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Finding the best insomnia cure

August 17th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

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.

Stop Snoring Aids

July 5th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

Do you snore? It’s embarrassing, but there are many stop snoring aids on the market which you can try.

Herbal Supplements to stop snoring

There are herbal supplements which are intended to be stop snoring aids. The theory behind these herbal remedy products is that the combination herbs in the pills will open airways to reduce snoring. They often contain herbs like horseradish and bromelain (from pineapples.)

The airways cleared by the herbs reducing nasal dryness or drainage to make breathing more comfortable.

Essential oils can also be useful, in particular rosemary, which will help you to breathe more easily. Many oil blends are sold specifically to stop snoring, and they’re worth trying.

Strips and Sprays

Nasal strips are a widely advertised stop snoring aid, this product is a small plastic strip that rests on the outside of the nose lifting the nasal walls and allowing freer breathing.  Nasal strips work best for occasional snoring due to colds or other illnesses which restrict nasal breathing.

Nasal sprays are another popular stop snoring aide, the spray is intended to moisten nasal passages therefore eliminating the body’s need to create extra moisture (nasal drainage).    However, these sprays do not often work as advertised and many people still snore while using these sprays.

Throat sprays are a stop snoring aid designed to lubricate the back of the throat tricking the body in to believing the person is sleeping with their mouth closed.  The theory behind this is that snoring is some how caused by dryness at the back of the throat due to an open mouth.  This method rarely if ever works in the long run.

Bands and Pillows

Stop snoring aid head bands are designed to wrap the users face, under the chin to the crown of the head in a soft wrap.  The intention of this product is to keep the users mouth closed while sleeping therefore eliminating snoring. 

Pillows are also available which are specially designed as a stop snoring aid.  The pillow is intended to keep the users head at such an angle that either the mouth naturally wants to close in that position or it will force the user to lie on their side to sleep.

There are also devices intended to be worn on the persons back.  This stop snoring aid would have some sort of lump on the person’s back making it uncomfortable to sleep on their back.  More people snore on their back as compared to when sleeping on their side or stomach.

Anyone who snores should be tested for a very serious condition known as sleep apnea before undertaking any stop snoring aid regimen.  Most stop snoring aids are designed for people without sleep apnea. Only a doctor can perform tests to determine if the snorer is suffering from a relatively harmless or potentially dangerous condition.

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