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Serious start:11 September 2019
@beata-2, yes, I agree with the effects of caffeine on sleep. I stopped drinking coffee two years ago. It's such a great pleasure to drink it in the morning, but I also have experienced heightened anxiety. I also sleep in a pitch-black room. Aluminum foil covers the windows; it looks a little spacey, but serves the purpose. I can't switch off the electricity because the fuse box is in the other apartment. Something I've found beneficial too is to sleep grounded. To have the bed at an incline helps too, check out Andrew Fletcher's website: https://inclinedbedtherapy.com/ The idea is to have the head higher compared to the rest of the body. Ideally it's at a 5 ° incline, that's about 15 cm to 20 cm, it depends on the size of the bed. Even on holidays I bring wooden blocks with me, so much I like it. Weighted blankets and weighted eye masks are supposed to help with sleep too, but I haven't tried those interventions yet. CBD might help too but actually direct VA back to the liver and hinder its excretion. Currently I'm trying out high-dose melatonin. Not quite sure yet if it's a good idea or not. The list of benefits for melatonin is incredibly long. For instance, melatonin may protect against bone mass loss induced by retinoic acid [Melatonin prevents bone destruction in mice with retinoic acid-induced osteoporosis]. I've been inspired by Jeff T. Bowles.
Why do you stay away from beans? I can't handle them well but really like the taste, and I find them filling too. I struggle with SIBO, and this is why starches don't sit well with me, it makes it harder to sleep with them. Relying on sugar hasn't been problematic for me at all, in the contrary. Particularly, glucose is really easy to digest.
An interesting discussion about caffeine here. In my experience, what people think of as caffeine problems are often coffee problems. Maybe mycotoxins or carotenoids. Oddly enough, I can drink one of the cheapest Russian-made coffee, but even some expensive luxury brands have caused me problems in the past. I can drink liters and I can drink at night. Nothing special.
Have you tried caffeine pills?
Beata, have you recovered from the last deterioration of your condition?
Quote from Hermes on November 8, 2021, 1:47 pm@beata-2, yes, I agree with the effects of caffeine on sleep. I stopped drinking coffee two years ago. It's such a great pleasure to drink it in the morning, but I also have experienced heightened anxiety. I also sleep in a pitch-black room. Aluminum foil covers the windows; it looks a little spacey, but serves the purpose. I can't switch off the electricity because the fuse box is in the other apartment. Something I've found beneficial too is to sleep grounded. To have the bed at an incline helps too, check out Andrew Fletcher's website: https://inclinedbedtherapy.com/ The idea is to have the head higher compared to the rest of the body. Ideally it's at a 5 ° incline, that's about 15 cm to 20 cm, it depends on the size of the bed. Even on holidays I bring wooden blocks with me, so much I like it. Weighted blankets and weighted eye masks are supposed to help with sleep too, but I haven't tried those interventions yet. CBD might help too but actually direct VA back to the liver and hinder its excretion. Currently I'm trying out high-dose melatonin. Not quite sure yet if it's a good idea or not. The list of benefits for melatonin is incredibly long. For instance, melatonin may protect against bone mass loss induced by retinoic acid [Melatonin prevents bone destruction in mice with retinoic acid-induced osteoporosis]. I've been inspired by Jeff T. Bowles.
Why do you stay away from beans? I can't handle them well but really like the taste, and I find them filling too. I struggle with SIBO, and this is why starches don't sit well with me, it makes it harder to sleep with them. Relying on sugar hasn't been problematic for me at all, in the contrary. Particularly, glucose is really easy to digest.
Most likely, benefits of it have been demonstrated in mice, which are nocturnal animals. I wouldn't take that.
Correcting Mast Cell Activation Syndrome – Histamine Intolerance – Mastocytosis
Here aspirin is listed as a histamine liberator. Although I also caught a sleepy effect from it in the past. I haven't taken it lately.
@christian, I heard of the bed incline from a friend who swore by it but never tried myself other than when I have a bad cold and it helps to breathe. Glad that you find it helpful.
I am one of these people who cannot handle any hemp /mari products, so it is out of the question for me. But melatonin is my weakness. I actually really like to take it and I assume that there is more in it for me than just the sleep aid. So, I do indulge this habit, having 3 mg every night. Truth be told, lately my sleep is pretty good, so my concern about it stays in the background.
As for the beans - sorry, had a typo (corrected now). I meant to say that for many years I had eliminated beans as various diets I followed were pulses-free (keto, paleo, carnivore). I have been eating beans for 2 years now and love them!
My digestion is now healed and I think beans are a big part of it. SIBO is hard and I had it. It took a while to get better, so stay on course. You will heal it eventually.
@daniil. Drinking coffee before bedtime? You’re a freak! 😝 I am pretty sure it is the caffeine that I react to but…who knows what else hides in our well loved drinks. It is a long way between the plantation and the store…
I am once again feeling really amazing! Physically and mentally I am at the top of the chart. For me going through the VA detox seems to be like travelling through the mountains and valleys. Nice to be on top for sure!
100mg melatonin per dose? Holly smoke! That is a lot! How do you feel? When I take more than 3mg, I sleep-walk for half a day afterwards.
Looks like you heard of Karen Hurd who indeed healed her daughter and then developed The Bean Protocol (which I followed for a while and still do - minus the vegetables! Meat, beans and veg is the original protocol (and several nos: sugar, caffeine, fruits, perfumes…)
I healed my gut with Kerri Rivera’s and Andreas Kalcker’s protocol from the “Healing the Symptoms Known As Autism” book. It was the hardest thing I had ever done. The protocol consists of drinking chlorine dioxide, CD enemas and some drugs /supplements. It worked for me but I don’t recommend it as it is an arduous and very long journey (took me 18 months). At the end of it my gut for the first time in several decades was functioning and still does, several years later.
Yeah, it's a hefty dose of melatonin, I'm aware of that. It makes me feel pretty spacy throughout the day, but that's much better than feeling agitated and nervous. Jeff Bowles mentions a transition period where the body adapts to high-dose melatonin over three to four months. I'm in my second-month dosing it this highly. Let's see where this is going to take me. Funnily, I don't sleep like a log on it, I still wake up because of digestive issues. And despite the melatonin, I might not fall back asleep right away, but sometimes stay away for two hours. Really odd. I could swear it was all related to the SIBO.
Your memory serves you well, exactly, it was Karen Hurd who was a guest in a podcast episode by Lucas who hosts the Quaxpodcast (btw. a good podcast). She was such a passionate and convincing speaker.
I've not heard of this protocol before, but you seem to be a good testimony of how one can be successful with the guidelines presented in the book. You know, when you're desperate enough, you're willing to try lots of things, even if they're uncomfortable. Even the low vitamin A diet isn't very practical and pretty limiting. But who am I telling this to? I get the impression you've come a long way in your healing journey. If you find time, I wouldn't mind hearing your story, how things have changed for you over the years, what new freedom you've found. You've mentioned in a previous post how much better you sleep recently. That's really exciting. I really like such progress reports because they keep me motivated, and if others can improve their health, I might do it as well. And I'm sure others feel similar about success stories.