Guest guest Posted June 6, 2006 Report Posted June 6, 2006 Hi , My entire life I have felt sleepy at 4 pm. I learned to counteract this by eating protein (like some cottage cheese) and also doing 'simple' things like reading my snail mail. By 10 pm at night, I am ready to sleep for the night. There are nights my insomnia wakes me at 3-4 a.m. I used to watch TV then, but that seemed a waste for me, so I started reading. I figure if my brain wants to be 'awake', I'd give it something to do! About 1/2 hour to 45 min of this and I am back to sleep till 7 am. Mornings are my best time - for everything - my mind is fully alert, my body is rested, I'm ready for the day. Following my surgery, I needed additional sleep in the afternoons, so I'd take an hour nap. But no longer than one hour. This helped me alot and allowed me to heal and get back into my regular routine. On those evenings I am out late for dinner or at a party, the next day I try to plan at least a 1/2 hour or hour to lie down. I my body needs to, it sleeps. Otherwise I just rest verticle and meditate. All said and done, eating protein, fruits and vegetables, drinking water, and working out gives me more energy throughout the day. ~ Gretchen Quote
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