insomnia

I'm saying insomnia, because I should be asleep, but not tired at all. I actually wanted to label this sweat, but figured I get less readers. Just on the news: athletes who drink only water are at a higher risk for cramps and heat related stress. (paraphrased. They meant, people who have

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Hi, Kevin! :) From: Kevin Tarr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm saying insomnia, because I should be asleep, but not tired at all. I sympathize strongly. I seldom sleep more than 4 or maybe 5 hours a night. I only sleep 7 or 8 hours on friday nights, but by saturday and sunday I'm back

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"Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo" wrote: > > Hi, Kevin! :) > > >From: Kevin Tarr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >I'm saying insomnia, because I should be asleep, but not tired at all. > > I sympathize strongly. I seldom sleep more than 4 or maybe 5 hours

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--- "Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you wish to experiement with a non-drug solution for a sleep > disorder,have you tried Melatonin? Doesn't do much for me, but I hear it > does wonders for others. Also, Tryptophan (if you can find it somewhere) is > supposed to be good.

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At 01:11 PM 8/18/2003 -0700, you wrote: --- "Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you wish to experiement with a non-drug solution for a sleep > disorder,have you tried Melatonin? Doesn't do much for me, but I hear it > does wonders for others. Also, Tryptophan (if you can find it

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many still unknown, on all parts of the body." Another note on Tryptophan from the same site: "Of note, melatonin is structurally similar to L-tryptophan, another natural agent that has been used for insomnia." If anyone can find better sources of information on this topic, feel free to

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t and not as a drug, so its quality and effectiveness is > uncontrolled in the US. (The United State is the only developed nation that > does not regulate this agent.) Melatonin is a powerful hormone that can have > major effects, many still unknown, on all parts of the body." > > Another

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My experience with Melatonin has been good. It does make me sleepy, and I take it about one a week, as needed. I take it usually about 30 minutes before I want to be in bed. I have tried different doses, and generally, I think dosage probably has more to do with age than anything else. Older adult

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Chad Cooper wrote: > Well that's it. I have had great results with it and do suggest it, > especially over the OTC sleep aids. > I buy the GNC brand 1 Milligram dissolving tablets (Cherry flavored) - about > 4 bucks for 100 tablets. Doesn't GNC have some kind of card or something you pay to get,

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In a message dated 8/18/2003 12:52:54 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >Time to lay in bed and stare at the ceiling for six hours > > > > > > > I know that feeling all to well... > > Hey, you've got a mind -- try to have fun with it during those times! > :) (M

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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 8/18/2003 12:52:54 PM US Mountain Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > >Time to lay in bed and stare at the ceiling for six hours > > > > > > > > > > I know that feeling all to well... > > > > Hey, you've got a mind -- try to have

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Hi, Julia! Thanks for the kind reply. :) From: Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tryptophan got pulled from a lot of places sometime around 1990. (1989? I was using it in late 1988, early 1989, and it helped me some -- but it could have been placebo effect, for all I know.) Never tried Melaton

Re: insomnia

At 05:59 PM 8/18/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: Nothing is going to work the same way on *everybody*. Someone may be more sensitive to the effects of extra garlic than the next person. Vampires, frex. Or people who plan to be doing a lot of kissing. -- Ronn! :) __

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At 04:47 PM 8/18/03 -0700, Chad Cooper wrote: My children were night owls, staying up to midnight was not difficult for them. My wife and I talked with a pediatric neurologist during a checkup on one of the children. The doctor told me my daughter was suffering from sleep deprivation and suggested

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At 02:31 PM 8/18/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: Hey, you've got a mind -- try to have fun with it during those times! :) (My mother regularly wakes up for an hour or two in the middle of the night, and years ago decided to try to *enjoy* it, and she's been generally happier since.) Or you coul

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"Ronn!Blankenship" wrote: > > At 05:59 PM 8/18/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: > > >Nothing is going to work the same way on *everybody*. Someone may be > >more sensitive to the effects of extra garlic than the next person. > > Vampires, frex. Or people who plan to be doing a lot of kissing.

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"Ronn!Blankenship" wrote: > > At 02:31 PM 8/18/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: > > >Hey, you've got a mind -- try to have fun with it during those times! > >:) (My mother regularly wakes up for an hour or two in the middle of > >the night, and years ago decided to try to *enjoy* it, and she's be

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From: Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Doesn't GNC have some kind of card or something you pay to get, and on certain days you get a %age off? I used to get papaya tablets there, to take if I got bruised badly. It helped some. I'd be very cautious about taking it right now, though. Julia try

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"Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo" wrote: > > >From: Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Doesn't GNC have some kind of card or something you pay to get, and on > >certain days you get a %age off? > > > >I used to get papaya tablets there, to take if I got bruised badly. It > >helped some. I'd be very c

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At 01:24 PM 8/19/03 +, Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote: From: Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Doesn't GNC have some kind of card or something you pay to get, and on certain days you get a %age off? I used to get papaya tablets there, to take if I got bruised badly. It helped some. I'd be very c

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"Ronn!Blankenship" wrote: > > At 01:24 PM 8/19/03 +, Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote: > >>From: Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >>Doesn't GNC have some kind of card or something you pay to get, and on > >>certain days you get a %age off? > >> > >>I used to get papaya tablets there, to take

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At 02:31 PM 8/18/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: >Hey, you've got a mind -- try to have fun with it during those times! >:) (My mother regularly wakes up for an hour or two in the middle of >the night, and years ago decided to try to *enjoy* it, and she's been >generally happier since.) Even

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At 02:31 PM 8/18/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: >Hey, you've got a mind -- try to have fun with it during those times! >:) (My mother regularly wakes up for an hour or two in the middle of >the night, and years ago decided to try to *enjoy* it, and she's been >generally happier since.) Even when

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--- Sonja van Baardwijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Even when I was a kid I used to get a lot done > during the nights I > couldn't get to sleep. After a bit of troubled sleep > I'd get up shortly > after midnight, then start cleaning, organising, > rearranging, writing > letters, etc. basically

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At 04:52 PM 8/29/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: --- Sonja van Baardwijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Even when I was a kid I used to get a lot done > during the nights I > couldn't get to sleep. After a bit of troubled sleep > I'd get up shortly > after midnight, then start cleaning, organising,

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Still cleaning out the inbox... Jose wrote: My former therapist swore by both Melatonin and Trytophan. She would buy Tryptophan from a company in LA that marketed it as a "pet medication", and then use it on herself. She even gave me a couple of samples, but it never worked well with me. Go fig

Caloric deficit (was: insomnia)

> >Exercise and weight loss > >The myth is, if you add on exercise you'll lose > body fat. The truth is, if > >you create a calorie deficit, you'll lose body fat. Well, actually, caloric deficit can be created by reducing calorie intake, OR significantly increasing caloric burn i.e. exercise, OR

Guardian or Owner? (was Re: insomnia)

--- Ronn!Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> At 04:52 PM 8/29/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: >>>Sonja van Baardwijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ... It would probably still work if I > > > wouldn't have to get > > > up in the morning for 'le petit'. > >Young Zimba *still* hasn't lear

Re: Guardian or Owner? (was Re: insomnia)

Deborah Harrell wrote: > FWIW, I oppose being a 'guardian' instead of 'owner;' > there are already laws about animal cruelty, and many > states now charge those who abuse animals with felony > rather than misdemeanor offense(s) -- a good thing > IMO. > Enacting a Docking And Nicking Act similar t

Re: Guardian or Owner? (was Re: insomnia)

On Wednesday, September 3, 2003, at 12:18 am, Julia Thompson wrote: What is GB's Docking and Nicking Act? What is covered? Julia 2 dogs, one from the Humane Society, the other from an unplanned and unwanted litter (mother was spayed once the last one was weaned; mother belonged to a co-worker)

Re: Guardian or Owner? (was Re: insomnia)

William T Goodall wrote: > > On Wednesday, September 3, 2003, at 12:18 am, Julia Thompson wrote: > > > > What is GB's Docking and Nicking Act? What is covered? > > > > Julia > > > > 2 dogs, one from the Humane Society, the other from an unplanned and > > unwanted litter (mother was spayed

Tryptophane and eosinophilia myalgia syndrome, was Re: insomnia

Julia Thompson wrote: Tryptophan got pulled from a lot of places sometime around 1990. (1989? I was using it in late 1988, early 1989, and it helped me some -- but it could have been placebo effect, for all I know.) Never tried Melatonin. Contaminated tryptophan killed a couple of people. The

Re: Tryptophane and eosinophilia myalgia syndrome, was Re: insomnia

From: Sonja van Baardwijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Contaminated tryptophan killed a couple of people. The FDA tracked the problem I think. Did find this on the subject http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/ds-tryp1.html http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/ds-ltr1.html

Re: Tryptophane and eosinophilia myalgia syndrome, was Re: insomnia

iability and they don't have to prove safety+efficacy as do pharmaceuticals.Even though in the latter industry, suppression and/or falsification of data has occurred. >:/ Also, contamination of various OTC supplements has occurred, frex warfarin (rat poison) in an "herbal prostate shrin

Re: Tryptophane and eosinophilia myalgia syndrome, was Re: insomnia

Deborah Harrell wrote: > Debbi > who has used and recommended various supplements & > herbals, but checks out available research beforehand > (many herbals frex have been well-studied in many > European countries, so even if not FDA-approved, I can > feel confident that at least they won't do harm

Re: Tryptophane and eosinophilia myalgia syndrome, was Re: insomnia

se of that "awake" time around 04:30. Take out you firearm and practice quickloadingOh...wait...that thread was finaly deadwasn't it? Diclaimer: this post was made in jest only and is not to be taken seriously. The author does not in reality consider german produced guns, herbal

Re: Tryptophane and eosinophilia myalgia syndrome, was Re: insomnia

--- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > Debbi > > who has used and recommended various supplements & > > herbals, but checks out available research > beforehand > > (many herbals frex have been well-studied in many > > European countries, so even if not FDA-app