That's the problem in a nutshell. What to do? It was only by accident that I discovered low carb fixed my insomnia. Who would have thought to try that? Then when I started having this early-waking problem after I started taking the chia seed, I thought I was imagining the link. I kept googling 'chia and insomnia' and finding sites that claimed chia seed helps cure insomnia. Nevertheless the insomnia went away within days of quitting the chia. Also, on my low carb site, many people new to the diet complain that low carb causes insomnia. So people can have opposite reactions to the same dietary change.

My insomnia goes back to childhood. It was really bad when I was a teenager. I complained to my mom about it a few times, but she didn't believe me. My parents weren't the kind to consult doctors anyway. Now I'm grateful they didn't. I'm sure after they'd tried the typical sleep hygiene solutions, meds would have been the next step.

Anyway I know what a puzzling problem it is and how difficult it is to fix. For me, it's a diet thing. I can't point to exactly what causes the problem but something does.