Comments on: Study Finds Frequent Sleep Disruption Increases Risk of Kidney, Heart Disease

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By: James Sakkis

James Sakkis — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:13:19 +0000

Thanks for all the tips.

By: Migraineur

Migraineur — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:43:55 +0000

James - I have the same problem as you. I try hard to limit the amount of fluid I drink after 7 pm, but it’s hard because my husband works late, and we seldom finish dinner before 8:30.

I read somewhere that alpha-lipoic acid (touted by a lot of low-carb gurus) can actually cause sleeplessness. I cut way back on the ALA, and started taking it in the morning instead of evening, and that helped a lot. Of course, if you’re not taking ALA, this tip won’t help you.

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Healthy Dose Link Time | Medicine, Cancer, Health Blog — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:47:08 +0000

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By: Mike OD - IF Life

Mike OD - IF Life — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:02:00 +0000

ZMA helps some people sleep…may be the Magnesium. I wouldn’t suggest taking melatonin…as that will just mess up your own ability to make it. Lack of sleep with just mess with everything including cognative ability, cellular repair and other recovery/detoxification mechanisms. Sleep it key to health, living longer, muscle growth and fat loss.

Scott has a review of “Light Out” worth checking out.
http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2006/11/22/book-review-lights-out-sleep-sugar-and-survival/

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:20:11 +0000

James> Some people claim omega-3 can help (Dr Seth Roberts of Shangri-La diet fame is one and he also claims that standing up more during the day helps (?!) ). Some like melatonin although for me it helped me get to sleep easier but not sleep sounder.

-Josh