hi all At 08:26 2001/02/24 -0700, either Patricia Lewis <[log in to unmask]> or Patricia Lewis <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > >------=_NextPart_000_00B5_01C09E3B.6BAE0680 >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > >to those of you who are having trouble with sleeping, this is what works = >for me: i purchased a used 2-person hottub a few years ago. whenever i = >wake at night i hop in and soak for 10-15 minutes - sometimes a couple = >times a night. 103-4 degrees. loosens me up and i can get back to = >sleep for awhile - plus it feels good. my old hottub broke and i'm out = >of commission for now. not only does it feel good, i can watch the = >shooting stars and relax. i may not get more sleep, but i get better = >sleep - and an afternoon nap fits in there too. > >i used to get furious when i couldn't sleep. getting uptight only makes = >it worse. i think people have to realize that this is the way it is and = >you have to create ways to deal around it. of course not everyone is in = >a place - physically or economically - that can have a hottub (hot = >shower?). come on over and join me. maybe it is time to buy a new = >bigger one - there's an idea. > >bea >(mr.) burdette e anderson i think a warm bath or a warm glass of milk are known for their soporific effect at much lower cost other tips include establishing a regular sleep routine and minimising napping through the day any serious (long term) disturbance to one's sleep pattern i.e. not enough sleep or too much sleep is a primary indicator of clinical depression (which should be GREAT news to anyone - since it is curable! - unlike parkinson's disease!) janet ps i suggest setting your e-mail software to NO MIME and NO MULTI-PART MESSAGES and plain 7-bit ASCII text janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype parkie 53 now / 44 dx cd / 43 onset cd / 41 dx pd / 37 onset pd TEL: 613 256 8340 SMAIL: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada EMAIL: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/