Why VALERIAN ROOT Should NOT be Taken for Sleep
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Learn why you shouldn’t use valerian root for insomnia and discover other natural ways to reduce your anxiety, improve your sleep, and lift your mood.
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0:00 Introduction: What is valerian root?
0:43 How GABA affects anxiety
2:15 Why you shouldn’t take GABA for insomnia
2:50 Getting to the root of your symptoms
3:48 Why you shouldn’t take melatonin
4:35 How to increase your melatonin naturally
6:42 The best ways to support sleep, calmness, and wellbeing
8:38 Thanks for watching
In this video, we’re going to talk about valerian root.
Valerian root is an herb that can help with anxiety. However, it's not a good solution to insomnia.
Valerian root provides benefits similar to valium for symptoms of anxiety but without many of the side effects.
Both valerian root and valium help increase the effects of GABA by blocking GABA receptors. When receptors can’t take in GABA, more of it stays in your nervous system for longer.
Why is this important? GABA is a crucial neurotransmitter that helps reduce stress and support calmness. Those who are deficient in this neurotransmitter tend to experience anxiety and insomnia.
Kimchi helps boost GABA by supporting gut microbes that create neurotransmitters.
Valerian is a sedative-so taking it before bed can produce some unwanted effects, including:
• Drowsiness
• Sluggishness
• Slow heart rate
• Insomnia
• Daytime sleepiness
It’s better to get to the root of the problem. Why are you experiencing anxiety, sleeplessness, or a low mood?
These can be symptoms of hormone and neurotransmitter imbalances. High cortisol is the primary hormone behind anxiety and sleeping problems. Additionally, poor sleep is associated with low melatonin-and low melatonin related to low serotonin. Those with a serotonin deficiency often experience depression.
It’s important to increase your melatonin, but without taking melatonin supplements. Supplementing any hormone can reduce your body’s natural output that hormone over time.
These are the best ways to support sleep, calmness, and wellbeing naturally:
1. Increase exercise and physical work
2. Increase infrared light exposure
3. Take vitamin B1 (naturally found in nutritional yeast and sunflower seeds)
4. Support your microbiome with probiotics
5. Healthy Keto and intermittent fasting
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Thanks for watching. I hope this helped explain the best ways to support sleep, calmness, and wellbeing. I’ll see you in the next video.
I’ve taken Valerian for decades for sleep and sort of pre sleep. Been a life saver.
Hi how long you been taking? And do you take a break from it? Thank you
@@mouwlylee5014 Since mid 1970’s. Last 10 years nightly. As far as taking a break, if you have trouble sleeping but want to get off it there’s several supplements you can try.
@@mythicsin3083 i tried but i want to taper off later maybe less dosage
it’s ok to take 1000 mg every night
Good bless you 🙏
I'm a licensed doctor of naturopathic medicine and this is not a good representation of valerian. It works phenomenally for people who fall asleep but wake up in the night. It is most often non-groggy. When you see grogginess, typically that person was in a sleep deficit and now is experiencing deeper sleep and their body is playing catch up. ~1% of people get the opposite effect. You cannot read a PubMed article and make an accurate assertion on an herb. This is not allopathic medicine where you are working with isolates. There are hundreds of compounds in a whole plant that work synergistically together. This herb is gentle and safe.
Nice. Thanks. Do you have a social media site?
@@melodywilliams9743 Hi Melody. I am private practice by referal only. I know social media helps some but I personally can’t stand it. I only commented because one of my patients contacted me worried about the valerian in his prescription because he watched this video.
@@nilotf72 what would you recommend for mental health and depression?
Question about lemon balm not valerian does it act as a muscle relaxer & good for anxiety similar to valium?
Naturopathy isn't a medicine
started taking valerian root right before bed and I wake up at 5:00 in the morning with no alarm ready to go never felt better and it also helps with my anxiety throughout the day
Valerian root tea is my last resort when I have major anxiety and it works every time! Calms me down big time.
How do you use it? Do you drink it every night? And how long do it take till it starts calming anxiety?
I occasionally use valerian root and it makes me sleep deeper with more dreams. Melatonin seems to leave me a bit groggy the next day so seldom use it or anything anymore. Living in the Philippines offers me lots of opportunities for sun exposure.
If you take L-tryptophan then it'll convert into serotonin and then later(especially with exposure to sunlight) it'll convert into melatonin. Taking a light walk after taking the L-tryptophan and that helps transport it to the brain.
same
I agree as well, I stopped taking melatonin. I do take Valerian and for the "super dreams" I have an herbal mix with L-Theanine and Ashwagandha
@@dakoderii4221 So would it be less effective without any sun light?
Best dreams ever.
Personally, for me, Valerian has been a Godsend in aiding my mind and body to relax and lull me into a restful sleep and I NEVER have feelings of drowsiness, sluggishness, slow heart rate, insomnia and most importantly no daytime sleepiness." That is something I struggled with for over 10 years while averaging 2-3 hours of sleep per night and never feeling well rested. All that changed for me since taking Valerium powder capsules a few weeks ago. I take 3 at night an hour or two before bed and it truly has helped me sleep 6-8 hours with fewer wakeups in between and I more easily fall back to sleep again. I don't really suffer with anxiety, but it does 100% halt any 'racey thoughts' about life that might go through my mind when I should be trying to get to sleep. It has given me a part of my life back that I had lost over a decade ago and I am glad I discovered it.
Did you ever take Kratom herb for pain? It really helps & Delta 8 THC & HHC that's really relaxing. Kava kava & Valerian Root together are really good to 🙏🌿🍵👍
Can you please let me know if you're taking it for years straight until now, or you take a break in between? If so how long are the breaks? I eagerly want to know potential effects and side-effects of Valerian root when used long term. Does it create dependency or addiction? Please help. 🙏
@@frankperrella1202 I have the THC and CBD side covered too. 👍
@@sandeepjaved9776 No feelings of dependency or addiction for me. I might take a 1-2 days break, but for the most part it is an every day thing.
wtf is Valerium?
I've used Valerian for years. I grow it in the garden. I also buy the tincture and tea because it grows soooo slow! It's great for anxiety, panic attacks or just exhaustion from working all day. I use it sparingly though.
how much you take for anxiety?
@@GOODNESS10 15 drops 3 times a day
@@1mantiss1 what is the dose in mg pls?! thx
Anyone ever try Delta 8 THC & HHC , Kratom I like both & Kava kava & Valerian Root. 🌿🍵🙏👍
Can you please let me know if you're taking it for years straight until now, or you take a break in between? If so how long are the breaks? I eagerly want to know potential effects and side-effects of Valerian root when used long term. Does it create dependency or addiction? Please help. 🙏
I take Valerian every night before bed. It works. It used to take me 30 mins to an hour to get to sleep and now I'm out in 5 to 10 mins with Valerian. I think its a case of every BODY is different and certain things may work differently for different people. It works for me so I'm going to keep using it
Same here!
100 % right Evreyone can use and see how it affects them
If it's not good just quit it's not addicting drug you can stop usage immediately
How many mg do you take?
I took 1500 mg & it didn’t really help me sleep, it did help me relax but I think Benadryl & Melatonin worked more than the Valerian root did. I stopped taking Seroquel 2 days ago so that’s probably why, do you have any other herbs that promote sleep/ rest??
Same.
For me, Valerian root is absolutely awesome, & I have none of those sluggish side effects you mention. Sometimes doseage is what matters .
Ok. What dosage has been good for you?
@@experimenthealthyketo83 For me sometimes 1/2 teaspoon, or even 1/4 teaspoon is plenty because I'm very sensitive. I also use apprx. 12 ounces of boiled water, pour it over the Valerian root (sometimes I add a good pinch of Lemon Balm, & sometimes I prefer to use Valerian leaves instead of the root.) and let it steep for 10 minutes, add honey & sip. What works for me might not work for you, but I wish you the very best 😊
@@northernmemaw4036 yea i use 1/2 teaspoon to 8oz of water. Valerian root is very potent
Do you use it for anxiety or insomnia?
@@suzychocolate7 i wanna know this too
here in Germany valerian root is very popular as a sleep inducing tea , mixed with lemon balm, which I have used to good effect, just to add I am also on a healthy keto diet and do IF every day , thank you for all the interesting and helpful information you give :)
Bitte.
"Is very popular as a sleep inducing tea'' The title of the video says that you shouldn't take it before bed. ??
It helps me to sleep very good, too..👍
@@BowlerTheHatGuy Only because it makes you groggy the next day. Maybe he found ways to deal with that. I don't think the grogginess last all day.
Lemon balm itself is a very good sleep aide. its melatonin that does very little if anything for me + I will get candles..I always wondered how a good fire was so soothing..calming. glad I found this spot. £;~>
Yes please doctor I'd love more stuff for anxiety,ptsd, etc. It's one of the biggest problems under my life!
Have you checked his recent video on lemon balm? It’s helpful for anxiety and other troubles. He gave us other tips in earlier videos on anxiety as well.
try fasting / kefir and psychelic as well as breathing exercises and vagus exercises
@@experimenthealthyketo83cant find his lemon balm video
One of the other issue you have to do speak to somebody that you can trust about what you are going through
This information is more important than people realize. Many purchased tea blends for insomnia contain valerian root, and people buy it because it's been marketed as helpful.
I don't harvest my valerian root but do use the leaves for a mild anti-anxiety effect. It also tastes better than the stinky root.
Here's a blend that my husband and I enjoy in the evening. It's very soothing...
(1 part=1 teaspoon)
3 parts dried marshmallow root;
2 parts dried Tulsi (holy basil)
2 parts dried organic, unsprayed rose petals or buds;
1 part dried cinnamon bark (I use chips)
Combine all in a jar and use 1 or 2 teaspoons per cup.
Boil filtered water, remove from heat and let stand 1 minute before pouring over herbs. Cover and allow to steep 5 minutes. Strain and drink.
Awesome! Thanks for the recipe. I and two of my daughter are deep into herbal uses and cures.
Thank you for this 🙂
I find the tea as effective as a concentrated capsule, just without the hangover!
You're welcome. I hope you enjoy it!
You're welcome. I think you'll like the flavor. The holy basil and rose are great together!
Honestly it’s solved my sleeping issues multiple times
Worked better than any sleep aid over the counter and prescription
Doc I can't thank you enough for the valuable information that you display on a daily basis that has really helped my life. Thank you so much!
I took Valerian root for sleep and I was aware all night that I was not asleep. Like you said, it was sedating me but not allowing me to sleep.
This happened to me too. but when I “woke up” whether in the night or morning I had realized that facially i looked like I slept . But I felt like I was in a state of being awake the entire time throughout the night. You right it sedates but doesn’t allow for sleep per se even with me … but it helps me massively with my anxiety and mood swings. After ingesting it there is a terrible deep which you’ll need to ride along with like a bad trip but at the end of it are the benefits you reap
Blessed are the doctors especially this one thank you Dr Berg
Fascinating topic. In my herbal practice I rarely use valerian for the reasons you cite. I’ve had clients literally climbing the walls at night even at a small dose. Now I use skullcap, passionflower and chamomile and stress it’s for occasional use only! I’ve had people get addicted to Nervines and can only get to sleep with them. Also I have found if you get people to stop looking at their TVs and cell phones at night their problems ( on multiple levels) disappear. I prefer watching my chickens and having a nightly meditation instead of looking for artificial means to calm me down.
I have been taking a preparation of melatonin-valerian-Melissa to help to sleep but i have noticed that i had a lot of dreams and next morning it is hard to wake up and feeing sleepy most of next day.
So thank you for the light you put on the subject.
This certainly was a video that needed to be made!! When I think I need a "calmer-downer" I put three tea bags in two cups of boiling water: Kava Kava, Linden Flower and St. John's Wort. Now I can add Valerian tea to the mix.
Thank you Dear Dr. Berg for informing us by your great videos regularly. Wish everyone watch them to make a healthy lifestyle.
Thank you Dr.BERG
Dr Berg, you are really a day-maker.
I love taking Valerian tea before bed , doctor
I don’t suffer from insomnia but do have some anxiety. Thank you for another amazing video 🌸
That's good info! I never understood before why valerian would worsen my sleep! Thank you
I’ve used it many times for sleep and it never worked, and boom you’re right again just like that.😊 Dr. Berg, you have changed my health life. Thank you.
Valerian Root makes me have insane dreams, almost lucid
Dr. Berg this look is very nice on you! Thank you for the information. God bless you and your family!
I love valerian but these are great points! I’m going to try it sparingly now instead of nightly. Informative video
Excellent. I found that I'm not so nervous if I take Valerian before I go to the dentist.
Thank u for everything you are helping us with Dr Berg 🙏🏽
Thank you for everything 🍀❤️🙏🏻
My anp at the gp surgery just recommended valerian root for my anxiety and insomnia,I just started to have. I pray it works
Thank you Dr. Berg for this informative and helpful topic. 🙏
You're very welcome.
@@Drberg
God Almighty gets all the glory and praise.
God bless you Dr.B. My brain never fully shuts off at night and I’ve suffered from anxiety my entire life. I look forward to giving this a try.
Same here
Same here
Same here.
Lemon balm tea can help too. I use 3 tea bags in the evening.
My anxiety improved with healthy keto diet. Improved idoes not mean gone… he shared benefits of lemon balm a few days ago and it helps too. It’s been 16 years not dealing with that monster 😒
You look great with the new look! So smart and thanks for the info
Always are you the only one doc, good for you
Thanks for everything Dr Berg. 3 years ago I got injured training. Combined no daily training with covid, I put on 30kgs in 3 years. That was 50% INCREASE in my bodyweight. Anyway thanks to your knowledge and your kindness sharing it with us. I have lost 15kgs/33 pounds in 3 months. But, but, but is best of all is, I have had a paradigm shift. Thanks to you, I now have a better understanding of food, toxins, body functions and the medicine of natural foods. Thank you.
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Valerian root is one of my favorite herbs - real powerful. I like to use it in conjunction with passion flower and st. john's wort.
What are the benefits of the other 2? if you don't mind me asking interesting for sure
@@TheMetal750 for sleep
@@wanderingwithkedar thankyou
@@TheMetal750 Dr Berg and others made videos on these.
Thanks so much. You are my health Teacher. Greetings from Germanx.
This is awesome, Dr. Berg. Thank you thank you thank you 🙏 👍
Whoa! Love your channel. Knowledge is key. My father is on dialysis with other health conditions. He suffers from a lot of anxiety and insomnia. I was thinking about Ashwaganda for anxiety but I just learned something very important today thank you
He made other awesome videos on anxiety, including on the use of lemon balm, enough potassium, d, ect.
Skullcap tincture has been such an MVP for anxiety. Hope you’re able to find something that helps your father effectively.
Ashwaganda in Four Sigmatic products are awesome. No pills
Thankfully I don't suffer from depression, yet anxiety is something we all; as human beings, experience (from time to time) Thanks Dr Berg!
Yes, like turning on the news to hear people talking about WW3... the reason I keep the news OFF most of the time. The media are atrocious at sensationalising and promoting a culture of fear. Don't buy into it. Throw the TV away and live your life.
@@Spartanm333 Yes agree 100% throw away the TV and also most of the doctors as well.
Depression doesn't always manifest as sadness. If you have frequent panic/ anxiety attacks, it could be a dual diagnosis. Psychosis, Depression, mania, anxiety, and other mental illness symptoms overlap the same area of the brain. Psychiatrists are coming to the realization that depression occurs on a spectrum, like autism, and no-longer embrace the idea of Bi-Polarity of depressive symptoms.
I have zero anxiety
@@sporqfoon5989 yep. Even a smilye person can be depressed. I've had it to the point of suicide, all the way to a constant dark cloud looming above me.
On a side mote I noticed a big difference with my mood the first few weeks of keto. I felt incredible. It stabilised to something more normal but was still much improved.
Thanks for the helpful information !!
It helped my daughter manage generalized seizures.
Dr Berg, it would be cool if you share a video with the foods and vitamins you take daily, your skin looks amazing! Cheers from Barcelona
Correct. Somehow his looks younger.
@Y Z Yes, his skin does look flawless, doesn't it? Really glowy & how we all want our skin to look! I think he also looks absolutely super gorgeous with a beard, very sexy!
He's using a filter in the latest videos.
@@Cris_89Ar oh okay, is that true? I had read it in other comments, anyway he looks amazing for his age, i've seen his pictures from years ago when he ate sugary and trash foods and he looked terrible, so for this reason i am curious to know what diet and vitamins he takes
He did a few videos on this. He doesn’t really change his routines.
I am so glad somebody finally spoke about this! I was recommended by my physicians assistant to take tea with valerian root because I was having trouble sleeping. That actually made me stay up all night long and made me so tired and ridiculously off my sleep schedule. Definitely gave me a groggy feeling and almost prefer 1 mg of melatonin at any time overtaking Valerian root.
did you encounter heart flustering?
I faced this as well. It always has the opposite effect of it.
I actually can't stand neither valerian, nor melatonin. Unfortunately, Both have the effect of a killer drug on my organism.
Same !!!
But tea has caffeine..!
Excellent video. Thank you. A good reminder that following the basics every day, in harmony with Nature, makes a big difference. 😉
I always learn so much from your videos and thank you for all of your time and research..stay blessed
You're very welcome. Glad you found them helpful.
Also love the beard-such nice variations in color😊 I have taken valerian drops for years for sleep if it is a problem(especially on vacation with my Mom who snored 🤣)and now that you mention it, always feel sleepy during the following day. And I learned not to take too much. It’s a powerful “drug”.
Ok!
By the way, he made videos to help with snoring too.
Valerian root should be used with some caution regarding the length and the dosage. There were some documented cases that it could have caused liver damage, albeit with a low incidence.
Thanks for the video
I don't have insomnia, depression or anxiety. But I do take 1 Valerian tablet from cenovis each night and I don't have any groggy affect the day after. I feel I get the best and deepest of sleep. Probably doesn't work for everyone but works well for me for the last 1.5 years now.
Can you please let me know if you're taking it for years straight until now, or you take a break in between? If so how long are the breaks? I eagerly want to know potential effects and side-effects of Valerian root when used long term. Does it create dependency or addiction? Please help. 🙏
I've learned to only use straight chamomile or even Greek mountain tea at bedtime. Some of those 'sleepytime' teas had me climbing the walls! I still like a Gravol once a week so I get one good night's sleep :)
Can you please do a video on non allergic rhinitis? It’s not a condition commonly talked about and finding helpful information about it is difficult.
So greatful for all the information dr berg
Dr Berg, Your beard is looking stellar! 🌟 As always, we LOVE your excellent and informative talks👍🏼
I use Valerian root tincture for years now whenever I can't sleep. And it works precisely because it helps to reduce anxiety. That's the point. That is the main reason when I can't sleep, anxiety about something or another. And I don't feel "groggy" in the morning at all. And if that's the only fault he can come up with, sorry, that's weak. I think most people who have trouble sleeping would easily exchange a mild temporary grogginess for being able to face the day with a good nights sleep. I guess it doesn't fit into his products for sale.
Thanks 🙏
I buy valerian root and make tea. It helps me occasionally. I also add fresh chamomile to the blend. Burdock is also very good, along with dandelion.
I have high nighttime cortisol. For years & years now. No doctors have helped.
Here I am 3:50am. Maybe I will get out in the sun tomorrow. FL is a killer though! I just looked into infrared saunas near me last week. 😁
Wow...very interesting info.Thanks doc👍
Many thanks for this. Your positive and logical presentation creates calm and confidence in itself. In my case, I'd worked out the sun element (I cycle and walk daily) but the more technical elements of what is happening are helpful. Time to get a pro biotic into my diet and look at the other pointers. Thank you.
I can drink valerian tea any time of day and it calms me down. I don't feel groggy in the morning at all, I just feel more relaxed. Never had any bad side effects from it. Ativan nearly destroyed my life. Those drugs are awful.
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what is Ativan? Is that a prescription drug for anxiety?
@@edelineestivenne Yes, it is benzodiazepine
@@MasaFinn Thanks I would like to hear that person story on how Ativan almost destroyed her life.
@@edelineestivenne It can cause very bad withdrawal symptoms, typically when people have benzodiazepine withdrawals their anxiety gets out of hand and it causes them to not be able to function normally anymore in their social lives. They might get agoraphobia, panic attacks, social anxiety, fatigue and such
You’re right doc it works well for anxiety!
I have found that valerian root on its own doesn't really help much with insomnia. But in my experience, combined with Benadryl (antihistamine) the sedative effects compound and suddenly it's quite effective. I haven't had any negative side effects from this, and only do so once in a while. I caught onto this by chance.
Every. Single. Day. We can count on Dr. Berg to give us priceless health guidance!
I knew this about melatonin not being produced by the pineal glad if we take it, but I started back taking because the “ Good” MD’s said it should be used with the other things we’ve all learned about for this recent bio- w-e-a- pon , C, D, zinc, selenium, NAC, etc. I do change things up a bit and take different combinations with Ashwsganda and 5 HTP
My sleeping issues also went worse after my md told me to take melatonin, the melatonin pills had absolutely no sleeping effect on me, I even tried tripling the dose back then because I was desperate to sleep and doctors in Denmark just won't give sleeping pills to their patients unless you are VIP or know the right doctors..
That’s curious. There is a chance that you burnt out the pineal. Melatonin stopped working out for a while and you do have to up the dosage. You might want to look in to the other two things I mentioned above.
@@Beowulf-wt3kb I currently take between 5000 and 7000 ui vitamin d
I also take 2000 mg vitamin C with every meal
I also take 466 mg magnesium with every meal
6000 mg fish oil
1600 mg MSM
20 mg zinc everyday tho I doubt this is enough to do anything.
I also supplement with:
Moringa
Ashwaganda
Maca
Spirulina
black cumin seeds
MCT C8 oil
and olive oil.
I'm pretty satisfied with these and I can now sleep if I'm not stressed out, tho I'm very sensitive to stress unfortunately.
Thank you Dr. Berg
YES! Had an awful experience with valerian- terrible insomnia and, when I did manage to fall asleep, had vivid nightmares. Never again!!
Ok. Looks like it’s also depleting b1 then as nightmares are mostly caused by a b1 deficiency.
Dr. Berg, isn’t there more benefits for using infrared therapy?!? Could you do a video on this topic please. Thx 🙏🏻
Hi yes I heard of infrated light therapy too! Following.
Yes pls..I have an infra red sauna..does that help??
yes and hyperbaric oxygen chambers too....
"Get to the root of the problem" Dr. Eric Berg DC
Agreed! 💯
Thanks so much for the very good advice.
You're very welcome!
Thank you DR
I am one of those people who gets insomnia from taking valerian root. Didn't think to take it for my anxiety, though. Also, I can't get out often, so I'm definitely trying the infrared light. Thanks for the info.
Me too, Wanda. Valerian root makes my insomnia worse.
Delta 8 THC & HHC helps & Kratom it's a herb for pain & Anxiety. Kava kava with Valerian Root is really good. Delta 8 THC & HHC work really good but have to be 21 to get & Kratom to. 👍🙏🍵🌿
When I take valerian it helps me get to sleep but I wake up 3 hours later and can’t get back to sleep
Dr.B, can you make a video for people who don’t have insomnia but are just really light sleepers??I think I was in fight or flight mode for so long that my brain refuses to shut down all the way. Not an insomniac and not really anxious, just never fully asleep. I envy deep sleepers so much.
He made a few videos on how to increase one’s quality of sleep over the years, but especially last year. Also check his videos on absorption of vitamin D.
@@experimenthealthyketo83 Thanks! I’ll look into it.
@@Busybee.bee. Welcome.
Thank you so much! So well explained, so useful :)
Glad to hear that! You're very welcome!
Sorry, this is a little off topic. But that is one majestic beard! I caught a few vids while it was just sprouting and I wasn't sure how great of a decision it was but I must say it turned out amazing! Very impressive 😁👍 You look quite distinguished. And as always thank you for all the great info and research! Really appreciate these videos.
I had anxiety insomnia and I was depressed for six month straight I started taking vitamin d 30,000 ius daily some days I take 50,000ius I've been doing this for two months now and I've noticed a big change in my mood and my anxiety has gotten better I'm telling you vitamin d is a miracle vitamin. I'm probably going to keep doing this for another month or so then draw back to 15,000 iu daily.
I so agree with you. Dr Berg made videos on this too, to explain why by the way. Are you taking it alone or with k2, zinc, magnesium, ect?
Good
@@experimenthealthyketo83 I'm taking it alone although I know it's recommended to take it with k2 and magnesium... I know in a couple of Dr berg videos he talked about how hard it would be to create vitamin d toxicity levels he also said to avoid it you can just drink plenty of water I'm also intermittent fasting eating two meals a day sometimes only one. I will say this I was taking spring valley brand d3 plus k2 for a month and didn't notice a change it was only when I started taking naturewise d3 that has organic extra vigin olive oil is when I noticed my mood energy and even mental clarity start to improve. So I would say not all d3 is created equally and this is just only my experience with vitamin d I'm not saying it will work for everyone but I do think it's worth a try.
@@sna877 Yes, I have experienced different results with different brands too! I think Dr Berg’s D3 works best.
What’s good for sleep help thank you in advance ❤️
Passion flower
He answered this in earlier videos on restful sleep. Including his videos on absorption of vitamin D, correct amounts of it, b1, enough potassium, etc. Sleep well😴
Sunflower seeds! Thank you so much for this B1 suggestion, for those times when we don't have nutritional yeast. THANK YOU DR. BERG!!! Also, can't wait for your powdered nutritional yeast is to be available! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Best is to soak them at least a few 15 minutes before eating them. Soaking removes toxins and increases nutrients. (He made a few videos on this.)
Great video doctor Berg 👍👩🇮🇹
Good Morning , Dr.Berg 😊
I really appreciate you , Thank you so much for sharing this very interesting information with everybody , May God always good care you ❤
🙏 3 / 16 / 2022 🙏
Dr. Berg could you please do a video on cortisol spit tests and if they are accurate? Or how one could test their cortisol levels?
He may have answered this in some of his videos on cortisol?
@@experimenthealthyketo83 thanks I'll do a search
My daughter is coming off Klonopin. She's in her 30s. And she's having a Horrible
time with anxiety and not being able to sleep. The next thing she's going to try is hydroxyzine and hopefully that will help her but she can't take anything with gaba and she can't take sugar and she can't even take me on a toning or b vitamins because they agitate your mind.
Of course, she's under a doctor's care and also has a therapist that she likes .So... we're on a search for something she can take to ease her anxiety from the withdrawal which has been less than 2 months already, and to help her sleep. I sent you this video. Thank you very much for your caring
God bless.
Funny you post this. I’ve seen your videos on melatonin. I did take some on Sat night, along with ashwaganda and warm milk and honey. I made sure I was off screens and went to sleep earlier than usual preparing for loosing that darn hour in the spring! I only did that Sat. Not a habit. It worked!
I take Valerian root 1/3 dropperfull every night before going to bed for an even better sleep, I wake up fully refreshed. So I'm not buying the idea that I shouldn't!
I personally do like to use valerian root on occasion for sleep as I do always sleep deeper but I try to only do it when I can actually sleep in next day as it's more difficult to wake due to grogginess
Excellent information as usual. Let me add if you are sensitive and with prolonged use you can have night terrors from valerian root.
I don't even need my GP anymore. Instead of waiting 5 days to make an appointment, I just listen to Dr. Berg's solution. Bless you
Hello Dr Berg,
This would be a video on the amazing benefits of Shilajit (Contains 85 different Minerals, Helps detoxify heavy metals, ..)
This will truly help so many people Dr. Berg. That's why you're the worlds best doctor and we all appreciate you! 🌈🌎❤
Correct
@@yankeerose9011 same unto you😊
Thankyou for the information.
My pleasure
I LOVE this channel!
Dr Berg. Please could you do a video about foods to replace Estrogen only HRT? 🙏🙏
He may have answered this in some videos on estrogen/hrt.
i find this video really helpful it came at just the right time as i have all 3 insomnia anxiety and depression these days. i tried natural "medicine" like passionflower tea, salvia and HBWR seeds and all they did were give me panic attacks weird hallucinations and intensely vivid dreams until now to the point of waking me up at night and my sleep is disturbed even further. i hate valium and xanax is absolutely addictive no doubt. the only benzo without those horrible side effects and addictiveness is ativan, but its so hard to get prescribed. people take insomnia lightly, and some just tell you to go to sleep (if it was that easy we wouldnt BE here!) im excited to try the remedies you recommend, definitely feel i dont get enough sun. i hate the taste of kimchi but it sure beats messing up my brain from overuse of benzos. 😴
I'm the same here. I struggle with insomnia times to times, and I take several things before going to bed. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. I know that I stay a lot at home in the dark, so I suspect my circadian rhythm must be messed up. I'll try to go out everyday, even only 15min to see the sun. I struggle also with severe allergies at night that provokes respiratory problems and then bad anxiety. And I agree so much with you in the fact that people take insomnia too much lightly. You say "I'm tired", and they are like "oh come on". I use to say "I"m sick" when I just feel too exhausted, but people obviously think it's just a little cold. Oh god....
I bet! Have you tried his videos on b1, enough potassium, enough vitamin D, magnesium, ect?
@@experimenthealthyketo83 Yeah, I take all this, except the potassium but I eat pistachios, if I'm correct, they are full of potassium. Probably the cause is not enough sun as I live like a vampire and maybe exercise... I don' tknow
@@lisehoover ok. Any amounts of pistachios will not give you enough potassium. A healthy active person needs 4700mg of potassium a day. But I agree sun and vitamin D are definitely big factors of health as well. If you be outside, rather than inside most of the day, it would already help. Also cod liver provides 16000Ius of vitamin D. Esquimos eat this.
Great looks Dr Berg!
The timing is godly I was about to buy this for sleep and went nah not yet
I can speak to coming off benzodiazepines, thank you for acknowledging their withdrawal effects. It was the worst time of my life. Im interested in trying valerian.
Lemon balm is a great tool too. Same as enough potassium & b1, ect.
Thank you Dr Berg. Could you also do a video on Magnesium and how it can help with sleep if you have not done so.
He’s made lots of videos on magnesium, even on the different types of magnesium. Possibly easier to find on his website or by asking his staff.
@@experimenthealthyketo83 Put "magnesium" and "Dr Berg" into the search bar and those videos will pop up.
@@experimenthealthyketo83 thank you very much for this information.
@@farahlucia60 You are very welcome.
Thank you very much for all of your videos, I am into IF for more than a month now and I see great results. However I am facing some issues with my sleep and I would like to try some near IR light bulbs. Would you suggest a range or a specific peak of the wave length of the light for higher efficiency regarding sleep issues?
We are so lucky that a friend makes old world live sauerkraut.. it's tasty, FULL of nutrients and comes in many flavors.