FranzJoseph
January 3rd, 2004, 03:59 AM
Has anyone heard of any folk remedies for insomnia? In my rounds today I've asked several people and gotten surprising results. My impression is that a lot of people are having a rotten time falling asleep. There were more than a couple of pharmaceutical remedies which I rejected, but some of the others are interesting:
1. Peanut butter. A few teaspoons a half hour before bedtime. Said to be unusually effective.
2. Banana yogurt. (Or maybe a banana with yogurt, I was a bit rushed when I heard this one). The banana contains loads of tryptophan which is a natural sleep-inducer, and the yogurt just relaxes the tummy.
3. Hot cocoa. Sounds odd to me because any kind of chocolate is supposed to contain at least some caffeine. But one fellow swore it grogged him out enough to put him to sleep, and he drinks a cup every night.
4. Slices of turkey or chicken sandwich meat. Same as the banana, above. Contains even more tryptophan.
5. Honey in milk or tea, especially in chamomile tea. Honey is loaded with sugars which should stimulate, however, the lady said it knocked her out. Chamomile is a type of ragweed; make sure you have no allergies or you'll be miserable drinking tea made with it.
6. Smoke a little bit of Mother Nature. Okay, marijuana has not been approved by the FDA as a cure for insomnia, but I know one old hippie who says it gets the job done. A couple tokes at bedtime does it. And if you're a snooping narc, I am not advocating disobeying any laws, I'm just repeating what I heard.
OKAY! Any others? According to a Canuck researcher, more traffic accidents in the USA are caused by sleepy drivers than by drunk drivers which seems pretty logical in a country full of caffeine-addled shift workers. If you know any good ones, give!
We might cure insomnia and save a life. Just a thought.
1. Peanut butter. A few teaspoons a half hour before bedtime. Said to be unusually effective.
2. Banana yogurt. (Or maybe a banana with yogurt, I was a bit rushed when I heard this one). The banana contains loads of tryptophan which is a natural sleep-inducer, and the yogurt just relaxes the tummy.
3. Hot cocoa. Sounds odd to me because any kind of chocolate is supposed to contain at least some caffeine. But one fellow swore it grogged him out enough to put him to sleep, and he drinks a cup every night.
4. Slices of turkey or chicken sandwich meat. Same as the banana, above. Contains even more tryptophan.
5. Honey in milk or tea, especially in chamomile tea. Honey is loaded with sugars which should stimulate, however, the lady said it knocked her out. Chamomile is a type of ragweed; make sure you have no allergies or you'll be miserable drinking tea made with it.
6. Smoke a little bit of Mother Nature. Okay, marijuana has not been approved by the FDA as a cure for insomnia, but I know one old hippie who says it gets the job done. A couple tokes at bedtime does it. And if you're a snooping narc, I am not advocating disobeying any laws, I'm just repeating what I heard.
OKAY! Any others? According to a Canuck researcher, more traffic accidents in the USA are caused by sleepy drivers than by drunk drivers which seems pretty logical in a country full of caffeine-addled shift workers. If you know any good ones, give!
We might cure insomnia and save a life. Just a thought.