Posted by JLx on April 6, 2003, at 15:54:39
In reply to Re: magnesium, sleeping » JLx, posted by beardedlady on April 6, 2003, at 14:50:15
One of the great things about middle age (or so I thought!) was only needing about 6 hours sleep as previously I had always felt that I absolutely needed 8. When younger, I couldn't GET to sleep early enough to get 8 hours when I had to get up early to go to work and would feel quite savage by the end of the work week until I caught up on Sat. Prior to magnesium, light therapy in the morning was the only thing that helped me get to sleep earlier at night.
According to the author of "The Cortisol Connection" people always need 8 hours sleep and the only reason we think we don't either "naturally" or as we get older is because that's a bad sign that our body has more cortisol.
I hope your good sleep effect lasts more than a week. It's been 6 weeks for me now and I was thinking today that I haven't felt good 6 weeks in a row -- where good was "just living" -- since I can't even remember when. I sure wish I had known 20 years ago what I've just learned lately but better late than never! :)
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