I've tried melatonin and magnesium. Both helped me sleep but with melatonin I felt like I was covered by a heavier blanket like I was on drugs or sth. It felt a little too much, potentially that bottle had too much melatonin, so I only stayed at it for a few nights. I came to this video to hear about CBD as it was my intention to try a mix of melatonin and CBD and I leave the video with the intention to go back to magnesium. Thank you for all the valuable info!
I used to take Tryptophan 500mg for sleep for 20 years until Health Canada only allowed low doses to be sold at health food stores. So I switched to Magnesium which helps to initiate sleep. 600mg of mag-glycinate half hour before bedtime.
I've found a Amazon generic Ibuprofen PM to work well for me. The Advil PM was a bit too powerful for me. It also helps with muscle aches and pains. But I will give Magnesium glycinate a try.
For melatonin I followed a recommendation that finally worked for me. I tried melatonin on and off for years and found it more disruptive than helpful. As we naturally produce 0.1-0.3mg melatonin every evening, the concept is to mimic that and microdose melatonin. I bought a liquid form and put 1-2 drops on my tongue every half hour three times before bed. This comes to a out 0.3mg, spread out. I fall asleep without fail in 5-10 minutes. This has been working for me for about 2 months now. Microdosing is supposed to eliminate the dependency that may develop over time. We'll see.
If you don't have a medical condition that prevents or disrupts sleep, you don't need to take anything. Sleep does not require effort. If you think you have to work hard at sleep, you'll just increase arousal.
Not to be contentious but I sleep outdoors and the sun wakes me up @ 5 or 5:30 am. That means my sleep time is 6 hours apparently my optimal sleep time. I believe people are misleading @ how much sleep they get and need for fear its not enough. Is it really anyones biz? No as I get older I realize how sensitive people actually are. So am just getting around to it: folks its not always easy to sleep roll with it and reflect on your life when lying awake and know whats important is you care.💙
Hemp Rolls. High grade hemp all rolled up with a filter. 100mg cbd per smoke. 10 bucks a pack or less. Open them up and make a tinture out of it. Mason jar and high grade vodka. Soak the hemp in the vodka. Store in the freezer. Shake three times a day. And in a cpl weeks u got cbd infused alcohol. Filter. Use a ounce of booze for four help rolls. Each quarter ounce of booze is 100mg cbd. You can build a tolerance to anything. Moderation. I use a different cocktails to help me sleep. Magnesium, kava kava, red kratom, lemon grass. Valerian root. Hibiscus..hell cat nip tea will drop you. I use melatonin in the mix. Sunlight deactivate it. I get my cbd the old fashion eay. Willys way. I have major spine problems. And sleep is a must. Peace
As someone with IBS I know that when I developed gut issues, I developed sleeping issues. I have discovered after many years of experimentation that when I can't sleep it's often due to a lack of Lactobacillus. I am guessing low Lactobacillus levels cause my vagus nerve to be irritated (lacto strains predominantly live in the small intestine) and this therefore keeps me awake by giving me this generalised, low-level anxiety. After much fiddling about, I found Lactobacillus Acidophilus (strain LA-14) is the best for sleep. I knew this anecdotally for a while, but since I have started tracking my sleep with my Apple Watch I now have the data to back it up. It works wonders for me! I will usually crack a capsule open, sprinkle some in water and drink this to calm the anxious feeling, and will follow up by taking about 6-8 billion CFUs as a sleep dose. I imagine this only works for those who have sleep issues due to poor gut health, but I would encourage people to give it a try as it's a cheap solution!! The only downside is that an overgrowth of Lacto will cause tiredness and constipation – another thing I have discovered after years of experimenting – so you can't go too overboard!! 😆
I’m always skeptical of anyone with a youtube video talking about health, well-being and especially regarding supplements but this is a pretty solid honest review with good condensed information that i’ve researched before. CBD and Melatonin are basically hard avoids, but magnesium is something i’ll be looking into. Really like and appreciate these short, succinct videos on health. Great job! Thanks
Enjoyed your video. I find that muscle relaxers help me sleep. I realized this when I hurt my back and took a prescription form of muscle relaxer. It gave me the quality deep sleep that is so refreshing. My back is good now. Recently I found Kava. It too is a muscle relaxer and gives me that refreshing sleep. It is also has other effects such as sedation and happiness depending on how manufacturers developed the root. Kava takes less and less to create the effect which is the opposite of CBD. There can be side effects but it is in wide spread use now. I would really appreciate your opinion on Kava from a Yogi perspective if oyu are able as there doesn't seem to me much about it on Youtube.
Magnesium made me dream really intense. Sleep for 3-4hrs and then wake up nervous from intense dreams ech hour. Switched to Ashwaghanda ksm 66 and it improved my sleep dramaticly. CBD doesn't really do anything for me I think, other than make me very sweaty at night. I haven't tried melotonin because it is a hormone.
I still take the magnesium with B vitamins in the morning because it does wonders for muscle aches.
I started taking a mag gly supplement in January and not only have I had better sleep, but also fewer migraines, less stress, and fewer cycle-related mood swings. It's been very helpful for me!
Creatinine also helps with sleep plus the melatonin, the mistake most people make is taking melatonin daily they never read the instructions that tell you not to take it daily. I take it 3 times a week along with the creatinine
I am currently using a CBD-THC combo without much result. I'm doing this under the guidance of a cannabis specialist doctor and we are still titrating. I have tried Melatonin and Valerian with mixed results. I will try the Magnesium Gycinate. Thanks for the suggestion and for another informative session!
There is an other problem with melatonin. It suppresses serotonin production. So yes, melatonin for emergencies, but not regular use, magnesium glycinate is the best form of magnesium.
CBN is preferred to CBD for sleep. I’ve been using the same formulation (a combo of the two) for a year without a tolerance buildup. I love the company so much I became an affiliate in order to offer discounts. It really changed my life.
spot on Lucas. As always! Have been sleeping 3-5hs a night especially during week nights. Wake up in the middle of the night and nothing i can do helps: meditation, reading, audio books, praying, eating or drinking something. It is frustrating and exhasperating. Tried magnesium glycinate, helped in the beginning but after a week the old pattern resumed. It's been now 4 nights ( one day before your video 😊, i love these synchonicities!) that a friend recomended a plant-based pill called Relaxane with valerian root, passion flower extract, melissa leaf extract and Butterbur extract.Felt a bit miraculous as i hadn't been able to sleep through the night in months! will continue taking it and also avoiding alcohol and heavy meals at night and continue taking magnesium before bed. Feels great to be able to sleep even if i have to take some aids for the time being. I expect it is a phase.
I started taking Magnesium in the evenings & it's definitely helped me have better quality sleep over time! Also in extreme cases if I'm having a ton of trouble sleeping due to racing thoughts or whatever, I'll take a Valerian Root pill & it does the trick 😊
Introduction: Calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), or the calcium to magnesium (Ca:Mg) ratio may affect the risk of dementia via complex mechanisms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of dietary Ca, Mg, and Ca:Mg ratio with dementia risk at the prospective phase of the Shanghai Aging Study.
Methods: We analyzed data from 1565 dementia-free participants living in an urban community who had measurements of dietary Ca and Mg intake derived from a food frequency questionnaire at baseline and incident dementia during follow-up.
Results: Over the 5-year follow-up, 162 (10.4%) participants were diagnosed with incident dementia by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition criteria. Participants with the lowest tertile of dietary Ca (<339.1 mg/day) and Mg (<202.1 mg/day) had the highest incidence rates of dementia (3.3/100 person-years for Ca, 3.3/100 person-years for Mg) compared to those with higher Ca and Mg intake. In the subgroup with Ca:Mg ratios ≤ 1.69, Mg intake >267.5 mg/day was related to an increased risk for dementia (adjusted hazard ratio: 3.97, 95% confidence interval: 1.29-12.25).
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that high dietary intake of Mg is associated with an increased risk of dementia mainly among older adults with low Ca:Mg intake ratios. Proper balance of Ca to Mg in the diet may be critical to the relationship between Mg intake and risk of dementia.
Highlights: Participants with the lowest tertile of dietary calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) had the highest incidence rates of dementia.In the subgroup with Ca:Mg ratios ≤1.69, Mg intake >267.5 mg/day was related to an increased risk for dementia.Balance of Ca to Mg in diet may be critical to the relationship between Mg intake and risk of dementia.
I take magnesium bisglycinate, citrullin and glycine and it works very good
Decaf tea contains L-Theanine.
I've tried melatonin and magnesium. Both helped me sleep but with melatonin I felt like I was covered by a heavier blanket like I was on drugs or sth. It felt a little too much, potentially that bottle had too much melatonin, so I only stayed at it for a few nights. I came to this video to hear about CBD as it was my intention to try a mix of melatonin and CBD and I leave the video with the intention to go back to magnesium. Thank you for all the valuable info!
I used to take Tryptophan 500mg for sleep for 20 years until Health Canada only allowed low doses to be sold at health food stores. So I switched to Magnesium which helps to initiate sleep. 600mg of mag-glycinate half hour before bedtime.
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I suffer from sleep anxiety and panic attacks, sleep apnea
I go to sleep I’ll get up to go to the toilet around 2am i then take magnesium & it relaxes me I’ll sleep till 7-8am
thank you so much for the info 😊
Wonderful and enlightening info. Thank you soo much, God bless you for the good work you do. Keep going. Became fan of your work
Nothing works when you have real insomnia.
I've found a Amazon generic Ibuprofen PM to work well for me. The Advil PM was a bit too powerful for me. It also helps with muscle aches and pains. But I will give Magnesium glycinate a try.
Since magnesium is a metal, can it promote Alzheimer's or dementia?
For melatonin I followed a recommendation that finally worked for me. I tried melatonin on and off for years and found it more disruptive than helpful. As we naturally produce 0.1-0.3mg melatonin every evening, the concept is to mimic that and microdose melatonin. I bought a liquid form and put 1-2 drops on my tongue every half hour three times before bed. This comes to a out 0.3mg, spread out. I fall asleep without fail in 5-10 minutes. This has been working for me for about 2 months now. Microdosing is supposed to eliminate the dependency that may develop over time. We'll see.
If you don't have a medical condition that prevents or disrupts sleep, you don't need to take anything. Sleep does not require effort. If you think you have to work hard at sleep, you'll just increase arousal.
Not to be contentious but I sleep outdoors and the sun wakes me up @ 5 or 5:30 am. That means my sleep time is 6 hours apparently my optimal sleep time. I believe people are misleading @ how much sleep they get and need for fear its not enough. Is it really anyones biz? No as I get older I realize how sensitive people actually are. So am just getting around to it: folks its not always easy to sleep roll with it and reflect on your life when lying awake and know whats important is you care.💙
Melatonin “sleep hangover” has been describing me lately ugh
Hemp Rolls. High grade hemp all rolled up with a filter. 100mg cbd per smoke. 10 bucks a pack or less. Open them up and make a tinture out of it. Mason jar and high grade vodka. Soak the hemp in the vodka. Store in the freezer. Shake three times a day. And in a cpl weeks u got cbd infused alcohol. Filter. Use a ounce of booze for four help rolls. Each quarter ounce of booze is 100mg cbd. You can build a tolerance to anything. Moderation. I use a different cocktails to help me sleep. Magnesium, kava kava, red kratom, lemon grass. Valerian root. Hibiscus..hell cat nip tea will drop you. I use melatonin in the mix. Sunlight deactivate it. I get my cbd the old fashion eay. Willys way. I have major spine problems. And sleep is a must. Peace
As someone with IBS I know that when I developed gut issues, I developed sleeping issues. I have discovered after many years of experimentation that when I can't sleep it's often due to a lack of Lactobacillus. I am guessing low Lactobacillus levels cause my vagus nerve to be irritated (lacto strains predominantly live in the small intestine) and this therefore keeps me awake by giving me this generalised, low-level anxiety. After much fiddling about, I found Lactobacillus Acidophilus (strain LA-14) is the best for sleep. I knew this anecdotally for a while, but since I have started tracking my sleep with my Apple Watch I now have the data to back it up. It works wonders for me! I will usually crack a capsule open, sprinkle some in water and drink this to calm the anxious feeling, and will follow up by taking about 6-8 billion CFUs as a sleep dose. I imagine this only works for those who have sleep issues due to poor gut health, but I would encourage people to give it a try as it's a cheap solution!! The only downside is that an overgrowth of Lacto will cause tiredness and constipation – another thing I have discovered after years of experimenting – so you can't go too overboard!! 😆
I’m always skeptical of anyone with a youtube video talking about health, well-being and especially regarding supplements but this is a pretty solid honest review with good condensed information that i’ve researched before. CBD and Melatonin are basically hard avoids, but magnesium is something i’ll be looking into. Really like and appreciate these short, succinct videos on health. Great job! Thanks
Enjoyed your video. I find that muscle relaxers help me sleep. I realized this when I hurt my back and took a prescription form of muscle relaxer. It gave me the quality deep sleep that is so refreshing. My back is good now. Recently I found Kava. It too is a muscle relaxer and gives me that refreshing sleep. It is also has other effects such as sedation and happiness depending on how manufacturers developed the root. Kava takes less and less to create the effect which is the opposite of CBD. There can be side effects but it is in wide spread use now. I would really appreciate your opinion on Kava from a Yogi perspective if oyu are able as there doesn't seem to me much about it on Youtube.
When is the best time of day to take magnesium for sleep? I already use a magnesium supplement to prevent headaches.
Magnesium made me dream really intense. Sleep for 3-4hrs and then wake up nervous from intense dreams ech hour. Switched to Ashwaghanda ksm 66 and it improved my sleep dramaticly. CBD doesn't really do anything for me I think, other than make me very sweaty at night. I haven't tried melotonin because it is a hormone.
I still take the magnesium with B vitamins in the morning because it does wonders for muscle aches.
There is new research on melatonin
Melatonin ‘NATROL’ from IHerb….the best, after 12 yrs of insomnia
I started taking a mag gly supplement in January and not only have I had better sleep, but also fewer migraines, less stress, and fewer cycle-related mood swings. It's been very helpful for me!
Theanine makes a huge difference for some people- highly recommended.
Too much melatonin gives me a terrible headache the next morning. CBD makes me relaxed and calm.. seems to work better for me
Creatinine also helps with sleep plus the melatonin, the mistake most people make is taking melatonin daily they never read the instructions that tell you not to take it daily. I take it 3 times a week along with the creatinine
Melatonin has been abused. Or over used I mean. I can't stand the stuff makes me feel very stupid and groggy the next day😮😮😅😅
This was very helpful, I'm definitely going to try the magnesium. Thanks Lucas!
I am currently using a CBD-THC combo without much result. I'm doing this under the guidance of a cannabis specialist doctor and we are still titrating. I have tried Melatonin and Valerian with mixed results. I will try the Magnesium Gycinate. Thanks for the suggestion and for another informative session!
There is an other problem with melatonin. It suppresses serotonin production. So yes, melatonin for emergencies, but not regular use, magnesium glycinate is the best form of magnesium.
CBN is preferred to CBD for sleep. I’ve been using the same formulation (a combo of the two) for a year without a tolerance buildup. I love the company so much I became an affiliate in order to offer discounts. It really changed my life.
Hey, Lucas, did you once snore and if you did, do you still snore now?
spot on Lucas. As always! Have been sleeping 3-5hs a night especially during week nights. Wake up in the middle of the night and nothing i can do helps: meditation, reading, audio books, praying, eating or drinking something. It is frustrating and exhasperating. Tried magnesium glycinate, helped in the beginning but after a week the old pattern resumed. It's been now 4 nights ( one day before your video 😊, i love these synchonicities!) that a friend recomended a plant-based pill called Relaxane with valerian root, passion flower extract, melissa leaf extract and Butterbur extract.Felt a bit miraculous as i hadn't been able to sleep through the night in months! will continue taking it and also avoiding alcohol and heavy meals at night and continue taking magnesium before bed. Feels great to be able to sleep even if i have to take some aids for the time being. I expect it is a phase.
I started taking Magnesium in the evenings & it's definitely helped me have better quality sleep over time! Also in extreme cases if I'm having a ton of trouble sleeping due to racing thoughts or whatever, I'll take a Valerian Root pill & it does the trick 😊
Have you conquered your own sleep issues by following these tips? Thanks!
Excellent and helpful discussion, thanks. I did not know about the CBD tolerance factor, but that makes a huge difference.
What about weed for sleep?
Pubmed!!!!
Introduction: Calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), or the calcium to magnesium (Ca:Mg) ratio may affect the risk of dementia via complex mechanisms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of dietary Ca, Mg, and Ca:Mg ratio with dementia risk at the prospective phase of the Shanghai Aging Study.
Methods: We analyzed data from 1565 dementia-free participants living in an urban community who had measurements of dietary Ca and Mg intake derived from a food frequency questionnaire at baseline and incident dementia during follow-up.
Results: Over the 5-year follow-up, 162 (10.4%) participants were diagnosed with incident dementia by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition criteria. Participants with the lowest tertile of dietary Ca (<339.1 mg/day) and Mg (<202.1 mg/day) had the highest incidence rates of dementia (3.3/100 person-years for Ca, 3.3/100 person-years for Mg) compared to those with higher Ca and Mg intake. In the subgroup with Ca:Mg ratios ≤ 1.69, Mg intake >267.5 mg/day was related to an increased risk for dementia (adjusted hazard ratio: 3.97, 95% confidence interval: 1.29-12.25).
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that high dietary intake of Mg is associated with an increased risk of dementia mainly among older adults with low Ca:Mg intake ratios. Proper balance of Ca to Mg in the diet may be critical to the relationship between Mg intake and risk of dementia.
Highlights: Participants with the lowest tertile of dietary calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) had the highest incidence rates of dementia.In the subgroup with Ca:Mg ratios ≤1.69, Mg intake >267.5 mg/day was related to an increased risk for dementia.Balance of Ca to Mg in diet may be critical to the relationship between Mg intake and risk of dementia.
Keywords: aging; calcium; cohort; dementia; dietary; magnesium.