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Why Ashwagandha Is So Beneficial
Do you sleep like a baby, rising refreshed with a clear mind ready for what the day is going to bring? Or do you feel unrefreshed, with a foggy head and a sense that perhaps you ‘feel’ a little toxic.
What is clear is that sleep is absolutely vital for emotional and physical well being. I am posting along with this a wonderful TED video on the incredible detoxifying process of sleep and also to reiterate the talk that many of you enjoyed at Botanica recently on aluminium, is it really poisonous?
To aid sleep practice 7/11 breathing before bed – in for 7 out for 11 through the nose, take magnesium and Ashwagandha or Holy Basil. Take these morning and evening. Ashwagandha, which is known as Indian Ginseng is a natural energiser which rejuvenates the body, and helsp to minimise the detrimental effects of stress and anxiety. It promotes calm along with a natural sense of wellbeing, vigour and vitality. Ashwagandha also acts as a potent antioxidant, which enhances brain and nerve function and balances sexual and reproductive function.
The TED introduction to this video says:
“The brain uses a quarter of the body’s entire energy supply, yet only accounts for about two percent of the body’s mass. So how does this unique organ receive and, perhaps more importantly, rid itself of vital nutrients? New research suggests it has to do with sleep.”
https://youtu.be/MJK-dMlATmM
“Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together”Thomas Dekker
Could ReMag Change Your Life Too?
On a weekly basis I receive messages of how magnesium has changed lives. Restless legs, depression, hot flushes, irritability, palpitations, cramp, insomnia ….This email from from Dr. Carolyn Dean tells all…
“October 30, 2014
Aloha,
The following report is from a 34-year old client and mother of two young teens. She told me that before she started taking magnesium she was a wreck. She gave me permission to share her story in hopes that it will help people to understand the benefits of magnesium.
My client says:
In 2014 all the stress in my life finally caught up with me. Being an overly worried mom, school volunteer, perfectionist wife, people pleaser, business owner w/ husband and everyone’s go-to-person took me over the edge
Panic attacks and anxiety were in full swing and it just got worse. Before all this I was very confident and strong willed and could do anything and drive anywhere. One day, supposedly “out of the blue” I had a panic attack on the road driving and it scared me so much that I was afraid it would happen again and the fear overwhelmed me and created a mass of episodes daily.
These are the things I could no longer do:
* Be around groups of people
* Eat at restaurants
* Leave the house
* Drive far distances or even wait for over 5 minutes in a car without panicking…the heat made it worse.
* Go to work
* Watch anything bad on TV or hear bad stories…
* Sit for more than 10 minutes watching TV without twitching
* Go to the store or movies
I became afraid of Western Doctors. I still am due to pill pushers trying to make me take drugs. I was scared to take anything new (vitamins and supplements). I was actually afraid they might kill me.
Body effects Daily from anxiety and panic attacks:
* Insomnia
* Twitching-shoulders, legs, eyes, face, feet other body parts
* Head scratching/picking from nerves
* A sense of ready to jump out of my skin and ready to lose it
* Stomach issues- indigestion, fullness with little food, pain, choking feeling and gagging
* Weird head sensations and burning
* Numbness and tingling in face and extremities
* Sharp pains in the back between shoulder blades
* Sensitivity to heat
* Lack of appetite
* Afraid I was going to die daily and never going to get better
* Loss of muscle strength
* Bad/fear thoughts
* Nightmares
* Loss of weight due to lack of appetite
* Easy bruising
* Everything frustrated me
* Crying easily
I became a research queen and prayed a whole lot and I feel like the higher power lead me to Magnesium. Before I knew it, Magnesium was everywhere I looked, on books, on covers of magazines where I went, on and on and I took it as a sign. The final kicker was when I was on the internet researching natural solutions and I ran across a man who was referring people to the Magnesium Miracle book by Dr. Dean because he said it is a miracle.
I emailed him, he replied and told me how his over 25 yrs. of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts ended by the miracle of Magnesium. It was a major sign, the man is a NASA scientist and I believed him – we still keep in touch.
All through this time all the doctors just wanted me to be on Paxil or Celexa. I tried them and they made me feel worse. Dr. Dean later warned me that they both contain fluoride. Doctors told me I had an anxiety disorder and it will NEVER go away. No wonder I was terrified of them. I was hopeless and they gave me no hope.
I had a consult with Dr. Dean and started her ReMag (magnesium) at a snail’s pace because I was still terrified of everything killing me – but she told me that even a few drops would begin helping and they did and I increased my dose over time. The symptoms disappeared day-by-day and week-by-week.
I also took Vitamin C complex and B complex from Grown by Nature. I incorporated getting outdoors as much as possible, looking at nature and daily meditation/contemplation. I realized I had to slow down and look at my life in a different way. I even felt I had to eliminate the negative people from my life and focus on what I love and enjoy
Now, when symptoms creep up, I can pin point what I have done to cause my magnesium deficiency and simply increase it. I also took the advice of a dear friend who said “Just know that you will get better.”
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