Tossing and Turning all night

Tossing and turning? You may not want to head straight for the pharmacy to drug yourself to sleep... Try a natural route first.

Make sure you are eating a healthy diet. A lack of certain vitamins may be the cause of your restless nights. You may want to work on adjusting your diet or take dietary supplements to help ease you into a good night sleep.

Here are a few vitamins that may help:

Calcium - Calcium has a sedative effect on the body and the lack of it can cause your body to be restless.

Magnesium - Magnesium deficiency may cause nervousness. Magnesium of 250 mg can help sleep, as well as eating foods such as almonds and cashews.

B Vitamins - B vitamins may help to calm your nerves.Vitamin B6 is found in natural yeast. Vitamin B12 can be found in whole grains, tuna, peanuts, and bananas.

Two other vitamins that can you can even buy at the drug store that may help you sleep at night are serotonin and melatonin. Serotonin helps initiate sleep and helps to shorten the time it takes for you to fall asleep. Melatonin is a sleep hormone and can help to induce sleep if your
melatonin levels are low.

When trying to remedy your sleep patterns always make sure you are getting enough exercise and maintaining a healthy diet, as not falling asleep is usually a sign that something else in your life needs to be remedied!