67. Valerian Supplement
Valerian is a renowned herb recognized for its calming effects, particularly on the central nervous and muscular systems. Anthony William, the Medical Medium, highlights valerian as a beneficial herb for those seeking natural relief from anxiety, stress, and tension. Its sedative properties make it valuable for promoting relaxation, reducing muscle tension, and supporting restful sleep, providing relief for those experiencing chronic stress or sleep difficulties.
Recommended Supplement Forms, Usage and Product Links:
- Hawaii Pharm Valerian tincture (2-4 oz): 1-2 dropperfuls/1-2x day
- Herb Pharm Tincture (1 oz): 1-2 dropperfuls/1-2x day
- Gaia Valerian Root capsules: 1-2 capsules/1-2x day
Testing Technique Guidance:
Ready to add this supplement to your protocol? These steps will guide you to establish your optimal dosage.
- Set Your Intention
- Example: "I set the intention to determine the best form and optimal dosage of this supplement to support my health and highest good at this time."
- Test the Best Form
- Explore the options provided above and ask, "To optimally support my intention, is it best to take the liquid form? Capsule?" Continue through all the forms until you get a 'yes.'
- Verify Brand Options
- If there are multiple brands for the form you tested, verify which is best for you: "Is the Vimergy brand best for me?" "How about Pure Encapsulations?" Continue testing until you receive a 'yes.'
- Determine Dosage
- Establish how many to take of the specific form. Start by testing with the recommended dosage provided above.
- Example: If you tested for capsule form, ask, "To optimally support my intention, how many capsules should I take? 1? 2?" Continue until you get a 'yes.'
- Determine Frequency
- Decide how often to take the chosen amount:
- Example: If you tested for 1 capsule, ask, "How often should I take 1 capsule of this supplement? 1x/day? 2x/day? 3x/week?" Continue until you get a 'yes.'
- Determine Duration
- Establish the duration for taking the determined amount:
- Example: If you tested taking 1 capsule 2x/day, ask, "How long should I take 1 capsule 2x/day? Less than 1 week? More than 1 week?" Continue until you get a 'yes' for the specific amount of days or length of time.
- Verify Dosage Adjustments
- After your initial duration, check if you need to adjust your dosage:
- Example: If you tested 1 capsule 2x/day for 4 days, ask, "Can I determine my needs for this supplement after 4 days?"
- If 'no,' return after 4 days to reassess your optimal dosage. If 'yes,' repeat the steps to determine the amount and frequency needed after the initial period.
- Example: You might find you need 1 capsule 1x/day for a month following the initial 1 capsule 2x/day for 4 days.
Key tips:
- Test Other Details: To design your personalized supplement protocol, consider testing specific details related to your supplement intake, such as:
- Taking with food or on an empty stomach?
- Taking in the morning, afternoon, or evening?
- Taking with other supplements or alone?
- Assessing interactions with other supplements, medications or specific foods.
- Evaluating hydration needs when taking the supplement.
- In-the-Moment Testing: Testing your needs in the present is usually more reliable than planning for the future.
- Ongoing Adjustments: While taking your supplements, regularly tune in to see if any adjustments are needed. You may require more or less of a specific supplement at any time.
- Monthly Review: Check and update your supplement protocol at least once a month, or more frequently, to ensure your supplement regimen is optimally supporting your health.
More Guidance:
- The test technique guidance provided above is for when you are using a mental testing technique.
- If your mental testing technique feels "offline" or unclear, try using vibrational testing using a pendulum.
- Review the full Resonate Health Self-Guided Approach.
Primary Benefits of Valerian
Nervous System Support
Calms the central nervous system, helping to reduce stress, anxiety, and mental tension.
Muscle Relaxation
Eases muscle tightness and spasms, making it useful for physical relaxation and recovery.
Sleep Aid
Known to aid restful sleep by promoting relaxation without the groggy aftereffects typical of some sleep aids.
Benefits At Every Level
Physical Benefits
- Muscle Tension Relief: Soothes muscle spasms and tension, especially beneficial for conditions involving muscular pain or tightness.
- Pain Reduction: May help alleviate discomfort related to tension headaches and general body aches due to its calming properties.
- Digestion: Assists in calming an overactive digestive system, especially in cases where stress or anxiety is contributing to digestive upset.
Emotional & Mental Benefits
- Anxiety Relief: Reduces feelings of nervousness and anxiety, creating a sense of calm and emotional stability.
- Stress Reduction: Lowers cortisol levels and helps manage symptoms of chronic stress, allowing for a more balanced emotional state.
- Mental Clarity: Promotes clear thinking by easing nervousness and tension, which can interfere with focus and concentration.
Spiritual Benefits
- Grounding Energy: Valerian promotes a grounding, calming effect on the mind and spirit, aiding in meditation and spiritual practices that require inner quiet.
- Emotional Release: Helps release held stress and tension, making it easier to process and let go of emotional burdens.
- Harmonious Vibration: Assists in aligning the body’s energy with relaxation and peace, supporting a harmonious inner state.
Other Key Points:
- Valued for its calming, sedative effects on the nervous and muscular systems
- Helpful for relieving anxiety, stress, and sleep disturbances
- Known for aiding physical relaxation, particularly in muscles and digestion
- Supports emotional release, grounding, and peace
More on Forms and Usage
Tincture
- Hawaii Pharm Valerian tincture (2-4 oz): 1-2 dropperfuls/1-2x day
- Herb Pharm Tincture (1 oz): 1-2 dropperfuls/1-2x day
Capsules
- Gaia Valerian Root capsules: 1-2 capsules/1-2x day
General Supplement Information
Why do you need to supplement?
Unfortunately, due to the nutrient depletion of our soil, our food does not contain the level of nutrients that it once did thus necessitating supplementation. Externally, we are up against considerable accumulating toxin and pathogen exposure on a daily basis in addition to toxins and pathogens we inherit from our parents where we are starting life off already burdened.
This landmark study (Body Burden: The Pollution in Newborns) found an average of 200 industrial chemicals and pollutants in umbilical cord blood from 10 babies born in August and September of 2004 in U.S. hospitals. Tests revealed a total of 287 chemicals in the group. The umbilical cord blood of these 10 children, collected by the Red Cross after the cord was cut, harbored pesticides, consumer product ingredients, and wastes from burning coal, gasoline and garbage.
Supplements coupled with healing foods within an appropriately hydrated body are often essential to provide enough of a stimulus and support for you to be able to meet your healing goals.
The quality and dosage of your supplements ABSOLUTELY MATTERS!
- Purity and potency are critical!
- Any tincture should be alcohol-free.
- Organic products are optimal.
- No fillers or preservatives such as citric acid, natural flavors, aspartame, MSG (monosodium glutamate), alcohol, guar gum, carrageenan and other possibilities.
- There are numerous Problematic Supplements on the market that are not actually beneficial for you.
- We are always vetting brands to find the best quality products. Our current favorites for herbs are Vimergy, Hawaii Pharm and Nature’s Answer. For vitamins and mineral supplements we recommend Pure Encapsulations which can be purchased at a 10% discount through our Fullscript account.
- Getting the right dosage is essential!
- A dropperful means the amount that’s pulled up into the dropper when you fully squeeze the top. It may be only ½ full of the dropper which is fine.
- *Be aware some supplementation is in drops and not dropperfuls like Nascent Iodine.
- All provided dosage ranges are for adults, not children.
- Supplements taken 2x/day need to be separated by at least 4 hours but ideally spaced out ~12 hours.
- A dropperful means the amount that’s pulled up into the dropper when you fully squeeze the top. It may be only ½ full of the dropper which is fine.
- Powders or tinctures can be mixed in with water or juice.
Reference: Chapter 2 Brain Saver Protocols, Cleanses and Recipes
- It can be extremely confusing and overwhelming to be a supplement consumer. There are so many products out there of which many have undesirable additives and may not contain adequate dosages to actually be therapeutic. Please refer to the Problematic Supplement Self-Reflection to take a good analysis of your current supplements.
- It is not uncommon to be on 10-20 different supplements at a time, even to just maintain optimal health let alone facilitate healing and detox. Your amount may vary depending on your individual needs and circumstances.
- If you are sensitive or have a lot of symptoms and health issues, it is suggested that you introduce 1 supplement at a time at a low dose and gradually increase as tolerated. Wait ~3-5 days before adding another supplement.
- Supplements facilitate detoxification. Thus it is very important that you are properly hydrated to be able to appropriately eliminate toxins through your bowel and bladder. Otherwise they will stay in your system perpetuating dis-ease.
- Refer here for important safety, healing and detox information.
Recommended Supplementation Process:
- Start with the top 3 foundational supplements: Zinc, B12, and C. Establish taking these consistently for ~2-4 weeks, then try a healing supplement.
- Liquids may be used both orally or topically to areas of discomfort. For topical use, a few drops can cover an area of about 4"x4." Adjust your amount based on the size of the region you are addressing. It is suggested to do a small trial area first using 1-2 drops to determine your sensitivity. From there, apply 2-3x day.
- Add 1 healing supplement at a time, especially if you are sensitive. Start at a low dose and gradually work your way up. Wait at least 3-5 days before adding another.
- Typically, you would work with a particular healing supplement for at least 1 month but sometimes longer, such as 6 months, as needed.
- Some herbs such as licorice, goldenseal and oregon grape root need to be rotated on/off every 2 weeks.
- Keep in mind that every person has their own unique health story and these categories are generalized guidelines. It may take some time to find the supplements that work best for you. Be patient with the process and your body.
References
Our primary resource and ally for all supplement information is Anthony William, the Medical Medium. Visit his website directly for more information.
[1] A. William, Medical medium: secrets behind chronic and mystery illness and how to finally heal (1st edition.). Hay House, Inc., 2015.
[2] A. William, Medical medium life-changing foods: save yourself and the ones you love with the hidden healing powers of fruits & vegetables (1st edition.). Hay House, Inc., 2016.
[3] A. William, A, Medical medium thyroid healing: the truth behind Hashimoto's, Graves', insomnia, hypothyroidism, thyroid nodules & Epstein-Barr . Hay House, Inc., 2017.
[4] A. William, Medical medium: liver rescue : answers to eczema, psoriasis, diabetes, strep, acne, gout, bloating, gallstones, adrenal stress, fatigue, fatty liver, weight issues, SIBO & autoimmune disease (1st editition.). Hay House Inc., 2018.
[5] A. William, Medical medium: secrets behind chronic and mystery illness and how to finally heal (Revised and expanded edition.). Hay House, Inc., 2020.
[6] A. William, Medical medium celery juice: the most powerful medicine of our time healing millions worldwide (First edition.). Hay House, Inc., 2019.
[7] A. William, Medical Medium Cleanse to Heal: Healing Plans for Sufferers of Anxiety, Depression, Acne, Eczema, Lyme, Gut Problems, Brain Fog, Weight Issues, Migraines, Bloating, Vertigo, Psoriasis . Hay House, 2020.
[8] A. William, Medical medium brain saver protocols, cleanses & recipes: for neurological, autoimmune & mental health (First edition.). Hay House, Inc., 2022.
[9] A. William and A. Junger, Medical medium brain saver: answers to brain inflammation, mental health, OCD, brain fog, neurological symptoms, addiction, anxiety, depression, heavy metals, Epstein-Barr virus, seizures, lyme, ADHD, Alzheimer's, autoimmune & eating disorders (First edition.). Hay House, Inc., 2022.
[10] Thomas, “A study on the mineral depletion of the foods available to us as a nation over the period 1940 to 1991,” Nutr. Health, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 85–115, 2003, doi: 10.1177/026010600301700201.
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