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Past President, the American Academy of
Environmental Medicine

Majid Ali, M.D.
Editor, The Journal of Integrative Medicine

Formerly, Associate Professor of Pathology (adj.), College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, NY

Formerly, President of Staff and
Chief Pathologist, Holy Name Hospital, Teaneck, NJ

Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England - Diplomate,

American Board of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

Diplomate, American Boards of Environmental Medicine

Past President Capital University of Integrative Medicine

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RESTORATIVE SLEEP
As is the day, so goes the night. That, in simple words, is the full story of sleep disorders. The days of individuals with stress, anger, and chronic disease are often difficult; not surprisingly, so are their nights. Many people have poor sleep habits before the diagnosis of chronic illness is made. The shock of the initial diagnosis nearly always brings along sleepless nights. The search for the right treatment option usually worsens the problem.

 
Oxygen governs all aspects of the sleep rhythm. Oxygen orchestrates all facets of the neurochemistry of sleep and hormonal influences on the wake-sleep cycle. Beyond that, oxygen also drives all metabolic machinery of the muscle and fat tissues. Those metabolic aspects are seldom, if ever, included in discussions of sleep disorders among the so-called sleep experts. That is remarkable considering that most people observe, at some time or another, that physical exercise improves the quality of sleep. Returning to my assertion about the overarching role of oxygen in producing fully restorative sleep, I cite here one of my common clinical observations. I frequently prescribe hydrogen peroxide foot soaks for a variety of disorders. On many occasions, my patients give me an unsolicited comment about how peroxide foot soaks done in the evening improve their sleep.

SLEEP HYPOGLYCEMIA
Sleep hypoglycemia—difficulty of falling or staying sleep caused by low blood sugar—is very common among people with chronic stress, anger, insulin toxicity, and metabolic disorders. I commonly observe a relationship between sugar/insulin/adrenaline roller coasters during the day and patterns of sleep interruptions during the night. Initially, I recognized this relationship when some of my patients with clinical hypoglycemia (abnormally low blood sugar) told me of episodes of anxiety, rapid heart rate, and sweating during their sleep hours. When one is asleep, one is not dead. So, I reasoned that individuals who suffer from hypoglycemic symptoms during the day must also develop episodes of hypoglycemia during sleep. I validated my hypothesis by careful studies of prevention of those sleep--related symptoms with measures which I find useful for preventing hypoglycemia during the wakeful hours. I chose the term sleep hypoglycemia for that condition. In Table 1, I list the elements I use for controlling sleep (nocturnal) hypoglycemia. The reader would have guessed by now that eating desserts at bedtime would be just the wrong thing for individuals with sleep difficulties.
 

ANXIETY STATES AND SLEEP PROBLEMS
Following are some suggestions when anxiety states interfere with good sleep:

● Limbic Breathing (use Auto-Reg-II tape to learn)

● Drink a cup of water

● If no water is available, put one Q10 lozenge (Coenzyme Q 10-M) under the tongue every fifteen minutes

●If Q 10-M is not available, put a pinch of salt under the tongue (not for persons with history of high blood pressure)

●Take passion flower, 10 drops every ten minutes (up to 30 drops)

●Take one tablet of Alka Seltzer (Gold brand) in a glass of water, if available, up to four times a day

●Limbic breathing (with or without Auto-Reg-II tape)

●To prevent further attacks, take protein powder (with lecithin or flaxseed, if possible) as follows:
8-10 ounces in the morning
4-5 ounces in the mid-morning
4-5 ounces in the mid-afternoon

●Total elimination of sugar

●Total elimination of coffee and caffeinated beverages

●Benadryl 25 mg (some allergic persons benefit much from it)

●Consider anti-anxiety medications (Ativan or Xanax 0.5 mg, and others), but only as a last resort.

NATURAL REMEDIES FOR SLEEP DISTURBANCES
In my clinical work, I have tested a large number of measures and natural remedies to restore restful sleep for individuals with chronic illness and other chronic disorders.

In Tables 2-4, I list natural remedies for resolving sleep problems.

THE AUTHOR'S PREFERENCES AND VALUE OF ROTATION
I advise my patients with disturbed sleep to conduct personal trials with several measures and/or remedies included in Tables 2-4 to select two or more effective combinations. This allows one to use those combinations in suitable rotation during the week depending upon the intensity of metabolic and lifestyle stressors that interfere with good sleep at any given time.

As for specific measures, first and foremost I urge all patients with sleep difficulties to consider any or all of sleep facilitators listed in Table 2. These measures do not work as rapidly as drugs do. However, persistence with these measures pays off in the long run. Next, I ask them to test one or two items at a time from the list of sleep inducers and sleep enhancers in Tables 3 and 4 in the following order:

Limbic Breathing and practice of gratitude
Hydrogen peroxide foot soaks
GABA plus Inositol and one or two of the following:
Melatonin
Valerian root
Passionflower
Kava kava
St. John's wort
SAMe