Can.t sleep at night? Don/t take a sleeping pill rather use these 5 simple sleep aids

Can’t sleep at night?  Don’t take a sleeping pill. Rather use these five simple sleep aids.

 

by Dennis Fisher.

 

Most people who can’t sleep at night take what they reckon is the best solutions for sleeping problems. They take a sleeping pill.  Of course sleeping pills work.  But if you are in the habit of doing this, you don’t realize the harm you are doing to your health.

 

 Next time you find that you can’t sleep, after trying for hours, why not try one of these five simple remedies?   Or, even better, try all five.

 

(1)   Don’t get out of bed and  go and watch television.  Don’t start reading an exciting or stimulating book. Rather pick up a magazine that deals with your favorite leisure activity.  Page through the magazine until you find an article that find   especially fascinating.  Examine the article carefully until you find some detail that you find particularly helpful.

 

After you have done this, switch off the light and reckon about what you have read.  You will find that you are now  very much more relaxed and quite soon you will fall asleep.

 

(2)    Practice deep breathing exercises after you have switched off the light and are preparing to go to sleep.  Use a regular system of deep breathing to a pre-determined count.  Presume you choose to count up to thirty.  Breathe in very deeply and slowly to the slow count of five, counting up to five as you breathe.  Then breathe out slowly and rhythmically, counting from six to ten.   Go on like this until you reach 30.   You will find that you  body is far more relaxed and sleep will come far more easily.

 

(3)     Get a tape recorder and record a  slow, gentle, melody that you remember as a child, preferably sung by a singer whose voice has special appeal for you.  Set the tape so that it switches off at the end of the song.   You’ll find that the song will trigger off pleasant memories to you and this will help you fall sleep far more easily.

 

(4)    When you go to sleep make a habit of using comfortable eye pads, the type that are supplied to you on  planes when you are on long-distance flights. This small gesture is a sign that will remind you that it is sleeping time.

 

(5)    Make a point of getting one of the special pillows that automatically adjust to fit the contours of your neck.  Here again the pillow acts as a signal that it is now sleeping time.

 

These simple aids to sleep will work very well indeed if you occasionally have problems sleeping at night.  If but, you have suffered from insomnia for a long time you will need stronger methods to induce sleep.

 

For  information about other  methods you can use to help you sleep, without having to use sleeping pills, visit the following site: http://www.effectivesleepsolutions.com

 

 

A Silk Filled Duvet – a Simple Solution to a Perfect Nights Sleep

Finally the secret of a blissful nights sleep is here. If you are one of the millions of people who wake up in the middle of the night being too hot, too cold or just plain uncomfortable – help is at hand! A silk filled duvet can change the way you sleep forever.

You may reckon this is a bold statement, but read on. Silk filled duvets are not anything new in fact they have been around for thousands of years. The Chinese have long known the incredible properties and benefits of sleeping under silk. Silk bedding used to be the sole privilege of the Emperor but fortunately today we can all delight in what was once reserved for royalty.

Silk is a natural fibre and as such has many benefits over more the conventional duvets. Unlike down and polyester duvets, a silk duvet “breathes”. Conventional duvets work by reflecting our body heat back to us, thus making a physical barrier between ourselves and the outside room. The result is a bit like a pressure cooker – heat builds up until we become uncomfortable and the covers are thrown off. Silk duvets are completely different in that they allow some of our body heat to dissipate. Because of this we are kept at a more even temperature throughout the night, and as a result have a better sleep.

Not only are silk duvets revolutionising the way we sleep, they are also excellent for us. Silk duvets that have been manufactured by hand using 100% pure mulberry silk, and layered in an intricate grid pattern have some incredible properties. Because mulberry silk is a natural fibre dust mites find it an inhospitable environment to live in. This is of fantastic benefit to asthma sufferers and is altogether a healthier environment for sleep. Silk duvets will last for years and if cared for correctly will outlast any conventional duvet. Properly cared for silk will not get brittle like down over time, nor will it clump like polyester making cold sports.

When purchasing a silk duvet beware of imitations. Long fibre silk duvets are preferable to small fibre. Long fibre silk duvets are essentially layers and layers of silk that have been built up in an intricate grid pattern. These layers are then stitched between a cotton outer to make a duvet. The more layers of silk, the warmer the duvet will be. Some manufacturers sell chopped or small fibre silk. These duvets consist of thousands of silk off cuts that have been stuffed into a duvet. Because the silk has not been layered the heat regulation capacity of the duvet is dramatically reduced.

Eight Simple and Effective Home Remedies for Insomnia

Do you suffer from insomnia? Many people do but trying to find a remedy to get rid of your insomnia can be hard. There are many home remedies for insomnia that you can try. Do yourself a favor and try all of these remedies until you find one that works and if you don’t find one that works then you will need to learn about more remedies and visit your doctors for their help.

Here are some home remedies for insomnia that you can try:

One: Before you go to bed you can try taking a warm bath with bath salts, plus a combination of one cup baking soda and one cup Epsom salt. This will help rid your body of toxins and help you relax.

Two: Place on some music that you find soft and soothing.

Three: Have someone give you a body massage before you go to bed and if that is not possible then have them give you a backrub or a scalp massage. This will help your muscles relax.

Four: One of the more well loved home remedies for insomnia is to drink warm milk 15 minutes before you go to bed. Many people use this remedy effectively to help with their insomnia. Believe it or not but warm milk can be soothing on your nervous system. When you don’t like milk or you can’t have it then you can try drinking herbal tea instead.

Five: Many people have problems with insomnia because they bring their work home with them and then can’t stop thinking about it and worrying. You can bring work home with you if needed to but don’t bring it into your bedroom. Your bedroom needs to be kept clutter free and clean. This will help you relax and not reckon about work.

Six: Make sure you eat healthy food and stick to it because healthy food is simple to digest and having excellent digestion is very vital for your brain and mind to function efficiently. Many people who have insomnia find that poor digestion is the reason they are having this problem. Eating healthy food is one of the home remedies for insomnia that some people ignore but it could just be the answer to your sleeping problems.

Seven: Do a small exercise every day like taking a walk or riding your bike. Having just a small exercise everyday can help to relieve your stress and can help with your insomnia.

Eight: Stop drinking coffee before bed because this is a drink that is meant to keep you awake. So, why must you drink it before trying to sleep?

These are just eight very simple home remedies for insomnia that you can try. When none of these work and you just can’t find any more relief, you may want to visit your doctor for their help. Just try these home remedies first because you never know when one of them may be the answer to your insomnia problems.

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