Nopal Cactus Juice
Fights inflammation to free you from pain
Many people do not realise that sleepless nights can be caused by inflammation and people who take Nopal cactus juice on a daily basis report they sleep more soundly.
Rubin Naiman, sleep specialist and clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Arizona’s Enter for Integrative Medicine, points to a whack of research that links sleep debts to a rise in cortisol levels and inflammation biomarkers. And it goes both ways. “Sleeplessness increases chronic inflammation,” Naiman says, “but chronic inflammation also increases sleeplessness.” Our bodies should do exactly what the planet does when the sun goes down, says Naiman. “All of the heat absorbed during the day should dissipate and steadily decrease throughout the night before reaching its lowest point just before the dawn and coming back up,” he says. “Sleep is a release of energy.” Scientists have found, though, that people suffering from sleep disorders don’t get cool enough at night because they’re inflamed. In some cases, their body temperature literally qualifies as a fever state (over 37ºC), says Naiman.
Here are a few tips for those who suffer from the occasional bout of insomnia and are looking for ways to get a better night’s sleep:
- Take one ounce of Nopalea cactus juice before going to bed
- Cool the room: Lower your thermostat at night to around 20 C.
- Turn off the TV: A little TV humour is okay before bed, but avoid being “dramatized” by one-hour police shows or murder mysteries. Save those for the day, says Naiman. At night you want to create a release of energy, not a buildup.
- Unplug your brain: Don’t take or make any phone calls or fire off any emails one hour before sleep.
Prep for rest: Use your pre-sleep hour to read a book or practice simple relaxation techniques like meditation and gentle yoga. - Set your alarm: Move your clock to somewhere you can hear it, but not see it. And if your clock has a digital display, ditch it. “Even the small amount of light from clock radios can trickle through closed eyelids, suppressing melatonin production and disrupting sleep,” says Naiman.
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