Natural remedies for insomnia or sleep problems?
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drugs can cause dependence and serious side effects. Are there any effective natural remedies? Thank you in advance.
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a poster above mentioned some product that can be dissolved in a hot tub. Well, a hot tub alone can help you fall asleep!
Have you tried the obvious like a cup of hillocks (malted drink) or warm milk before bed or an hour before you want to drop of, also if you eat a lot of lettuce this has a chemical in it which can cause drowsiness. Have a warm bath before retiring and make sure your bedroom is nice and cool. Lay of any caffeine or energy products, try exercising no later than 3 hours before you need to sleep. Try to reduce stress from your life, and maybe buy a lavender oil burner and light it half an hour before you want some shut eye. Try to get into a regular routine of going to bed at the same time each day, even if it means missing out on as much fun at the weekends, try not to get overtired in the first place. If all that fails then try an anti-histamine which can cause drowsiness as a side effect and help induce sleep. Don't use alcohol as an aid to sleep as your sleep will be more shallow and you will not awaken refreshed
Hi!! natural sleep therapy is easy to accomplish BUT you need discipline to achieve it. This how:- It is most important that you get a strict routine.
Make a time to go to bed that is constant, to within 30 mins.
Do not eat going to bed, only one hour before.
No reading just before, or in bed so as not to stimulate the mind.
Get a drill and stick to it in every way, such as ablutions, setting the alarm, shaking up the pillow then get into bed ,after turning out the light.
Stick to the routine stictly even if at first you do not get off to sleep quickly. It could take a week to bring about almost instant sleep. It is now in your hands.
I have had many successful accomplishments with this treatment,and only a couple of failures.
Honestly? I'd say self-control. Easier said than done, of course. Our bodies natural sleep cycle is delicate, if it is thrown off too much, it is usually difficult to get back to our usual routine. What I mean is.. if you stay awake late half the week.. and go to bed early the rest... you're cycle goes crazy. Which is not very healthy, as your body needs this time to recharge, including your brain cells.
I take it you think a lot before you go to bed, right? That's usually my problem...
Try being as active as you can during the day, give your body a workout.
Do you eat before bed? This will make it difficult to fall asleep. You shouldn't eat at least an hr or so before bed, could be more.
Good luck.
Let me tell you I used to have the same problem and I found something at Walmart called Baththerapy. You run a tub full of hot as you can take water and put this stuff in the water., All you have to do is just sit in it and relax for about 30 minutes. Get out dry off and lay down, You will sleep like a baby. Especially after a hard day. It is in a purple bottle with the shower to shower powder. I should buy stock in it!!!!
I have RAGING insomonia that only added to my manic episodes so I DO take a sleeping pill. It's pretty awesome though, metabolizes in four hours and I never feel "hung over". But before I was willing to take a pill, my mom made a lavender spray and I sprayed my sheets with it. It's supposed to help sleep. I always keep the house at 68 or lower Take the hottest shower you can stand before bed And warm milk. If that doesn't work, look into Sonata. It's not too bad really.
Omega 3 fatty acids can cure your insomnia.Drugs will only do you more harm then good and can be fatal.
My advice is that you start the omega 3 diet.I have researched omega 3 acids for 2 years and performed a very successful experiment on myself and few of my volunteer friends.Few months of the omega 3 diet i cured my stress[and/or depression] problems permanently and significantly raised my intelligence,improved memory,sight,reflexes[and many other known and unknown benefits] and without any drugs or supplements in the form of pills.
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Take two table spoons of grinded flaxseed[rich with omega 3]a day[with a glass of water] and in a few months you will start to notice significant improvement in your mental health[you will become more psychologically stable,among other things].Use a coffee grinder.Whole seeds cannot be digested by the hydrochloric acid in our stomach only grinded seeds.A fact and not a assumption.You have nothing to loose only gain by it.There are many articles on the internet about the omega 3.2 years ago before i started the diet i did not feel so stable or happy how i feel today.
Also.Take 30 grams of grinded almonds a day and a kiwi.One kiwi contains 117% of your daily need.The most important nutrient that the almonds contain is riboflavin which is a very important part of your mental and physical balance.100g of almonds contain 33% of your daily riboflavin need.The most important nutrient in the kiwi is C vitamin that is also very important for your mental and physical balance.One thing that i should add about the C vitamin is that it is necessary for the conversion of ALA omega 3 fatty acid that the flaxseeds contain to the more important DHA and EPA omega 3 fatty acids that are a very important part of your psychological stability and much more.Make sure that before you start the diet that you prepare the food sources that contain the following nutrients:C vitamin,B3,B6,zink,magnesium.The more you consume the higher the conversion.
Hey I find this really helps. I have trouble falling asleep at night. So I eat grapes after dinner. (those darkish purply ones). Or have a couple of sips of red wine. Grapes contain the substance melatonin. It's natural! This may be coming from a 14 year old kid but trust me! It helps!
xx good luck
Look for melatonin at the drug store, its a natural substance your body makes when you are ready to go to sleep. It helps a lot!
visit a voodoo medicine man.