After years of severe sleep problems I found out that he reason for my waking up and not being able to return to sleep was mostly due to my blood sugar crashing in the middle of the night.

To solve this I cheat and simply take a teaspoon or three of honey, which usually puts me back to bed.

Also, to regulate blood sugar I have been taking Gymnema and Cinnamon, as well as a few other natural herbs.

Here is everything in my tool bag of natural sleep solution items: melatonin (sleep hormone), 5-HTP (increases serotonin) , Holy Basil (decreases cortisol), Inositol (also helps to regulate blood sugar).

I can't stop without adding a severe warning against taking any of the benzodiazepams for sleep as they are extremely dangerous (valium, xanax, halidol, etc. - there are dozens, all of which should be banned).