Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
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I fell asleep easily and stayed asleep. It could anger.” stayed as my dad had to have an operation nearby. I was so tired I had to go to bed at 9pm. I forced down the chalky liquid and slept for a straight nine hours 51. That sounds amazing but what with the camping trip, going straight back into manic work shifts and the stress of my dad’s impending surgery, I think I was completely exhausted.
The following night was six hours of broken sleep and I was seriously wondering if I could face another dose of the horrid powder.
Then my daughter, Jasmine, 21, told me I should really be making something called Moon Milk with it. It involved heating milk, adding cinnamon, the Ashwagandha, coconut cream and honey. It was more palatable and 10 minutes after drinking it I felt quite drowsy and slept for seven hours straight.
It’s a faff and you can’t make Moon Milk if staying in a hotel or a friend’s, for example.” The first night I trialled the cream I didn’t get in until 3am. I was out with friends so I thought I’d go out like a light. The instructions said to rub it into my neck, shoulders and legs, which was a bit of a pain when I just wanted to brush my teeth and hop between the sheets.
And I can’t say it worked. I managed just less than four hours’ fitful sleep.
The next day I took my youngest, Joe, who’s 12, for lunch, shopping, then for dinner with his godfather. Having kids is what started my sleep issues. You sleep with ‘one ear open’ when they’re little. But at 26, 23, 21, 16 and 12 I can’t blame that any more.
I was full and tired when I settled down at 11.30pm. I managed five straight hours before I was wide awake, staring at the ceiling.
The next night was seven hours of very broken sleep. And the final night of testing the cream, I’d had a long drive from London, watched a cricket match and entertained friends and still only managed just over five hours.
I was back to the old me: tired, almost dreading bed, running on empty, snappy. I’m not sure the cream made any difference at all. It was easy to rub in and had a pleasant smell – medicinal with a hint of lavender – but by the time I’d applied it I was wide awake again.”