Re: [fast5] Supplements in the evening and sleep

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Re: [fast5] Supplements in the evening and sleep

Magnesium seems to be key for people I know. If they get enough, they sleep. When they don't take it, they get insomnia.

B vitamins though, keep me awake! I do NOT take them in the evening.

Also, starches and sugars put me to sleep. Proteins, and MCT, wake me up.

What I did for supplements though, is put the cal/mag and Vit C in the evening pocket. Vit C is an anti-histamine, and those always tend to cause sleepiness. The B vitamins I put in the morning pocket.

Some foods, notably the histamine foods, cause wakefulness. Fish sauce is a big one ... really high in histamines. For some people this will cause jitters even.

On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 4:11 AM, <tamaratornado@yahoo.com> wrote:

I prefer to eat later in the day, usually 5 pm at the earliest. I take vitamin supplements with my meal. I believe it is important to take vitamins with food, as the body is designed for whole food - not pills; so the supplements need to combine with food for balance.

I have trouble falling asleep sometimes. I was reading that taking supplements late in the day or evening can keep you awake.

I tried switching my meal to breakfast, but then I end up eating all day long.

Anyone here take supplements, and do you notice this?

I don't have sleep problems every day, it's off and on, so maybe it's not the supplements.

Ha, as I google this more, I see that there is quite a bit of disagreement on when to take supplements and whether it helps or hinders sleep.

- T