Thu, Dec-31-15, 16:49
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Senior Member
Posts: 3,199
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Plan: High protein, lower fat
Stats: 000/000/145
BF:276, 255 hi wts
Progress: 0%
Location: Michigan U.P., USA
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But my sleep on the whole is rarely good as I am so sensitive to noises.
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Do you take magnesium? If so, do you take one of the more calming types, such as magnesium glycinate or magnesium taurate? Heart pounding suggests electrolyte imbalance to me, as well. Mg is often the culprit since it's depleted by stress among other things and many people don't consider the balance between mag and calcium (potassium and sodium too).
I lost years of my life to depression before I discovered the magnesium/stress/calcium connections and supplementing with the right kinds of magnesium. I had to take high doses of magnesium at first and severely limit calcium for awhile too.
You already sound very savvy and aware, but , here is an excellent website about magnesium anyway:
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Recent research, in France and several other European countries, gives a clue concerning the role of magnesium plays in the transmission of hormones (such as insulin, thyroid, estrogen, testosterone, DHEA, etc.), neurotransmitters (such as dopamine, catecholamines, serotonin, GABA, etc.), and minerals and mineral electrolytes.
This research concludes that it is magnesium status that controls cell membrane potential and through this means controls uptake and release of many hormones, nutrients and neurotransmitters. It is magnesium that controls the fate of potassium and calcium in the body. If magnesium is insufficient potassium and calcium will be lost in the urine and calcium will be deposited in the soft tissues (kidneys, arteries, joints, brain, etc.).
Magnesium protects the cell from aluminum, mercury, lead, cadmium, beryllium and nickel. http://www.krispin.com/magnes.html
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Calcium in high doses is an excitotoxin to the brain, and that used to be my problem. The last time I took a calcium supplement was an experiment and about a half hour later I wound up in tears fighting with my sister on the phone. And I didn't even realize the cause until later. It all felt real. That was how I lived for years.
Very low carb exacerbates physical signs of stress as does intermittent fasting for me. I'm IFing as much as possible these days and trying to figure out how to counter the stress. I don't feel stressed emotionally or mentally, but physically I get chest pain, tightness in my jaw, insomnia. I've been taking L-theanine, this brand, http://www.iherb.com/Doctor-s-Best-...owxHhoC5Ijw_wcB lately and it helps. I also try to drink green or white tea, as it also has theanine in it.
There are also herbs such as ashwagandha. http://draxe.com/ashwagandha-proven...d-and-adrenals/
The brand he recommends: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...6XNE6EF42ESNMUO
Interesting comments from Amazon reviewers there. I've taken it before but might try this brand now.
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