Thu, May-16-02, 23:11
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Posts: 37,426
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Plan: LC, GF
Stats: 241/190/140
BF:
Progress: 50%
Location: Eastern ON, Canada
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hi Mike,
How's your sleep? Are you getting enough? And I mean enough to leave you feeling refreshed and rested when you crawl out of the sack. Or, are you tossing, turning, aching ... then waking to a screaming baby or a jangling alarm, feeling like a truck backed over you??
Sleep disorders are a common response to stress, even good stress, excitement etc. Studies have shown that insufficient sleep, or poor quality sleep can lead to muscle aches and pains, daytime fatigue, memory problems and more. During stages of deep sleep is when the body restores itself ... cells and tissues are repaired and replaced. Interrupted sleep, or lack of deep sleep can interfere with this restorative process, resulting in chronic muscle aches and pain.
The suggestion for calcium and magnesium is good. Divide your doses through the day, and make sure to take the last dose before bedtime.
Here's the link to a booklet from the Sleep Foundation. It's a bit simplistic, but the information is good, and might be useful for you, if you think lack of quality sleep may be a problem for you.
Doreen
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