Do you struggle falling asleep and/or staying asleep? Your problem may be as simple as taking the correct minerals. A mineral, such as magnesium help relax the muscles and potassium helps the adrenals glands. The adrenals will give you energy in the day and help you stay asleep at night. It is important to have the correct balance of minerals for a good night’s sleep.
Would you ever think that having a stiff neck or whiplash could cause sleepless nights? The first seven bones of the vertebral column (your neck) are called the cervical spine. Next to these vertebrae are muscles, ligaments, nerves and blood vessels. If any one of the bones or vertebrae is out of position due to a car accident or simple fall they can be affecting the blood vessels or nerves causing sleep problems. It is vital to see a chiropractor and/or osteopath who know the proper way to treat these conditions that specialize in whiplash and sports injury.
Another area that affects the ability to sleep is amino acids. Every chemical reaction that takes place in your body depends on amino acids. They are also crucial to nearly every bodily function and are used in every cell. Amino acids are vital to building the proteins needed to survive. Specific amino acids help you go to sleep stay asleep and give you energy during the day. However the ones that help you go to sleep can be antagonistic to the amino acids that help you stay asleep. This why having a practitioner who understands biochemistry is essential to helping you have a good night sleep.
Can sleeping medication help? Sleeping pills do not solve the root cause of the problem. Many medications will circumvent the natural body functions. These body systems are not working properly for various reasons as mentioned in this article. If an artificial substance is added to the body instead of correcting the problem the body will compensate. It may no longer produce what is needed because it believes it is getting what it needs, so the body system that naturally produces what is need shuts down. This creates a serious problem if and when the root cause is identified and corrected. The body now can function properly but it takes time once the drugs are no longer present. Sleeping pills do not have minerals or amino acids, therefore if you are lacking in these areas they will not correct the problem. Sleeping pills are not chiropractors so they cannot solve your whiplash that may be causing sleep problems.
It is always advised to identify and correct the root cause of any health problem.
