Our Health Journey

In my last post I touched on my former practice of using Benadryl as a sleep aid (I actually used the Equate Sleep Aid - a generic version of Benadryl) - which I abandoned due to the bladder problems caused by the antihistamine in Benadryl, Tylenol PM, and most over-the-counter sleep aids. Now I have a new sleep aid - a more natural sleep aid - calcium! Specificially, OsteoMatrix, which is a calcium-magnesium blend.

My mom suggested it after I told her about my recent enlightenment regarding antihistamines - she said that she’s been using it for the past few years to help her sleep. I guess the old cliche is true - mom’s really do know best! Of course, if cliches weren’t true, they wouldn’t get to be cliches.

So for the past 10 days or so I’ve been taking extra calcium at night before going to bed - for years I’ve been taking Shaklee’s OsteoMatrix Complex every morning since I don’t drink milk - but now I take two more at night. I can honestly say I’ve been sleeping better - not up to a full 8 hours yet, but definitely better. Previously, without the Equate Sleep Aid it would take me anywhere from 90 minutes to two hours to fall asleep. Now, by using the Shaklee OsteoMatrix as my sleep aid, it only takes me just under an hour to fall asleep, and I don’t wake up as often as before. Maybe once during the night instead of the two or three times I was used to waking up. I can tell that I’m definitely getting better sleep.

And of course another great benefit is that I’m keeping my bones strong in the process! If you have trouble sleeping, and want to give this a try, check out my mom’s Shaklee site to pick up some OsteoMatrix Complex.

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