Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep, or cause you to wake up too early and not be able to get back to sleep. You may still feel tired when you wake up. Insomnia can sap not only your energy level and mood but also your health, work performance and quality of life.
How much sleep is enough varies from person to person, but most adults need seven to eight hours a night.
During the hormonal shifts brought on by Menopause I developed an acute case of Insomnia. It is not uncommon for women, after child birth or during menopause, to develop Insomnia. During this time I discovered what would work and what did not help much.
Herbal Supports were very helpful as far as they went. The General Nervine Tonic proved most effective. One of the best long term supports was Liver Flushing. Clearing the toxins from my system ensured several weeks of good sleep. Walking Bare-foot outside on the grass or ground proved very beneficial. The earth is our best grounding rod, walking bare foot on the earth allows the static electricity to be pulled from the body. When the system is overloaded with static electricity the nerves are unable to relax, shut down, and allow sleep.
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Several great suggestions for clearing insomnia:
Make sure your bowels are open and moving well.
Stop using any stimulates such as coffee, tea, chocolate ect…
Remove all electronical equipment for the bedroom.
Stop eating in the evening. No food after 6pm.
Walk bare foot outside for 15 minutes each day.
Do an ELF once a week or more often if needed. (ELF=Emergency Liver Flush)
On the video below, Dr Tim Jennings, speaks on The Aging Brain and provides some great information on sleeping disorders.
The nervine combinations and herbs have been proven useful aids in relaxing the systems of the body as well as calming the mind, and relaxing the muscles. Over the years I have discovered several truths about the herbals, one truth is the herbs have the ability to affect the emotional and spiritual life in the same way they affect the physical body. An example is Uva Ursi, an excellent diuretic it aids in the removal of excess fluid from the body.
My father used Uva Ursi in his healing practice as an aid for those who were stuck in fight-or-flight mode. He was a bit ahead of his time in his understanding of how this mindset would affect the overall health of the body. He had discovered how useful this herb could be in soothing the mind and emotions allowing the body to calm naturally. Listening to him counsel his clients I was able to gleam this little pearl along with many others.
As a young adult; I would take 5 capsules of this herb just before bedtime, which would cause me to fall asleep. When I woke up the sense of emotional clearing was with me, I felt like someone had pulled a plug allowing all the pent-up emotions to drain out. After discovering the power of the herbal extract I have found 1 tsp. of Uva Ursi has a diuretic effect on the emotions, it has proven to be an excellent aid when used appropriately at aiding the heart and mind to clear the emotional stress caused by emotionally feeding on negative and stressful issues.
Old habits of thinking must be changed. No herbal support can do this work for us; even so, creating a calmer, relaxed condition of the mind and spirit can aid to protect the health of the body while making it easier to choose a better, healthier, happier way of thinking.
A useful herbal combination is Mullein and Lobelia. Lobelia as a nervine has a calming effect on the entire body, stopping physical spasms as well as calming serious emotional upsets. Used as a topical salve these two herbs are a powerful topical antispasmodic, quickly relaxing muscle spasms, calming spastic coughing fits. Dr Christopher developed this combination as an aid for the Thyroid and glandular system. As a salve the combination has proven a valuable addition to any herbal medicine cabinet.
The herbal NF (Nerve Food) combination has aided everything from insomnia to panic attacks. One of the best emotional support combinations this writer has ever worked with, I’ve been truly impressed.
HEAL’s three sleep aids; General Nervine, Insomnia, and Sleep Aid each have their own special personality. The General Nervine is a strong calming and restorative aid for the nerves, it may be used during times of severe stress in low doses during the day to prevent a complete emotional breakdown; it shores up the emotional strength preventing the descent into hysterics.
The Insomnia is a nice sleep aid, allowing the body to become drowsy. This is a formula that fits some very well while others have indicated it not that effective.
Sleep Aid is a calming aid for the entire body. I’ve personally used this to calm my restless legs issues. A teaspoon full in water works to clear that crawly, restless feeling in my legs. I also find my sleep restful and unbroken when this formula has been used before bedtime.
Most associate the idea of “first aid” with stopping the flow of blood and or preventing shock after an accident. I’d like to put out the idea of emotional first aid. Knowing how to assist someone facing an unexpected loss or change of circumstances can be as important as supporting physical injuries. Facing a life altering event alone can crush the physical life of nearly anyone. An understanding friend standing silently by our side during times of crisis is a gift of inexpressible worth. Nature has also provided several herbs to support as well as heal the physical and emotional nervous system. The combination known as The “NF” formula (Nerve Food) is an excellent support in times of extreme stress as well as supporting the healing process during the long journey back to emotional health.
The General Nervine formula is not only an excellent sleep aid but when given during the day in lower dosages can be used for emotional crisis management. I have seen firsthand how this formula will allow the mind to process the changes while keeping the emotions from cascading out of control. The sting of loss will come to all of us at some point. Pain when embraced as a teacher can uplift and ennoble as the heart and mind find the inner strength to rise above and move on. The discovery, the gift, is that you are more for having passed through the fire.
Emotional clearing can be as important to the healing of the body as the clearing of physical toxins. Learning to let go of the past is the first step in the healing journey only you can take. Letting go takes many forms. Learning to truly forgiving yourself and those who have wronged you is one way to begin. Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. Holding onto old hurts will eat you up from the inside out, destroying your capacity to receive or give love.
Finishing what you began, freedom from past obligations is also an excellent way to release the past. Deciding to choose something new and better for ourselves requires we make room in our lives for the new. When closing a chapter of your life it must be finished or it will continue to call you back.
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How is this done? What does it look like? Stop for a moment and take a walk with your mind and heart through the chapter of your life you want to finish. What memories or people still call out to you? What promises have been left undone or projects unfinished? With pen and paper make your chapter closing list. Finish what was begun and move on.
Several years ago I discovered Life had played a dirty trick on me. In the process of writing my story I finally found my voice and the emotional strength to confront my violators. Yeah for me! Will not so great, they were all dead. So what does one do with all the words that must go unsaid, and all the questions that will go unanswered in this life?
Maturity has brought with it a wisdom and understanding of the soul capable of the atrocities I endured in my younger years. The bits of wisdom providence saw fit to share with me I have been privileged to pass on. Sharing through the written word and one on one as the opportunity arises has turned the hurts I endured into a healing balm for shattered hearts. The painful past is over, that chapter is closed, and today I stand here, where the Lord has placed me, strong in His strength. The broken girl I was is now a capable woman.
Emotional health is the unseen substance supporting our good sense, and providing that something “extra” when our good sense is spent. We’ve all had those days when the only good choice left is to laugh at the mess you’ve made of today while keeping faith for a better tomorrow. What happens when the inner strength is gone, the soul inside crumbles under the slightest provocation life has offered. Each day becomes a series of trials to be failed in sad succession until blessed sleep frees one from reality for a few precious hours.
Are there any real answers for rebuilding our spent or broken emotional health?
Yes, I do believe there are and the hordes of antidepressants proscribed by the medical practitioners are not it. The health of the mind and body rise and fall together. One cannot be any healthier physically then they are mentally or rise mentally above the physical health of the body. This is not to say someone with a birth defect or debilitating injury cannot be emotionally healthy. The health of the body and mind are all about clearing toxins from the internal systems. The more toxic the system the poorer the health of the body, the less emotional strength to deal with life’s little frustrations.
Emotional health is realized when a healthy mind/body connection is achieved and maintained. The mind supports the glands in their production of the system’s balancing hormones, which support a since of emotional wellbeing as well as physical health. Toxins prevent the proper absorption of the healthy food we eat, even the highest quality extracts will be of little use if the liver is too backed up to properly utilize the nutrition provided.
An effective natural approach for emotional health issues is to make sure the elimination organs are open and functioning well, (bowel Cleansing) then embrace a good system wide detox while nourishing the mind with herbal and natural supports. It is also important to deal with the emotional junk that caused the mental overload in the first place. No one can untangle all the emotional issues choking the life out of their life all alone. Find someone to talk to, an experienced guide to keep you pointed in the right direction.
Herbal Supports: One of the most important is Kelp. The master herb for the thyroid is also food for the entire glandular system, energy in a bottle. Energy, motivation, and desire are three important elements of any great day. Kelp is helpful. Superfood; when needing an emotional or physical pick-me-up four tablespoons of Superfood in a glass of juice and I’m firing on all cylinders again. There is nothing like a powerful hit of Nutrition to clear the cobwebs, while sending usable nutrients to every cell of the body. The real grabber is its all real, no caffeine, nothing to make you feel better when you’re actually not.
My Depression Testimony by Dara Dietz
Depression for me was a deep sense of hopelessness, an unshakeable sadness that filled my waking hours. Life had been robbed of joy by the heartless actions of those who were my heart. Only a handful of close friends were aware that for two years, without warning, tears of hopelessness would silently fill my eyes, spill over and run down my face. Even so anxiety never filled my heart with fear; faith in my Heavenly Father was as firm as ever, I knew my life and times were in His care.
Before sharing the herbal program I used it needs to be understood how important the services of a qualified Christian Psychologist are. During this difficult period I was fortunate to find my own wonderful counselor. I determined from the beginning to be as honest as possible, to listen and learn about myself through the eyes of this person.
Just as we have physical blockage that must be cleared before we can heal our bodies, so it is with emotional blockage. Believing a lie will not only prevent you from embracing the truth but the lie will block the free flow of emotionally vitality in the life. Learning to Love me and forgive myself was the first step in my emotional healing.
Please believe me when I say, “There is no truth that cannot be faced squarely when you face it with a trusted Counselor or friend and the Heavenly Father on your side.”
Once faced and understood, you can own life’s most painful moments. They no longer own you. Learn from them and grow through them, this is how emotional giants are born. They rise up from the wreckage of life’s most painful moments, decide to face their responsibilities and by the grace of God ascend above it all.
The Herbal Supports I used
There are many effective herbal remedies that will aid in clearing the toxins from the mind enabling emotional healing to happen. Below are the herbals I used.
These herbs should be taken six (6) days a week:
1 oz Each Day Echinacea*
2 Olive Leaf Capsules 3 times a day (East Park: d-lenolate caps)
1 tsp St John’s Wort 3 times a day. (or Antidepressant Formula 1tablespoon 3 x a day)
*Echinacea: Boosts the immune system enabling it to process the die-off created by the other two cleansing herbs being used in this program.
Finding healing answers for the emotional issues which contribute greatly to the physical ills we all face continues to be an on-going mission. Knowing what is right and doing the right do not necessarily go hand in hand in a life that has experienced abuse or neglect during the informative years of childhood. Discovering why has been a large part of my personal healing journey. Rising above the early misuse and abuse in my life continues to be a daily challenge.
Several weeks ago I stumbled across another Seminar by Dr. Tim Jennings I’d never viewed. After learning so much from his other two seminars on the brain I decided to try and wade through this one too. His talk entitled, Modern Medicine Seminar, to a group of medical students includes discussions on drug therapy, not really my kind of material. Even so Dr. Jennings has provided so many “light bulb” moments the material ought to be worth something. What a gold mine. Dr. Jennings explains the effect early abuse, neglect and emotional trauma have on the brain. Then toward the end of the talks he provided a few nutritional suggestions for brain health. (Pomegranate Juice, Folate (l-methylfolate), Nac-Acetyl Cysteine, Vitamin C Supplement, and Turmeric) He did not suggest any dosage so I played around a bit and came up with something that works me.
The best source for any vitamin or mineral is from a live food source. Life is teaching me that there are times when the natural juices and food sources need to be carefully supplemented for the additional support necessary for healing some specific issues. Massive use of vitamin and mineral supplements can add a heavy load to the kidneys and liver. Find the best food source for the needed nutrients whenever possible.
The regiment begun a month ago is proving to be one of the best choices I’ve made in a long time. Life is becoming fun again; interest in and for my life is returning. That said I have always loved what I do and am so privileged to know all the members of HEAL Association but in recent years I have stopped enjoying many of the extra activities that have been a huge part of my life. Photography, cooking, sewing, writing, the creative side of my life had stopped. I’m looking forward to these activities again.
After the first two weeks on this program it was time to flush my liver. There is obviously a good deal of house cleaning going on so if you decide to follow the above regiment don’t forget the foundational programs: Boosting with Echinacea, Bowel Cleansing, and Massive nutrition (Superfood & Juicing ect..) In addition plan to ELF or do a liver flushing program every few weeks.
Emotional clearing can be as important to the healing of the body as the clearing of physical toxins. Learning to let go of the past is the first step in the healing journey only you can take. Letting go takes many forms. Learning to truly forgiving yourself and those who have wronged you is one way to begin. Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. Holding onto old hurts will eat you up from the inside out, destroying your capacity to receive or give love.
Finishing what you began, freedom from past obligations is also an excellent way to release the past. Deciding to choose something new and better for ourselves requires we make room in our lives for the new. When closing a chapter of your life it must be finished or it will continue to call you back.
How is this done? What does it look like? Stop for a moment and take a walk with your mind and heart through the chapter of your life you want to finish. What memories or people still call out to you? What promises have been left undone or projects unfinished? With pen and paper make your chapter closing list. Finish what was begun and move on.
Life’s Dirty Trick
Several years ago I discovered Life had played a dirty trick on me. In the process of writing my story I finally found my voice and the emotional strength to confront my violators. Yeah for me! Will not so great, they were all dead. So what does one do with all the words that must go unsaid, and all the questions that will go unanswered in this life?
Maturity has brought with it a wisdom and understanding of the soul capable of the atrocities I endured in my younger years. The bits of wisdom providence saw fit to share with me I have been privileged to pass on. Sharing through the written word and one on one as the opportunity arises has turned the hurts I endured into a healing balm for shattered hearts. The painful past is over, that chapter is closed, and today I stand here, where the Lord has placed me, strong in His strength. The broken girl I was is now a capable woman.
