sleep apnea

[KayKay]

So are you getting a better night's sleep?

[snafu]

Yes

[JemStar]

Hi snafu - it's me: the health "KOOK" again.

I had some issues with sleep and narrowed it down to about 5 things that could be the cause:

thyroid *i have a goiter, Hormones *or lack of, Diet *stopped all caffeine in pm, Hormones *I found a Dr. I take a teeny little bit of replacement every other day, Exercise *trying to walk more and more, Blue light after dusk - * huh?, Stress *working on it.

For the Thyroid/goiter I take Iodine/supps to support it - not bad but I have crazy amounts of energy all day and sometimes find myself cleaning at 11 pm! Not good for sleep but the house looks great

Diet -- well I found my 95% cacao or any amount/type of chocolate is the same as a cup of my double extra strong coffee - so that was stoppedin pm.

Exercise - trying to get in more. T R Y I N G

Blue Lights - there is a web site. I try to eliminate blue light things - like my computer, TV and even cell phone, at/after dusk. If I MUST have the tv on, I wear orange colored glasses. I have yellow light bulbs in night lights and lamp by my bed. It is the strangest of things...but I sleep a heck of a lot better. I eliminated ALL light creeping in *window/etc., in my room. It is total darkness.

Stress - phsh. Have near infrared lights on stands to help with I can't even REMEMBER now! The warmth does help with joint/muscle issues. I wear goggles under the lamps. Supposed to help detox crazy things.

But the blue light thing really intrigued me! There can be alot of electrical current too. I turn off the living room at the electric panel to shut off wifi and tv and all that. I also unplug all lamps in room. NO TV here.

-- like I said: health KOOK

Sleep is so important. Next it's trying to get rid of fluoride. Just to see if there is a benefit.

Hope all is well!!!

[LucyVanPelt]

OMG, snafu, I am so proud of you retraining your sleeping position! I'm a stomach/side sleeper and I have to learn to sleep on my back. It's been 2 months and I am still struggling with getting rest.

My DH, who is a back sleeper, has to sleep on his side or else he snores. I'm his reminder to move over, so between his snoring and my failure to retrain sleeping position, I am a mess! I'm tired all day and I'm gaining weight. Ugh!

So, I congratulate you on finding that pillow and losing the weight. This is a battle and you're doing great!

[snafu]

(((Hugs)))

Lack of restful sleep bites

[snafu]

Originally Posted by KayKay

Okay, um, there's no "nice" way of saying this, but I find that when I am on the heavy side I snore.

I don't know where your weight is relative to normal, just something to consider. Whenever I start snoring at night, that's my cue to realign my diet/exercise habits.

(ASIDE, I cut a lot from the above quote)

My sleep apnea is back, I've been gaining weight recently.... I've been heavier in the past without apnea, but this is where I am now.

I need to lose weight.

[snafu]

The apnea comes and goes

I'm exercising but my weight hasn't changed much