OH.MY.WORD - AS SIMPLE AS WARM MILK? Really??!

archangle wrote:I think CPAP and apnea are some of the things where you do really need to experiment as long as you're not trying something dangerous. Try things and see if they work for you.

Agree - not only that but it makes life a little more interesting now and then. (Does this classify me as a geek? )

LSAT wrote:Food and milk before bed can also cause heartburn for some folks. Normally no eating within 3 hours of bedtime is recommended.

Normally, I don't eat anything after 7pm - but so far, it hasn't seemed to effect my sleep any other than in a positive way. I don't know if I'll gain any weight from it, that remains to be seen. I think I'm so desperate for the deep sleep, that I'd try just about anything (within safe reason) to try to get a little more. It took me nine months to heal from the surgery I had last year. . .and I can probably bet that not getting much in the way of deep sleep contributed to that. . .so, right now. . .it's more important to me to get the right kind of sleep.

so calcium, magnesium and vitamin D are the order of the day.
The magnesium helps absorb the calcium
The vitamin D helps absorb both the calcium and magnesium.
So the calcium and magnesium can help produce melatonin, somehow

Uncle_Bob wrote:so calcium, magnesium and vitamin D are the order of the day.
The magnesium helps absorb the calcium
The vitamin D helps absorb both the calcium and magnesium.
So the calcium and magnesium can help produce melatonin, somehow

I don't know if it has anything to do with the melatonin... I just know I have a precious hard time getting any deep sleep. . .I fall asleep at the same rate. I don't think any of that effect my circadian clock in any way. I think the calcium and magnesium . . . and by proxy, Vit D just help my muscles to relax. . . and that helps me either get to or stay in deep sleep. . .maybe. **shrugs**

I missed a couple of nights drinking a cup of hot milk before bed and my deep sleep went right back to 12 and 14 minutes. I had a cup last night before bed, I had 32 minutes. . .so. . . I'm just going to keep doing something that seems to be working. . . for all I know it might just be that warm luscious comfort, who knows.