Apr 07 2010
Glandular Fever Treatments – The Importance of a Good Night’s Sleep
Sleep is of utmost importance during glandular fever treatments. Deep, quality sleep is when your body produces growth hormone – your body’s repair hormone. Growth hormone repairs your immune system and helps the body to build muscle which is essential during glandular fever treatments.
Yesterday I met a patient who is chronically sleep-deprived. Her husband goes to bed at 9pm because of an early start the next day. She is up till late getting the kids to bed, tidying the house, then finalising his orders for the next day. That’s fine. But guess what – she only gets 5-6 hours sleep! She has to get up early too in order to get the kids to school and get to her daytime job.
This patient is burning the candles at both ends. She is constantly tired and irritable and steadily gaining weight. She can’t seem to shake off her recent bout of mononucleosis, suffering from recurrent sore throats, swollen glands and malaise. With all her worries, her body is full of cortisol – the stress hormone that makes you constantly hungry, unfocused , weighty and fatigued.
She will never fully recover her health until she adds quality sleep into her glandular fever treatments. I have advised her to get to bed by 10 pm, delegate some of the housework out, get the kids to pack their homework the night before and take some sleep herbs like valerian, skullcap, passionflower and hops. The stress nutrients like magnesium, B complex and vitamin C are also invaluable during glandular fever treatments to help the body relax and re-charge exhausted adrenals.
If you are cutting down on your sleep you are putting your health in danger. Apart from poor immunity you are also more likely to have an increased risk of obesity, heart disease, diabetes and fibromyalgia.
For information on how to improve the quality and quantity of your sleep please refer to my e-book “Nature’s Amazing Mononucleosis Cures”. The e-book is a comprehensive guideline to natural glandular fever treatments including the use of vitamins, minerals, herbs, diet, essential oils, graded exercise and stress management. If you or a loved one are searching for effective glandular fever treatments, then this is a good place to start.
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