Finding the best insomnia cure
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If you just can’t get to sleep, or if you sleep for a couple of hours and can’t get back to sleep, you have insomnia. Luckily, finding an insomnia cure usually doesn’t involve a trip to your doctor and a prescription drug. There are many simple fixes.
Essential oils like lavender, chamomile and marjoram, for example, will relax you. With a few drops of lavender in a burner, or a massage with chamomile, you’ll find yourself asleep before you know it.
Hypnosis, especially self-hynosis, can also provide an insomnia fix. Books and DVDs which teach self-hypnosis for insomnia are available.
Sometimes, an insomnia cure is simple as to stop drinking caffeine or alcohol at least an hour before going to bed, or not taking a long nap in the afternoon.
Jet lag can also cause insomnia. A person’s sleep cycle can be disrupted when they travel through different time zones and while the body may know it is time to go to sleep, the mind still sees the sun shining as well as the clock on the wall and insists it is the middle of the day.
Magic sleeping fix: tryptophan, a natural sedative
Many people find a nap following Thanksgiving dinner difficult to do without. Mainly due to the ingestion of turkey, which contains a high level of tryptophan, which is a natural sedative and can be an insomnia cure. It has been found that tryptophan is also present in warm milk, and explains mom’s use of warm milk as a sleep aid for her children. Adding honey to the milk can speed the tryptophan into the system quicker, as well as making the milk sweeter.
Some believe that alcohol has sleep-inducing properties and works as an insomnia cure, however it has been shown that while sleep my be possible, it is usually a restless sleep and not long-lasting. Waking up in the middle of the night is not uncommon with alcohol-induced sleep and hangovers are a distinct possibility, causing sleepiness throughout most of the next day.
Fixing your sleep environment
Try removing the TV from your bedroom, and buying a good mattress. The more comfortable and sleep-inducing your make your sleeping environment, the easier you’ll fall asleep.
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