Insomnia ends with a natural sleep aid that gets to the root of the problem. To truly end sleepless nights, you must understand how the body causes sleep to ensue. Since sleep is the time when you are not jumping around on your bones, it is the best time to break down old bone material and rebuild. As a result, calcium is linked to sleep by causing the release of melatonin, which actually puts you to sleep and keeps you asleep, ending your sleepless nights.
Fortunately, your body can produce all the melatonin it needs for sleep. The melatonin just needs to be released by the calcium that you must ingest. A lot of calcium will be required each night to get the melatonin released and to repair damaged bone while you are sleeping. Now, doesn’t it seem reasonable that, at Optimum Health, we typically find a calcium deficiency to be the root cause of insomnia? This makes calcium one of the best natural sleep aids for insomnia. By addressing this root cause, we eliminate sleepless nights and a whole host of other calcium-deficiency problems all at once.
Food as a Natural Sleep Aid for Insomnia:
The right food can be the best natural remedy for insomnia. Dark green leafy vegetables like spinach, kale, and collard greens are excellent sources of calcium and the many minerals it needs to do its job. Nuts and seaweeds are also excellent sources of calcium. For a minor deficiency, wholesome foods are usually all that is needed. When dietary changes are not feasible or in cases of severe deficiency, a good calcium supplement can be very helpful.
Supplements as Natural Sleep Aids for Sleepless Nights:
When a calcium deficiency becomes severe enough to cause regular problems with sleep, such as insomnia, the bones have usually lost a lot of their calcium. More calcium may be needed than a day’s worth of food can supply to rebuild the bones. In these cases, we suggest a calcium supplement from natural sources, either calcium citrate or coral calcium.
Keep in mind that calcium is a mineral that requires many other minerals in order to be processed properly in the body. Therefore, we prefer calcium-magnesium supplements that also include other minerals, such as manganese and copper. If your hair has a significant amount of gray, we suggest adding a good mineral supplement to ensure you get at least 40 of the important minerals your body needs, including those required for strong bones.
Here are a few of the symptoms of a calcium deficiency that also show up when you have trouble sleeping:
Leg and foot cramps.
Menstrual cramps.
Arms and/or legs feel numb when you sleep.
Stiff, tight shoulders.
Sleeping lightly.
Receding gum line.
Osteopenia
Osteoporosis.
In today’s world, shutting the body down to rebuild and get a good night’s sleep is essential to waking up feeling fresh and ready to face each day packed with stressful responsibilities, recreation, and whatever life sends our way. Eliminating a calcium deficiency as the source of your sleeping problems is an important piece of the puzzle. When you eliminate the calcium deficiency and sleep well, you also eliminate the calcium deficiency symptoms listed above.
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