I feel like my mind is always tired, yet I don’t do anything extraordinary. Like there is a hamster in there, the wheel is spinning but he’s not going anywhere. I believe this to be an emerging feeling and problem brought on by our new technologies. Cell phone towers are really scary.

Kelly
This might sound crazy, but it has helped me sleep SO WELL. I was told by an intuitive to put three clear drinking glasses in an equilateral triangle around my bed or in a larger space in which my bed is inside the triangle. Must be equilateral (equal length of sides and angles) and the glasses must not have any markings and must be empty. The silica and crystal in the glasses actually creates a force-field of protection from these harmful waves that excite our brain cells. I know, I know i just said force-field, but we are venturing in on different times. Things we thought impossible are becoming the norm.

I have been sleeping very peacefully ever since I put the glasses there. I also use my cell phone a whole lot less after learning about the harmful effects.

P.S.-when you are inside your vehicle, you are protected from cell phone tower microwaves because of the extra layer of metal car deflecting a lot of the waves. however, using your cell phone while you are inside the car magnifies the waves and they deflect back to you and bounce around the space in the car. This was upsetting to know. At first I was inconvenienced by the no cell phones while driving rule because I got most of my calling done on the road. But now, even more bummed that I have been subjecting myself to extra microwaves and now i know my rebellion of using my phone in the car actually harms me so its a double whammy.

I think there’s plenty of hope for grandma!

I would suggest looking up an herbalist in your area for a personal consultation — there are so many things that can affect sleep that I don’t think you’re likely to get much useful advice online.

I would ask around about local herbalists, or look online. (The American Herbalists Guild is one resource, though they only list herbalists who are professional members of their organization.)

You can also divide crowns and share the rhizomes – or sell, if you know the variety – your Hops plants with Home-Brewers.
A Hops shortage will greatly raise prices the next couple of years…so these pleasant vines are valuable to some of us.

Store Hops flowers in a Freezer Bag after harvest – best used for brewing fairly Fresh…before the next season’s harvest.

Do you have any information on what kind of depression was involved? I.e., was it the excess kind (intense sadness) or the deficient kind (feeling flat and numb)? I’m developing a theory that hops is contraindicated for the second kind but not necessarily the first.

Yes, morning insomnia is often associated with depression — and I don’t give hops for morning insomnia, I tend to use it for people who have trouble falling asleep due to agitation.