The herbal helper that sorted my SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
It was the onset of sleep problems, along with widespread pain and crushing fatigue, that prompted me to seek help from my GP.
I was getting only a couple of hours broken sleep a night, and the next day I had brain fog, would lose words and struggled to focus. As the weeks went by, it meant I couldn’t do my job, so I gave up work and stopped leaving the house altogether. It was just too much effort.
After two years, I finally received a diagnosis of ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis, also called chronic fatigue syndrome), and my GP prescribed sleeping tablets.
These helped me sleep but left me feeling like a zombie. I knew they weren’t a long-term solution, so I started searching for something else.
I overhauled my bedtime wind-down routine, bought a Fitbit to help pace myself and began taking Unbeelieavable Health’s
Bee Rested, a sleep-support supplement formulated by nutritionists and including hops, lavender, chamomile, bee propolis and magnesium.
After 10 nights of taking it, I was waking up less often. And after two weeks, I was falling asleep faster and waking next morning feeling less fatigued.
Weeks later, my Fitbit shows I’m getting seven hours sleep each night -– 90 minutes of it ‘deep’ sleep, when my body has a chance to repair itself. Before, I was getting only 15 minutes. Little wonder my body was struggling. Now I sleep like a log and wake with less pain and more energy.
✢ Unbeelieavable Health’s Bee Rested Sleep Support, £13.99 for 20 capsules, Holland & Barrett.