Total Sleep: Natural Sleep Aid With Tryptophan, for less stress and better sleep.

Total Sleep backordered

2011-08-17T21:47:00.000-07:00

We're sorry about the Total Sleep delay! All natural sleep aid Total Sleep is back ordered, we should have all shipments sent out and new orders available by the end of September 2012.

What's the saying? All good things come to those who wait? Thank you for your patience.

Perimenopause and trouble sleeping

2010-09-07T10:31:00.000-07:00

In 2008, The Journal of Sleep reported that 40 percent of women between 40 and 55 have trouble getting a good night's rest. The culprit? Perimenopause, the hormonal changes leading up to menopause.

Natural sleep aid Total Sleep can help. How? Tryptophan. With hormonal fluctuations (such as in perimenopause), Tryptophan levels plummet. Tryptophan is an amino acid that starts our sleep cycle. If we don't have sufficient levels of Tryptophan, we can't get to sleep or stay asleep.

Take Total Sleep nightly to restore your Tryptophan levels and sleep naturally.

Click here to read an LA Times article about the transition into menopause.

Aging and sleep

2010-08-24T12:35:00.000-07:00

lifestyle + diet + genetics + fitness level + age + stress level + environment + other personal habits (including SLEEP) = how old you truly look an feel

If you're not getting the sleep you want, give natural sleep aid Total Sleep a shot. It won't knock you our or leave you groggy.

4 tips to reset your body's sleep clock

2010-08-02T10:55:00.000-07:00

Whether you're a night owl or an early riser, you can reset your sleep clock.

1. Wake up every day at the same time--even on the weekend.
2. Seek light: When you wake up, expose yourself to sun for 20 minutes or 10,000 lux of light.
3. Try tryptophan, it's the main ingredient in natural sleep aid Total Sleep. Tryptophan starts your sleep cycle.*
4. Put yourself in a position to sleep. Power down all electronics a few hours before bed, avoid spicy food, avoid caffeine and avoid exercise before bed.

These recommendations came from Helene Emsellem, director of the Center for Sleep and Wake disorders in Chevy Chase, Md. Click here to read the full article.

*Emsellem recommends you try melatonin, but the precursor to melatonin is tryptophan. We believe to take advantage of the full sleep cycle, start at the beginning, which is with tryptophan. Our customers report a groggy next morning with melatonin alone. You try and tell us what you think.

Do you get 7-8 hours of sleep a night?

2010-07-27T12:29:00.000-07:00

Why is it so important to get 7-8 hours of sleep each night? Studies show you're 12 percent more likely to die earlier than if you logged 6-8. If that is not enough, getting less than 7 disrupts hunger-relating hormones, causing weight gain.

If you can't get to sleep or stay asleep for 7-8 hours, give natural sleep aid with Tryptophan Total Sleep a try.

10 hours sleep per night = millions in the NFL

2010-06-17T13:02:00.001-07:00

Stanford University concluded a study that showed the more extra hours of sleep football players got, the better their drill times became. After six weeks of good sleep, players average time dropped 1/10th of a second.

Another separate study found that preschoolers who had regular sleep rituals had higher scores in language and math.

You can read the article or listen by clicking here.

Note that we don't advocate giving preschoolers natural sleep aid Total Sleep, but Ambien supplies USC Trojan's with their sleep aid (which we think knocks you out and leaves you groggy so the benefits of sleep would not help sport performance). Maybe Total Sleep can supply SDSU with a sleep aid so our football team will improve, or the Chargers.

New Total Sleep customer review

2010-06-03T13:42:00.000-07:00

Here our latest Total Sleep customer review.

For the record, I *LOVE* your product, it's the only thing that helps me sleep and I've tried everything under the sun. I'm serious, I've tried melatonin, Benadryl, Tylenol pm, and even Ambien for a while. Only Total Sleep works and I don't feel groggy the next day....thanks so much! Jenee L., Virginia

Zzzzs are the fountain of youth

2010-05-25T13:28:00.000-07:00

Logging 8 hours of sleep per night can make your "physical age" be as much as 3 years younger.

Good reason to try natural sleep aid Total Sleep.

To get to sleep, eat this for dinner

2010-05-20T09:50:00.001-07:00

Best dinners for best sleep:

1. pasta with Parmesan cheese (avoid the red sauce, click here for meals to avoid)
2. scrambled eggs and cheese
3. tofu stir-fry with brown rice
4. hummus with whole wheat pita bread
5. seafood
6. meats and poultry with veggies
7. tuna salad sandwich
8. chili with beans (not spicy)
9. sesame seeds (rich in Tryptophan--for starting the sleep cycle), sprinkled on salad with fish and whole wheat crackers.

To get a good nights sleep, eat a dinner high in carbohydrates and low in protein. Carbohydrates will keep the bloodstream clear so amino acids (protein you ate at dinner) do not compete with Tryptophan for absorption. Tryptophan starts your sleep cycle, calms you down so you can get to sleep. By keeping the bloodstream clear of proteins, Tryptophan can enter the brain and manufacture sleep-inducing substances like serotonin and melatonin. High protein meals stimulate the brain, which clearly you want to avoid at night.

The same principle applys with natural sleep-aid Total Sleep. For Total Sleep to work, you have to have allowed your dinner to digest before drinking so amino acids do not interfere with Tryptophan starting your sleep cycle.

Fibromyalgia Aware Coupon

2010-05-14T12:07:00.001-07:00

Save $2 off your Total Sleep or Flex Essentials order by entering FIBRO in our online store coupon code box at checkout.

Total Sleep is in Fibromyalgia Aware Magazine

2010-05-13T13:11:00.001-07:00

Natural sleep aid Total Sleep is in this month's Fibromyalgia AWARE magazine. Click here to link to Fibromyalgia AWARE. Total Sleeps helps with the obvious symptom of sleeplessness often associated with Fibromyalgia because one of its main ingredients is Tryptophan. Tryptophan is what triggers our body to start its sleep cycle. No Tryptophan = no sleep. Tryptophan also raises serotonin levels, which is our body's feel-good agent, which means Total Sleep helps you get happy, naturally.

To sleep well, avoid these foods at night

2010-05-06T10:30:00.000-07:00

1. heavy spices
2. tomato sauce/tomato-based foods like spaghetti sauce and pizza
3. drinks with carbonation
4. citrus fruits
5. chocolate
6. fatty and fried foods
7. garlic and onions
8. mint-flavored foods
9. spicy foods
10. anything with caffeine (coffee ice cream is out, too!)

Stir up your packet of Total Sleep, avoid the foods above and feel dreamy before bed. You'll be energized and ready for the new day.

Who gets more sleep? Men or Women?

2010-05-05T12:18:00.000-07:00

At events we hear from mostly women who say they have insomnia and need Total Sleep, but it turns out they're getting more sleep than men. A Dutch study found that women slept a quarter of an hour longer on average than men of the same age. Yet when asked about their sleep, women were more likely to report poor sleep and men over reported their sleep.

It has to be quality of sleep. Get the serotonin level up with natural sleep-aid Total Sleep so you can sleep through the night, not toss and turn.

Can too much sleep be bad?

2010-05-04T10:33:00.000-07:00

We spend most of our time helping people get more and better sleep, with natural sleep aid Total Sleep. However, a new report in the Journal of the American Heart Association says more than 9 hours of sleep a night may lead to stroke. Researchers think excess sleep might throw off the body's internal clock, which creates irregular heartbeat and inflamed arteries.

Work out your stress for better sleep

2010-04-29T11:37:00.000-07:00

According to a Massachusetts General Hospital study, exercise has meditative qualities that can change the way your body reacts to stress. Any repetitive physical activity evokes the body's natural relaxation response by boosting serotonin levels, which then deactivate stress hormones.

Natural stress reliever and sleep aid Total Sleep's main ingredient is Tryptophan, which converts to serotonin in the body. So go for a long walk, pour a packet of Total Sleep into water, drink and you're stress-free and dreamy.

New customer review

2010-04-28T11:00:00.000-07:00

We heard from Marybeth this morning. Here's what she says about all natural sleep aid Total Sleep and all natural pain reliever Flex Essentials. So awesome!

I just wanted to let you know just how much I am in love with Total Sleep and Flex Essentials. I love to walk, but my left hip, right knee and right ankle always had so much pain that I was limping after 1 mile. I have now been using Flex Essentials for 8 days, this last Saturday I did a 3 mile fund raiser walk for the American Heart Association and I had absolutely no pain. The quality of sleep that I have been getting is immeasurable and I wake refreshed and full of energy. Can't tell you how glad I am I've found these products and I am now a faithful client that will also be referring all of my friends to these great products. --Marybeth H. 4/28/10

Bananas help you zen out and sleep

2010-04-26T13:42:00.001-07:00

Did you know bananas are loaded with Tryptophan (It's also the main ingredient in natural sleep aid Total Sleep)?

Tryptophan produces serotonin in your body, which can boost your mood by day and help you get some sleep by night. And if you're in need of a shoe shine, the peel will do the job.

True story.

Another serotonin benefit

2010-04-08T13:58:00.000-07:00

More good news about our feel-good neurotransmitter serotonin. Not only does is calm our body before sleep at night, it helps us make better decisions.

Researchers have found that people who have a healthy carb snack are not as aggressive or impulsive as people who do not snack. Why? Healthy levels of serotonin.

Eating carb snacks and supplementing with Tryptophan maintains serotonin levels = you're even keel, zen and won't freak out on the guy who just cut you off on the freeway. Tryptophan is an amino acid that converts to serotonin in our bodies.

Drinking no-calorie, natural sleep aid Total Sleep with Tryptophan also increases your serotonin levels. So you feel rested by day, have less stress and better sleep.

Our CEO, was asked to sit on AOAC board of directors

2010-04-01T12:16:00.001-07:00

FluidEssentials' CEO, Barry Titlow, was invited to sit on the AOAC board of directors, it's the first time in 126 years a representative from the neutraceutical industry has been chosen. AOAC is an international not-for-profit that works with world governments and businesses to set scientific technical standards.

San Diego Businessman Tapped To Sit On Prestigious AOAC International Board Of Directors We make two health supplements: Flex Essentials for pain and arthritis relief and Total Sleep for sleep and stress relief. They're both natural.

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Sleepless at The Ace in Palm Springs

2010-03-31T11:08:00.001-07:00

Last weekend in Palm Springs I was quickly reminded that alcohol and sleep do not mix. A nice dinner in the Amigo Room + alcohol = up at 3 a.m. and drink Total Sleep (natural sleep aid with Tryptophan).

If you get a chance, drop by The Ace Hotel for an evening of bingo.

More stupid things stars do under the Ambein influence

2010-03-26T11:35:00.001-07:00

News - Lindsay Lohan Comes Clean About Cocaine Use - Celebrity News - UsMagazine.com

I'm still looking for the Kim Kardashian Tweet, in the meantime I found Tiger's and Lindsay's Ambien problems.

Total Sleep, Total Sleep, Total Sleep. It's a natural sleep aid that does not make you do dumb things. Just helps you get to sleep.

Tweeting under the Ambien influence

2010-03-26T11:25:00.000-07:00

Click below to see what crazy things you say and don't realize when you Tweet and take Ambien.

Kristin Chenoweth Tweets Under The Influence

Maybe Kristin should try something natural like our sleep aid Total Sleep. I'm sure I saw an Ambien Tweet from Kim Kardashian in US Weekly. I'll look for it and post it.

If you don't get enough sleep ...

2010-03-08T12:31:00.001-08:00

You may be putting yourself at risk for diabetes. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism found that two weeks of sleeping less than six hours a night can increase insulin resistance and reduce glucose tolerance = diabetes risk.

If you're looking for a natural way to get some shut-eye. Try natural sleep aid and stress reliever Total Sleep. It's loaded with tryptophan, which is an amino acid in our body. Tryptophan lets the body know its time to start its sleep cycle, and to stay asleep! During the day, tryptophan calms the body.

New Customer Review

2010-03-02T14:12:00.000-08:00

We heard from Elizabeth in Florida today. She does not sleep well because of her Fibro and tried natural sleep aid Total Sleep last night. She said:

I just couldn't believe what a good sleep I got.

Elizabeth H., Florida

She usually relies on Tylenol PM, and wanted to get off of them. She found her answer.

5 sleep tips from Michael Breus, Ph.D.,

2010-02-26T11:14:00.001-08:00

5 solid sleep tips from doctor and author of Beauty Sleep, Michael Breus.

1. Design a bedtime ritual.
2. Try a sinus rinse if you're congested.
3. Power down technology.
4. Wear an eye mask.
5. Do relaxation exercises: Such as breathing deeply, counting backward from 300, spraying your pillow with lavender.

30 minutes before you start these five steps, mix up a stick pack of natural sleep aid Total Sleep, drink it and settle in, you should feel dreamy in no time.

Do you eat more carbs when you don't sleep?

2010-02-25T11:15:00.001-08:00

Do you do this? On nights I don't sleep and forget to bring home a box of Total Sleep, I wake up the next morning thinking donuts. My body is naturally trying to get my serotonin levels up so I'll sleep that night. I've got to remember to have Total Sleep in the house. The main ingredient in Total Sleep is Tryptophan, which converts to serotonin, which is our body's feel-good, feel-calm, don't-eat donuts, start-your-sleep-cycle agent. Total Sleep in place of donuts from Super Donuts will save me from my jeans not fitting.

In addition to jeans not fitting, the experts say if we don't get enough sleep it leads to:

Decreased alertness and performance, memory impairment, increased stress, high blood pressure, cardiovascular problems and weight gain.

No thank you to all of those. I'll stick with natural sleep-aid Total Sleep on those nights I can't sleep.

New Total Sleep Review

2010-02-18T13:37:00.001-08:00

Here's our latest review of natural sleep aid Total Sleep:

I tried straight Tryptophan capsules instead of Total Sleep – thinking it would me a couple bucks and accomplish the same goal. My comment to you: I LOVE MY TOTAL SLEEP because I love the days that follow it! Tryptophan didn’t do a thing for my days & I really missed it. Total Sleep lets me wake up ready to take on the day in a great mood with lots of energy. I’m a Total Sleep fan forever!

Valerie C.

Can't sleep? Want better sleep naturally?

2010-02-17T10:21:00.000-08:00

Retire! The journal Sleep finished a study with 15,000 participants and found that disturbed sleep decreased by 26 percent after people retired! Probably because of less stress, fatigue and depression.

If you can't retire, there's always natural sleep aid Total Sleep. Its main ingredient is tryptophan. Tryptophan starts the body's sleep cycle. If you're depressed, stressed, overly fatigued or in pain your body cannot produce healthy levels of tryptophan. If you don't have tryptophan, your sleep cycle will not kick in. You'll have problems getting to sleep and staying asleep.

Another theory about why teens are not sleeping

2010-02-17T09:27:00.000-08:00

It's great to attend events, because we get to connect with our customer face to face and hear direct feedback about Total Sleep and Flex Essentials. Recently we've noticed there is an increasing number of parents asking if their child can take natural sleep aid Total Sleep. The question is why are young people having a hard time getting to sleep?

There was a theory in the Economist last year that young people are not sleeping because of the light from electronic screens (computers, TV, cell phone). The idea is that it confuses the brain into thinking it's still light out so the brain is never alerted to start the sleep cycle.

Here's a similar light theory from today's LA Times. Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute say students are having a hard time getting to sleep at night because they're missing the morning blue light because they're in classrooms without windows and school buses before it's light out. So their natural sleep cycle starts later each day (and your teen stays up).

Click here to read the article.

Total Sleep works in a similar way. As night falls, the main ingredient in Total Sleep, tryptophan converts to serotonin, which converts to melatonin, which then works with darkness to put you to sleep. Total Sleep starts you sleep cycle naturally.

New press release about Total Sleep YouTube videos

2010-02-10T11:51:00.001-08:00

Click the link below to read why natural sleep aid Total Sleep is the answer to insomnia and anxiety.

Fresh Opinion on Sleeplessness: New YouTube Videos Spell Out Why Tryptophan is the Answer to Insomnia and Poor-Sleep Patterns

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Sleep reduces risk of cancer

2010-01-28T11:12:00.000-08:00

Another study on the benefits of sleep came out this week. These days, getting 7 1/2- 8 hours of sleep a night is being talked about as much as the benefits of vitamin D. Every day we learn more about the importance of sleep, from weight loss and depression to heart attack protection.

Add this to the list: Johns Hopkins tracked 6,000 women for about a decade and found that women who worked out regularly but slept seven or fewer hours a night had a 50 percent greater chance of developing cancer than exercisers who got more zzzs. So it seems that sleeplessness may cancel out protective benefits of exercise. The thought is insufficient sleep may cause hormonal and metabolic disturbances linked to cancer risks.

So, if you workout late and are keyed up and can't get to sleep, mix a stickpack of natural sleep aid Total Sleep (the active ingredient is Tryptophan) into a glass of water before bed, and get eight hours of sleep and the health benefits of good night's sleep.

New Total Sleep customer review

2010-01-27T09:29:00.000-08:00

Here's a Total Sleep customer testimonial for all of you who want to get off your prescription sleep aids and try something natural.

I’m having surgery and was taking Total Sleep, but still waking up in pain. So, I tried Lunesta. Well I have to tell you I stopped the Lunesta and went back to Total Sleep. I found the quality and duration of my sleep with Total Sleep was better than the prescription. Sorry I doubted you. :)

Susan M.

Click here to read more reviews of natural sleep-aid Total Sleep.

Thank you for taking the time to drop us a note, Susan!

New Opinion on Fibromyalgia: Link Between Fibromyalgia and Migraine Headaches

2010-01-26T11:37:00.001-08:00

New Opinion on Fibromyalgia: Link Between Fibromyalgia and Migraine Headaches Click the link to see how Total Sleep can help you relieve migraine pain.

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New Opinion on Fibromyalgia: Link Between Fibromyalgia and Anxiety and Depression

2010-01-21T10:30:00.001-08:00

New Opinion on Fibromyalgia: Link Between Fibromyalgia and Anxiety and Depression Click the link to see how Total Sleep can help you feel more positive!

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New Opinion on Fibromyalgia: Link Between Fibromyalgia and Sleeplessness

2010-01-20T11:39:00.001-08:00

New Opinion on Fibromyalgia: Link Between Fibromyalgia and Sleeplessness Click the link to see how natural-sleep aid Total Sleep can help you get to sleep and stay asleep, and not leave you with brain fog! Total Sleep's main ingredient is Tryptophan. Tryptophan starts your sleep cycle, and increases your serotonin levels. Serotonin is your brain's feel-good agent!

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New testimonial

2010-01-19T10:58:00.000-08:00

This testimonial for natural sleep-aid Total Sleep just came in:

I've had Fibromyalgia for 4 1/2 years and have been suffering from sleeplessness since that date. I started using Total Sleep a month ago and IT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE. I mix it. I drink it. After 15 minutes, I go into a deep sleep. For me the benefits are: 1. I have a restful sleep. 2. I start early in the morning with a smile, ready to start my day. 3. I feel lighter in my movements and less pain in my muscles. I love it. I have tried every chemical drug for a better sleep, and they have not helped me as well. I am grateful for your product and want to share it with my friends.

Enid V.

Total Sleep is in Fibromyalgia Aware magazine

2010-01-14T11:58:00.000-08:00

Total Sleep is in The National Fibromyalgia Association's magazine, FM Aware this quarter.

If you know anyone who suffers from Fibromyalgia and its symptoms -- arthritis, pain, depression, headaches and sleeplessness -- pass this blog along.

Total Sleep NATURALLY relieves these symptoms by increasing the body's serotonin levels. No addiction. No brain fog. No liver damage.

Click here to see our Fibromyalgia videos on You Tube.

Huffington Post challenges women to sleep more in 2010

2010-01-12T09:33:00.000-08:00

A regular Total Sleep user sent us this article from the Huffington Post.
Arianna Huffington and Glamour magazine's Cindi Leive are challenging women to get healthy and strengthen their minds and bodies by getting 7 1/2-8 hours of sleep each night in January. Click here to read the blog.

If you want to get some sleep naturally, without addiction or brain fog, try natural sleep-aid Total Sleep.

Why Total Sleep works

2010-01-08T09:45:00.000-08:00

Here's a quick clip about why natural-sleep aid Total Sleep works. You'll find more Total Sleep and Flex Essentials videos on our YouTube page.

Tryptophan→Serotonin→Melatonin→Sleep

Total Sleep and The National Fibromyalgia Association

2010-01-02T06:06:00.000-08:00

We're really excited to feature natural sleep aid Total Sleep in this quarter's National Fibromyalgia Association's magazine: Fibromyalgia Aware. We want you to know there is a natural alternative to treat insomnia that works and is not addictive.

We're offering a discount to FM Aware readers. Enter FIBRO in the coupon code box at checkout and get $2 off each order. If you have not tried Total Sleep, read some of our customer reviews, by clicking here.

How can it help you if you have Fibromyalgia? One of the characteristics of Fibromyalgia is sleeplessness, and natural sleep aid Total Sleep can help. Total Sleep's active ingredient is Tryptophan, which converts to serotonin in our brains. Serotonin calms our bodies and gets them ready for sleep. Serotonin does more than just calm, it gives us a sense of well being, it's our natural feel-good pill. So serotonin will help you get to sleep and stay asleep AND fight depression, which is another characteristic of Fibromyalgia.-- and it's natural and not addictive (We know we said this above, but think it's very important to know.).

You may recognize our product if you're a part of the Fibromyalgia community. Our parent company, Fluid Essentials, sponsored the Fibromyalgia Walk of Fame in 2008.

Top 2010 Resolutions

2009-12-30T08:15:00.001-08:00

What are the top health resolutions for 2010?

1. Exercise more
2. Lose weight
3. Reduce stress
4. Eat a more healthful diet
5. Improve quality of sleep

We can't pull you off the couch to exercise or fill your fridge with organic fruit and vegetables, but we can help you reduce stress and improve the quality of your sleep. Total Sleep is a natural sleep aid by night and a natural stress and anxiety reliever by day. Total Sleep works because it increases your body's serotonin levels with its main ingredient: Tryptophan. Tryptophan converts to serotonin in your brain, which is your body's natural feel good neurotransmitter. Without serotonin, you don't sleep and you're stressed out.

We don't claim to be a weight loss supplement, but Google tryptophan and weight loss. Studies show tryptophan also decreases carb cravings.

Mom was right

2009-12-29T10:02:00.000-08:00

Drinking warm milk does work to help you sleep, but why? Milk calms you because its key nutrients are tryptophan and magnesium, which also are 2 of the 5 key ingredients in natural sleep aid Total Sleep.

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that people who consume the most magnesium spend more time in deep, restorative sleep (isn't that what we all want!). You should aim for 400 milligrams of magnesium a day and 1000 milligrams of calcium.

Then why not just drink milk to start your sleep cycle? Because you need more tryptophan than is in a glass of milk to start you sleep cycle. Tryptophan starts your sleep cycle. If you don't have enough tryptophan, you won't get to sleep and stay asleep. Also, Total Sleep has 70 fewer calories than a glass of skim milk.

New video testimonial

2009-12-15T10:07:00.000-08:00

Natural sleep aid Total Sleep works, but don't take our word for it. Listen to what Denise has to say about Total Sleep. We met Denise at the Pasadena Head To Toe Women's Expo and again at the Del Mar show. She's a stylist in LA who leads a crazy life, so when she needs to sleep, her body better cooperate. Last we heard she was going from LA to Cannes, France to make someone beautiful. We're happy Total Sleep with tryptophan helps her recover.

Photos from the Head To Toe Women's Expo

2009-12-09T11:46:00.000-08:00

Natural sleep aid Total Sleep was hotter than natural pain reliever Flex Essentials at the Head To Toe Women's Expo, just as it was at the expo in Arizona. It caught us off guard for a second time, usually Flex Essentials is the product in demand. The state of our economy is really taking a toll on our stress levels and sleep habits. We're looking for better sleep, rather than pain relief.

A good thing is that if taken by day, Total Sleep acts to reduce anxiety naturally. It calms you by day by increasing serotonin levels (your body's feel-good neurotransmitter), and helps you get to sleep and stay asleep at night.

It was freezing at the event because of the rain, but the shoppers did not seem to notice! Seriously, the next show we do in December at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, I'm wearing my ski suit!

Head to Toe Women's Expo and no sleep

2009-12-04T07:06:00.000-08:00

This is Whitnie today. Here's a perfect example of what happens when you don't get enough sleep. I went to bed late last night and woke up at my usual 6 a.m. time. I usually drive to our local Starbucks and get a coffee and come home. I've been doing this forever. There should be no problem.

I went out to the car and freaked out. I thought it had been broken into and everything taken. I was expecting our booth material (We set up for the Head to Toe Women's Expo in Del Mar last night.) and product to be in the car. I was flipping out. Every option was running through my head of how we'd still attend the expo without our materials!

After a while, I realized we'd already set up--that nothing had been stolen. I was convinced we had lost our booth. I really need to get some sleep tonight!

So, natural sleep aid Total Sleep and natural pain reliever Flex Essentials will be at the Head to Toe Women's Expo in Del Mar today, Saturday and Sunday.

This weekend is the Head To Toe Women's Expo in Del Mar

2009-12-03T12:51:00.000-08:00

The party is about to start. Seriously, women line up outside the door waiting to get in. Natural sleep aid Total Sleep will be at the Head To Toe Women's Expo this weekend. Come visit us. Pick up Christmas presents or treat yourself December 4, 5 and 6 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.

We're out of tickets, but I know Ralph's is offering discounted tickets--which means more money for you!

How much turkey is in a pack of Total Sleep?

2009-12-02T10:56:00.000-08:00

Each stick pack of natural sleep aid Total Sleep has 500 milligrams of Tryptophan, which is equivalent to 1/3 pound of Tryptophan-loaded turkey. That's about the size of a turkey burger patty. Can't get to sleep or stay asleep? Great, you can eat a patty a night, it may get boring, but you'll sleep well.

However, all of the Tryptophan in turkey will not be absorbed, so you'd actually have to eat at least 1/2 pound of turkey to be effective. Hmmmm, so to fall asleep each night you'd need to eat a monster turkey burger---or you could just drink Total Sleep.

Team Tryptophan Runs a 5K

2009-12-01T12:31:00.000-08:00

Before we ate a mountain of stuffing and turkey, my wife, son and I celebrated Thanksgiving by running the Father Joe's Thanksgiving Day 5K in Balboa Park. Team Tryptophan (as we called ourselves because Tryptophan is the main ingredient in natural sleep aid Total Sleep and an amino acid in turkey.) did not win any awards, but we did burn enough calories to eat an extra piece of pumpkin pie.

The run was a little hectic because the runners and walkers were not separated, which makes for a dangerous situation across the narrow Prado bridge. I spent most of the time pushing the BOB stroller on a grassy incline trying to avoid catastrophe! It was a rewarding morning to celebrate with 10,000 other runners and raise money to feed San Diego's homeless. Father Joe's serves 1.7 million meals a year in San Diego.

Turkey makes you sleepy is a myth

2009-11-25T12:36:00.000-08:00

We thought we'd celebrate Thanksgiving by talking about the turkey/Tryptophan/sleep connection. And how, in fact, there is no sleep connection.

Turkey is loaded with Tryptophan, which starts our sleep cycle. However, the reason you fall asleep after Thanksgiving dinner is because you've eaten so many carbs and calories. It's not the Tryptophan in turkey that's making you sleep. It's all that pie, potato and pumpkin stuffing that knocks you out! The protein in turkey stops your body from using the Tryptophan.

Tryptophan is the key ingredient in natural sleep aid Total Sleep. You'll notice if you eat a fat steak (or any protein) and then drink Total Sleep you will not sleep. You have to take it on an empty stomach (or with a carb) for Tryptophan to cross the blood-brain barrier and start your sleep cycle.

Have a healthy, happy Thanksgiving.

Arizona Women's Expo and Total Sleep Drink

2009-11-19T10:21:00.000-08:00

Hello, Arizona!

Click here to read the latest government study to see which states are sleeping and which are not. We know it will not come as a surprise to you that Arizona is not sleeping well. However, it did surprise us that Natural sleep aid Total Sleep with Tryptophan was more in demand than natural pain reliever and anti-inflammatory Flex Essentials.

Click here to see photos from the show. You may be in one of them!

Total Sleep Sweetener

2009-11-18T11:24:00.001-08:00

Wondering if people care if products are sweetened with Stevia vs Sucralose? Total Sleep is sweetened with Stevia because we don't want cancer. We think we're taking in enough chemicals from our surroundings as is. Someone suggested it's because we live in California that we care. I guess we're more crunchy? Sucralose is a carcinogenic. Stevia is natural, and from a plant. We think people care. Do you?

Store update part 2

2009-11-18T11:15:00.000-08:00

Well, I spoke too soon. It's going to take us a little longer to update the store. We're crossing our fingers that our 5-step store will change to a 1-step store in the next two weeks.

In the meantime, nothing has changed. You can buy natural sleep aid with Tryptophan Total Sleep, by clicking here.

Store update

2009-11-12T12:19:00.000-08:00

We're simplifying the online buying process. Some folks have called in this week saying our store is too confusing. Starting next week you will not have to login to buy natural sleep aid with Tryptophan Total Sleep or natural anti-inflammatory and pain reliever Flex Essentials. You can just purchase them and go. No account, no login. No four-step store.

New testimonial

2009-11-12T11:41:00.000-08:00

I was out on delivery last night. A few of our customers live near us and we drop of their Total Sleep and Flex Essentials boxes. We value it because it gives us a chance to talk with our regular customers and hear what they think of our products. What's good, what's bad.

Back to last night, I delivered a box of natural sleep aid Total Sleep and a box of natural pain reliever Flex Essentials to Diane.

Asked her how they were working for her, "Awesome," she said. "No pain after Jazzercise." Great exercise recovery aid and she's sleeping better.

Asked her how she's taking them. And, this is the first time I've heard this: She's mixing her own health cocktail. Each night she pours a packet of Flex Essentials, a packet of Total Sleep and a packet of Emergen-c into a glass of water and down the hatch. Voila, she's covered all her sleep, pain and inflammation bases.

Pretty funny. (For the record, we don't make Emergen-c, and Flex Essentials does have vitamin C. In fact it has 250% more than the government recommendation.).

Stress = Poor Sleep

2009-11-11T11:56:00.000-08:00

You know when you're stressed you can't sleep, but why? It's not just your brain running wild with a to-do list, stress causes your nervous system to go into overdrive. You can ease nightly anxiety by meditating and increasing serotonin levels. Serotonin is your body's natural anti-anxiety--so you don't have to knock yourself out with a sleeping pill.

Total Sleep natural sleep aid works because it raises your serotonin levels, which makes you feel calm and relaxed.

Check out gaim.com for meditation and relaxation DVDs.

How do you know if it's just a placebo?

2009-11-04T13:16:00.000-08:00

The big mountain we have to overcome is "does Total Sleep really work?" "Is it just a placebo?" one friend asked. The only way to find out is to try it. If you buy it and you sleep, don't take it for a few nights and see how you sleep. When you do take it again, if you sleep well, you know it works for you.

Total Sleep is a natural sleep aid with Tryptophan. Tryptophan starts your sleep cycle, relaxes you and gets your body ready for rest.

It really works. Click here and scroll down to funny testimonial to see what one Total Sleep user thinks.

Which state in the United States reports the worst sleep?

2009-11-03T10:58:00.000-08:00

West Virginia. A telephone poll of 400,000 Americans, found that 1 in 5 West Virginians said they did not get a single good night's sleep in the last month. That's a single good night's sleep! That is really rough. Send them some Total Sleep.

The national average was 1 in 10, and the best news came from North Dakota, with only 1 in 13 people saying they did not get a single good night's sleep in the last month.

To read the full article click here and to read the blog, click here. People get heated about sleep.

This map explains why all-natural sleep aid Total Sleep booth was slammed for sleep at Arizona's Ultimate Women's Expo.

Doctors think the bad sleep is tied to stress, diet and poor health.

Total Sleep Quiz Answer

2009-11-01T13:00:00.000-08:00

The answer to our quiz? South Koreans!

Of industrialized countries, South Koreans report working the most and sleeping the least. Hmmmm, does that debunk the American stereotype? Americans report sleeping 8 1/2 hours a day, that's just 12 minutes less than the French. What?

I'll be shipping a case of all-natural sleep aid Total Sleep to South Korea.

Sleep quiz and remember to set your clocks back Sunday

2009-10-30T12:28:00.000-07:00

Use your noodles, as my four-year-old son says. Which industrialized country's citizens spend the least time asleep per night? Is it:

A. the United States

B. France

C. Mexico

D. South Korea

We'll give you the answer tomorrow. And don't drink Total Sleep at your desk, or you'll drool on your mouse!

Sleep well and defend against the flu

2009-10-29T11:35:00.000-07:00

Just a reminder that if you get a good night's rest, you're less likely to get sick, which is good because we're all pretty flipped out about H1N1.

Click here to read. You can always try all-natural sleep aid Total Sleep for an immune-system jump start.

Sleep tip

2009-10-29T10:19:00.000-07:00

We know you've heard it before. If you want to get more zzzzz's you have to exercise. Although there is a fine balance. Too much exercise depletes your Tryptophan levels (Tryptophan is the key ingredient in natural sleep aid Total Sleep and is the key to starting your sleep cycle.).

According to Mark Stibich, Ph.D., a health researcher at Columbia University, "Your body shuts down faster if you've exercised because it needs sleep to repair workout-induced muscle damage and replenish your energy."

Also, after exercise your body temperature drops, which experts believe helps you fall asleep.

Maybe that's why I feel so sleepy in the winter. Hit the gym tonight.

Slim in your sleep?

2009-10-28T13:24:00.000-07:00

This is Whitnie from Fluid Essentials (parent company of Total Sleep and Flex Essentials). I had a baby four years ago and wanted to share this article I found in the San Diego Union Tribune with all you moms who are not sleeping.

A new study in the American Journal of Epidemiology says women who slept 5 hours or less a night were three times as likely to retain 11 pregnancy pounds. Women who slept 7 hours lost the 11 pounds.

Yikes! Like most women, I'd prefer to be in the group of women who lost the 11 pounds, but when you can't sleep, you can't sleep. I use Total Sleep a few days a month--must help keep off the 11 pounds!

New moms: if you're breast-feeding you cannot use Total Sleep. However, if you're not breast-feeding and want to sleep, but worry it will knock you out and you won't hear baby cry, don't worry. Total sleep is not a knock you out. It's just soothing, you'll still hear your little one (or in my case, 4-year-old) cry. You'll just be able to go back to sleep after.

Scroll down and read funny testimonial to hear what a mom has to say about Total Sleep.

Does melotonin work for you? Is there another natural sleep aid?

2009-10-28T13:05:00.000-07:00

Melatonin is great and works really well for a lot of people. However, we've found it works for people who can't get to sleep, but does not work well for people who can't stay asleep. If you've ever had that feeling of lying in bed at 3 a.m. wide awake, wishing you could sleep and wondering if it's too early to start the coffee up, or wondering why Starbucks is not open at 4 a.m.-- you may benefit from natural sleep aid Total Sleep.

Total sleep operates by starting your sleep cycle with Tryptophan, which converts to serotonin in our brains. People who wake up a lot need not just to get to sleep, they need to calm their brain and body. Serotonin is your body's natural calming agent. Increased serotonin levels make you feel like you've had a nice glass of red wine without the calories or just finished a soothing yoga class. Best of all, they'll calm your brain so it stops thinking about the day and you stay asleep.

Eventually, they convert to melatonin which works with darkness to tell your body to go to sleep. So Total Sleep also works for those of you who just need to fall asleep.

See you at Starbucks at 7 a.m.!

We had to include this video from the Arizona Ultimate Women's Expo

2009-10-21T11:46:00.000-07:00

Here's a short clip from the Louis Vuitton fashion show at Arizona's Ultimate Women's Expo. It's pretty cheesy, and just shows you that even a classic like Louis Vuitton can look lame. But we include this video because at the end the announcer talks about stress and how next year will be a better year. Arizona has been hit hard by this depression, recession, what? Economic decline? Women in Arizona need some sleep, and natural sleep aid and anti-anxiety Total Sleep was flying off the shelf. Totally! (You'll get it after watching the video.)

We hope you don't need us next year, Arizona. For sure the video will make you laugh, which reduces stress and increases serotonin so you feel better and sleep better!

Total Sleep photos from Arizona's Ultimate Women's Expo

2009-10-21T10:03:00.000-07:00

Our pleasure to meet you all at Arizona's Ultimate Women's Expo. Although, we must admint 100 degrees is a little hot for October! Send us your testimonial and let us know how natural sleep aid with Tryptophan Total Sleep helped you get some shut eye! Leave a comment here or send an email to info@fluidessentials.com. Sleep well!

Funny Testimonial

2009-10-15T11:30:00.000-07:00

We just received this Total Sleep testimonial. Here's a summary of what she said, to read the entire testimonial or if you're looking for an amazing photographer click here.

I've not slept well since my first pregnancy five years ago, my health was truly suffering. I tried Total Sleep, and oh my goodness. Becky. Look. At. Her Sleep! I'm in love.

Roon B.

Total Sleep is heading to Arizona's Ultimate Women's Expo

2009-10-15T10:50:00.001-07:00

Our Total Sleep team is heading to Arizona this weekend to attend Arizona's Ultimate Women's Expo. We're taking our natural sleep aid to the desert for this ultimate event, which it really appears to be. It's from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Phoenix Convention Center, and get a load of who will be there: Louis Vuitton, Pottery Barn, Sephora, L'Occitane, Aveda, Starbucks and 500 other vendors.

Matt Titlow (our co-CEO) speaks Saturday at noon about natural tools to help you combat sleeplessness, pain and depression.

Hope to see you all there. You can download discounted tickets and read more about the event by clicking here.

Photos from the Women's Head To Toe Expo

2009-10-14T10:19:00.000-07:00

Natural sleep aid with Tryptophan Total Sleep is back in San Diego. Our team spent the weekend in Pasadena at the Women's Head To Toe Expo. Although Matt (our co-CEO) did disappear on Sunday off and on. We suspect he was watching football somewhere on Colorado Street!

We wish there were a way to have people give Total Sleep a test run at events, but short of a mattress at the show, we're not sure how we'd do it. We do stand behind our product 100 percent.

It was fun to meet you all! You can refill your order at our online store or at drugstore.com

Total Sleep and the Women's Head To Toe Expo

2009-10-08T11:26:00.000-07:00

Get your girlfriends together and come and visit us this weekend at the Women's Head to Toe Expo . The expo is this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Pasadena Convention Center, starting at 10 a.m. We're booth #243 and will be stocked with fresh boxes of natural anti-inflammatory and pain reliever Flex Essentials and natural sleep aid with Tryptophan Total Sleep. This is always a fun event.

Fibromyalgia and Total Sleep

2009-10-06T09:47:00.000-07:00

One of our regular Total Sleep customers, triathlete and Fibromyalgic Minnie Lee was mentioned in The New York times last week. She's found successful ways to beat Fibromyalgia and The New York Times wanted to know her secret. One of her tools to keep her Fibromyalgia from taking over: getting better sleep with Total Sleep natural sleep aid.

The article chronicles the struggle to diagnose Fibromyalgia and the frustration involved. It stresses that people with Fibromyalgia "really do process pain differently."

In addition to the three medications approved for treatment (Lyrica, Cymbalta and Savella), doctors stress the importance of exercise and improved sleep. Why improved sleep? Not enough sleep = More pain felt.

Click here to read the full article.

Click here to read Minnie's blog.

Total Sleep is a natural sleep aid with Tryptophan. It starts your sleep cycle so you can get to sleep and stay asleep.

Tips to decrease stress, anxiety and get some sleep

2009-09-30T13:03:00.001-07:00

In addition to the anxiety-relieving tips below, try Total Sleep. Total Sleep is a natural anti-anxiety and sleep aid. The ingredient Tryptophan increases serotonin levels. Serotonin is our body's calming, feel-good neurotransmitter. So, drink it by day for calm and night for sleep.

Most working or not working moms we talk with feel stressed out and at some point have trouble sleeping and managing daily anxiety. Here are some tips from two new books that help moms beat the demands of balancing children, work, family, health.

1. Ask for help/divvy up the workload
2. Once you've delegated, let it go, don't micromanage
3. Focus on what makes you happy
4. Follow the HAPPY breakdown

H: Health. Eat right, exercise, take care of yourself.
A: Adaptability. Be able to go with the flow.
P: Pride in your work. Find meaning in what you do.
P: Pride in your family. Raising a family can feel like a competitive sport. Don't compare kids. Take price in your children.
Y: Young at heart. Look for joy throughout the day.

A sleepless mom rates Total Sleep

2009-09-28T16:22:00.000-07:00

We just heard from Roon, a stressed out mom who is juggling two young kids, house, husband and her own successful business. She has a hard time staying asleep and spends a lot of early mornings reading Oprah. She tried all-natural sleep aid Total Sleep and sent us this message:

Total Sleep = Total Godsend

Thanks, Roon!

Total Sleep and The San Diego Quilt Show

2009-09-23T11:16:00.000-07:00

We're back from the San Diego Quilt Show. Thanks for stopping by our Total Sleep booth.

It was an interesting crowd. We usually hear two different stories about sleep:

1. I can't get to sleep

2. I can get to sleep, but wake up all night.

This group was different. We heard many of you say you cannot get to sleep or stay asleep. That's where Total Sleep comes in. Give us three nights, we can help you sleep better naturally by starting your sleep cycle and increasing your healthy serotonin levels so you stay asleep.

Total Sleep is natural. It will not wipe you out or leave you groggy or make you do crazy things. For example, one woman told us she blended a raw chicken shake in the middle of the night because she was hungry. Thank goodness her husband stopped her from drinking it!

Stars need Total Sleep too

2009-09-17T08:34:00.000-07:00

I just read that Sharon Osbourne has a hard time sleeping and usually does not fall asleep until 5 a.m. Wow. That's pretty rough. We'd love her to try natural sleep aid Total Sleep with Tryptophan to reset (and start) her sleep cycle.

Tryptophan starts your sleep cycle. If you're not sleeping you're usually physically stressed, mentally stressed out or have a hormonal fluctuation and your body is depleted of Tryptophan. Introduce a packet of Total Sleep.

We have some people who drink it when they wake at 2 a.m. so they can fall back asleep at 2:30 a.m.-- instead of watching the clock for the next few hours.

Beat the flu this season with Total Sleep

2009-09-14T10:27:00.001-07:00

We're all a little nervous about H1N1 (Swine Flu) this season. We know you know this, but we'll say it again. Get some rest to beat the flu. If you don't, your immune system is compromised and you're more likely to get sick.

If you have trouble sleeping, try Total Sleep. It's a natural sleep aid with Tryptophan that helps you get to sleep and stay asleep naturally without knocking you out!

Here's The National Sleep Foundation immunity article:

Sleep May Be Best Prevention for Cold, Flu National Sleep Foundation - Information on Sleep Health and Safety

Total Sleep natural sleep aid

2009-09-11T13:25:00.000-07:00

Total Sleep is a natural sleep aid with Tryptophan. If you're physically stressed out, mentally stressed out, in pain, or have a hormonal fluctuation, your Tryptophan levels are depleted. Tryptophan starts your sleep cycle. If you don't have Tryptophan your body cannot start or continue it's sleep cycle. Read about the science behind Total Sleep with Tryptophan sleep aid.

Give us one night. We're natural. Total Sleep with Tryptophan sleep aid, works naturally to help your body do what it needs.

Click Testimonials (below and to the right) read what people are saying about us, or click this link to our website.

Then try us out and let us know you're sleeping.

Wishing Minnie a restorative sleep before her race!

2009-09-11T11:21:00.000-07:00

Everyone at Fluid Essentials wishes Minnie a strong Malibu Triathlon. Take your Total Sleep drink, Minnie, you inspire us!

Total Sleep with Tryptophan

2009-09-10T10:28:00.001-07:00

What makes Total Sleep different from other Tryptophan sleep aids? It has GABA, Ashwagandha, vitamin C, Magnesium and less then one gram of sugar to ignite the sleep catalyst. Our ingredients work together to help you get better, natural sleep.

Combat stress with Total Sleep

2009-09-10T10:03:00.000-07:00

The number one reason for not sleeping is stress and anxiety. Raise your serotonin levels by drinking Total Sleep with Tryptophan before bed. Tryptophan starts your sleep cycle and converts to serotonin in your brain. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter in your brain that tells your body to calm down, relax, feel good, and get to sleep.

We know that stress and anxiety lead to sleeplessness, high-blood pressure, stiff arteries, suppressed immune system, increased risk of diabetes, depression, Alzheimer's (not to mention grouchy). A study from the journal Science reports that chronic stress can rewire the brain so we are unable to get out of the stressed-out state. So, if we are less stressed, out body goes on automatic pilot and acts like it's still stressed out.

Another reason to get some sleep and increase your brain's serotonin levels.

Compare your sleep aid with all-natural Total Sleep with Tryptophan

2009-09-09T10:00:00.000-07:00

Total Sleep works quickly to help you get to sleep and stay asleep NATURALLY. It will not knock your out or leave you loopy the next day. It works so well because of its blend of Tryptophan, GABA, Ashwagandha, magnesium and vitamin C. It is not addictive, and does not have to be used nightly. Put it to the test, and let us know how it worked for you. You can buy Total Sleep at Drugstore.com and from our website store FluidEssentials.com.

Total Sleep and runners

2009-09-08T11:00:00.000-07:00

I just read the Runner's World article about Tera Moody, one of America's best marathoners who has not slept well since sixth grade. She's getting more sleep since working with the Mao Clinic, but used to average 5 total hours of sleep--with naps!

It made me think about what we've heard from athletes at events we've supported: Eugene Olympic Trials 2008, Rock N' Roll Marathon 2008, MS Walk 2008, Countrywide Classic 2008, Sugar Bowl High Fives extreme skiing. Many complained of anxiety before competition, and said it affected their sleep. We've helped a lot of athletes sleep well--naturally--and not left them loopy for next day's race.

I know Tara's taking Valerian, but think Total Sleep will work well to reduce her anxiety. When we exercise a lot or are stressed out and anxious, our bodies do not produce Tryptophan. Tryptophan starts our sleep cycle. If we can't start the sleep cycle or continue it (for those who wake often) how can we ever sleep?

Total Sleep drink works because of Tryptophan. Tryptophan starts your sleep cycle: Tryptophan converts to serotonin in your brain (which is your calming neurotransmitter, it calms you down and gets your body ready to sleep), serotonin converts to melotonin, which works with darkness and tells your body to sleep.

If you have anxiety, try Total Sleep to help you get to sleep and stay asleep naturally.

The Runner's World article is below.

http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-241-285--13267-0,00.html?plckCurrentPage=2

Local event

2009-09-03T10:04:00.000-07:00

If you're in San Diego and want to buy Total Sleep, and not pay for shipping, stop by the San Diego Quilt Show September 17, 18 and 19 at the San Diego Convention Center. We'll be there with Flex Essentials, too.

What people are saying about us

2009-09-02T13:14:00.000-07:00

Click the link below to see what a woman with Fibromyalgia is saying about TotalSleep.

http://www.everydayhealth.com/blogs/racingagainstthepainoffibromyalgia/sleep-priority-number-one

National Sleep Foundation

2009-08-21T13:49:00.000-07:00

If it's one of those nights and you find yourself out of Total Sleep, you can try the National Sleep Foundation's new free sleep hotline. The number is 888 TIME 4 SLEEP. They're troubleshooting common sleep problems.

Thrive on little sleep? Maybe it's a gene mutation.

2009-08-14T10:35:00.000-07:00

Ying-hui Fu, a neurologist at the University of California San Francisco just finished a study that sums up why some of us thrive on 5 hours of sleep and others of us feel like were under water all day with only 5 hours. She said it's a gene mutation, and that most of us need 8-81/2 hours to feel rested, repair and reorganize our brain cells, and not do crazy things like put the milk in the cupboard.

For those of us who don't have the mutation, there's always TotalSleep.

To hear the story, click the link below.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111845909

New testimonial

2009-08-13T12:47:00.000-07:00

This came from Loretta P.:

I am one of those people who do not sleep for nothing. I have been living like this for years. I do not like taking drugs, or want to become addicted to any. I just learned to live off 3 - 4 hours sleep. I was lucky to meet Matt, who introduced me to TOTAL SLEEP. I told him, if I feel asleep longer than 3-4 hours, I would be the town crier and tell the world... Well, here I am, the product is awesome! I have never slept like a baby in 20 yrs. Thank you Matt, for knowing this is a greater problem than any one knows, people who cannot sleep.

Thank you for your note, Loretta!

New testimonial

2009-08-13T12:09:00.000-07:00

This came from Claire M. June 22:

I received TotalSleep in the mail about a week ago. The first night I slept 6 hrs without waking up. Unbelievable. I haven't slept straight for 6 hrs for a very, very long time. I've slept every night since. If I wake up I 'm able to go back to sleep. The sleep helps ease my Fibromyalgia pain and I'm able to complete my day feeling better about myself. I don't feel drugged like I did with the Rx's I've tried. I only bought one box because I was unsure. But, I'm placing another order today. It's working for me and I'm sooo thankful!

Thanks, Claire. Please keep us updated.

Try the nap wheel?

2009-08-06T12:03:00.000-07:00

This is pretty interesting, Dr. Sarah Mednick is assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego. She recommends napping daily and has written a book (Take a Nap!) about napping and it's benefits. She says if you nap you'll "maintain or boost your skills, from creative problem solving, and alertness and physical stamina, to mood and memory."

Click the link below to try out her Nap Wheel. It tells you your optimal nap time so you'll be sharp for the day.

http://www.saramednick.com/htmls/book/napwheel.htm

Sleep Apnea

2009-08-05T10:23:00.000-07:00

This is for all of you suffering with sleep apnea. We can help you get to sleep, but it takes more than TotalSleep to solve sleep apnea.

If you're sleep continues to be disturbed it results in high-blood pressure, diabetes, depression and inability to concentrate. So click the link below to hear the story about ways to deal with sleep apnea.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111429822

Lack of sleep, carbohydrate and weight gain

2009-07-30T12:46:00.000-07:00

This is pretty funny. I'm a perfect example of what happens when you don't get enough sleep. I've not been feeling well for the last week and the last two nights I've been up and coughing like a seal.

Two nights of no sleep=low serotonin=increased stress=increased=grehlin=carb cravings (many chocolates)=weight gain.

I'll knock the carb cravings tonight with a dose of TotalSleep.

Who naps in America?

2009-07-30T11:03:00.000-07:00

Read the link below to see who is napping. Cornell sleep expert James Maas says, "Napping should have the status of daily exercise."

Nap? You're not alone

TotalSleep and carbohydrates

2009-07-29T11:45:00.000-07:00

We were talking with MIT professor and author of The Serotonin Power Diet, Dr. Judith Wurtman and she recommends increasing serotonin levels for better sleep and weight loss.

TotalSleep works because it increases your body's serotonin levels. Serotonin is a calming neurotransmitter in your brain that tells your body to slow down and prepare for sleep. So drink TotalSleep and eat a piece of toast before bed for deeper sleep.

Click on the link below to read her blog about weight loss and sleep. And, tell us if you notice any weight loss with better sleep.

http://www.serotoninpowerdiet.com/blog/index.php?d=26&m=07&y=09&category=6

3 good sleep tips

2009-07-28T11:59:00.000-07:00

You can use these 3 sleep tips along with a glass of TotalSleep before bed to help you maximize your sleep time.

1. Take time to wind down before you rest.

We all have crazy days, when we slow down, it signals our body it's time to rest. Establish a nighttime ritual, with no electronics an hour before bed (see last week's post). The nighttime ritual works really well for my four-year-old, so why not for adults?

2. Darken your room.

(Tryptophan is the main active ingredient in TotalSleep, it converts to serotonin, serotonin to melatonin, which works with darkness to start your sleep cycle.) Another signal sent to our body to tell it to sleep.

3. Put your thoughts to bed.

A few hours before bed, record your thoughts in a journal so they are not spinning around in your head while you're trying to sleep.

Young people, late-night electronics and sleep problems

2009-07-23T13:19:00.000-07:00

This last year, we've sold a lot of boxes of TotalSleep to parents who are buying it for their older kids. We all know the little ones are a challenge, but who would have thought 17-year-old kids were not getting the 9 hours they need for brain and body development? New research says late-night electronics may be to blame, and to turn off the cell phone, computer and video game before bed.

There was a story in The Economist last year that said the blue screen on a computer tricks our brain into thinking it's daytime, and our body will not go to sleep. The article below supports the theory.

To read the full article about our kids, sleep problems and electronics, click the link below.

Late-night electronics are zapping kids' sleep

Snooze more, sneeze less

2009-07-22T09:31:00.000-07:00

Consumer Reports on Health says volunteers were given nasal drops of a cold virus. Those who slept less than seven hours a night were three times more likely to catch the cold than those who got at least eight hours sleep. One hour makes a difference!

Jazzercise event rocked the beat!

2009-07-21T09:37:00.000-07:00

We just came from the desert, and what a fun event this was. Eight hundred people gathered in Palm Springs at La Quinta resort to dance their hearts out for up to five hours a day. We loved meeting everyone from all over the country who came to shake a leg with the amazing Judi Sheppard Missett and her Jazzercise team. Judi (Jazzercise founder and CEO) is on the far right, Shannah Missett Nelson (Jazzercise executive vice president) is in the middle and Rich Mundy (from the Jazzercise taping team) is on the left, adoring fans are behind the three.

Did we mention it was 106 degrees?

TotalSleep ad in Fibromyalgia Aware Magazine

2009-07-16T13:34:00.000-07:00

Take advantage of the coupon and get $2 off each order of TotalSleep and FlexEssentials! Just enter FIBRO at checkout.

TotalSleep supports National Fibromyalgia Association and community

2009-07-15T11:46:00.000-07:00

We've had the chance to support the National Fibromyalgia Association during the past year, including sponsoring the Fibromyalgia Walk Of Fame. You can read about us and find a coupon code for FlexEssentials or TotalSleep in the summer 2009 edition of Fibromyalgia Aware magazine. It's a straightforward, insightful magazine helping people with Fibromyalgia find support, relief and new information to improve the quality of their lives.

Go to http://www.fmaware.com/ to sign up for the magazine and find our coupon.

Relieve restless leg syndrome with TotalSleep and exercise

2009-07-14T10:12:00.000-07:00

We hear from many of you that restless leg syndrome keeps you up at night. The latest research says vigorous exercise improves the sleep of people who suffer from restless leg syndrome. Researchers found that just one episode of high-intensity exercise in the morning improved sleep quality that night.

Start your sleep cycle naturally with TotalSleep and go for a power walk to calm those legs and get some rest.

Better sleep, better living, no depression, smarter and a happy marriage

2009-07-13T21:18:00.001-07:00

I read this article about poor sleep and its consequences in the LA Times a few weeks ago. Sorry, it took so long to get it posted. We've been at a Jazzercise event and the National Education Association annual meeting and expo.

It says, if we sleep better, we'll be smarter, not depressed and get along better with our spouses. Rather than knocking ourselves our with RX sleep medications, why not try a natural alternative like TotalSleep?

Click here to read Better Sleep, Better Living