffeinated drinks within 5 hours of bedtime.

Good advice, but 5 hours may not be adequate. I know for me personally if I have coffee even in the early afternoon I can feel wired until midnight. I think it's pretty individual.

[orielwen]

I never have caffeine; it makes me feel ill.

I am female, not menopausal. My husband, however, is not female, and he has the same problem. (Some nights we both have problems, some nights one or other of us.)

[Bosnic]

I don't know about your situation, but on days that I get some exercise, I can sleep better.

My husband, however, is not female,...

Made me laugh.

[Dr. Bork Bork]

I found that supplementing magnesium citrate made me sleep like a stone age boulder. Maybe try some Calm Forte? We use that & essential oil to help our 4yo daughter sleep.

[orielwen]

So you reckon the seaweed isn't enough?

[paleo-bunny]

I don't know about your situation, but on days that I get some exercise, I can sleep better.

Same here. I find that low level cardio is fantastic for promoting easy, deep satisfying sleep.

[Comma]

mediation is the only thing that makes me sleep.