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Living protocol · draft

Sleep & nervous-system support

for Anna Bergsdóttir · cooling, moistening, relaxing — to her warm, tense, dry terrain
Targets: nervous tensionsleepomega balance ● all 5 items cleared by the Safety Guardian
Preview as Anna sees it
Herbs
Passionflower Passiflora incarnata
before bed
Nervine, cooling-relaxant — settles the nervous tension. ● safe with sertraline
Preparation: tincture is more reliable than tea for sleep — dose-responsive, so start low and build.
Lemon balm Melissa officinalis
daytime, as tea
Cooling nervine + carminative — calms tension and her gut, in one herb. ● cleared
Food
Omega-3 rich foods
4–5× / week
Sardines, flax, walnuts — the engine of pulling her 17:1 balance toward 4:1.
Preparation: take with a meal — dietary fat improves absorption. Whole food first, then algae/fish oil if needed.
Magnesium-rich foods
daily
Pumpkin seeds, leafy greens — eases tension and supports sleep.
Preparation: food first. If supplementing, magnesium glycinate — the gentle, sleep-friendly form (not oxide).
Lifestyle
10-minute wind-down
evenings, screens off
Lowers evening arousal — the quiet partner to the herbs for sleep onset.

Protocol summary

Herbs2
Foods2
Lifestyle1
Omega-6 : 3 balance
17 : 1 → 4 : 1
the protocol's measurable goal
● cleared vs. sertraline & HFE
Preparation intelligence

Gróa chooses the form and timing that actually get a remedy into the body — tincture vs tea, with-fat vs fasting, glycinate vs oxide — drawn from each constituent's absorption. The right herb in the wrong form is a wasted herb.

A living protocol of traditional and nutritional support, assembled for a qualified practitioner and offered to the client as education — not a diagnosis or treatment. Every item is sourced and safety-checked; where evidence is absent, nothing is invented.