Insomnia Relief Without Prescription Drugs In A Day: Insomnia Is Most Often A Nutritional Deficiency Symptom Insomniacs Can Quickly Correct

Many with insomnia find relief in the form of a prescription drug, but insomnia is rarely a symptom of a medical illness. Prescription drugs taken for insomnia temporarily remove the insomnia symptom and indefinitely prolong the nutritional root cause of insomnia. Nutritionally well people rarely have insomnia. In 2008 doctors wrote 57 million prescriptions for sleeping pills (ABC News 3/3/10)

A common root cause of insomnia is potassium deficiency. Potassium deficiency causes a drop in blood sugar, causing insomnia when trying to fall asleep and stay asleep. Insomnia can also be caused by a significant zinc deficiency, causing waking up hours earlier than wanted.

From 20 years personal experience, two nutrient deficiencies in particular are definite root causes of insomnia. Deficiency of one of the nutrients causes wide awake insomnia with no mental feeling of sleepiness nor fatigue at all. Sleep during a deficiency of this nutrient is very light and easily woken.

A deficiency of the second nutrient is probably the most common root cause of insomnia. The deficiency causes symptoms of restlessness which causes insomnia. A significant deficiency of the same nutrient causes real problems with insomnia by causing mental hyperactivity insomnia, well known to many as constantly memorizing and analyzing over and over things you plan to do the next day while trying to fall asleep. The quality of sleep when these deficiencies are corrected is by far much better than drug induced sleep.

These two nutrients are very inexpensive compared to over the counter and prescription drugs. Both are found online made by well known brands for less than $8 for a bottle of 100, and you’ll need only half of the dose they come in. Information on the two nutrients is available for $11 (850 words, no shipping, no other charges) and includes information on what form of the nutrients to buy, how much to take and how much is too much, symptoms of taking too much, when to take and when not to take the nutrients, etc.

Potassium

Too much potassium from too many potassium rich foods (i.e. day after day of 5 glasses of orange juice a day without heavy physical training or work), or misuse of potassium supplements or too high a dose of prescription potassium can also cause insomnia.