Yes, Supplements can make a difference… Some people take melatonin supplements to help them sleep. Melatonin is a hormone naturally secreted by the brain at night. Shift-workers and people with jet-lag are particularly prone to low melatonin when it is needed. Some of us don’t have a reason, we just don’t have enough of it,…
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Supplements Can Help You Sleep
Foods to Help You Sleep
Snack Your Way to Sleep Some foods can help you to sleep. It’s not just a hearsay that warm milk can help you sleep. Some say it’s because the warm milk contains the amino acid tryptophan, which stimulates sleep. A few recent studies say that a cup of milk doesn’t contain enough tryptophan to induce…
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Dietary issues and sleep
Dietary issues It might seem obvious, but drinking too much caffeine can adversely affect your ability to rest and get to sleep. We all have a different tolerance to caffeine; you might be more sensitive to it than you think and cutting back might help you sleep at night. You might make a rule to not…
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Habits to help sleep
Habits: Good and Bad If you have any bad habits or addictions deal with those before you try and deal with the insomnia specifically. If you are addicted to drugs, nicotine or caffeine, for example, these distractions (the desire to take a hit, have a drink, etc.) might keep you awake at night. If you…
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Visualize to help fall asleep
Here are a couple of techniques which can help some people fall asleep Try this visualization technique: Think about something beautiful and focus on it. What is the most beautiful place you’ve ever seen? What does it sound like, look like, feel like? What did you feel like when you saw it? What emotions did…
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Do’s and Don’ts to help you sleep
More hints to help you get to sleep… Avoid illuminated clocks. While they are popular, some of these clocks can add quite a bit of light to a room and can impact your regular sleep pattern. If you prefer these clocks because they are easier to read, turn the clock away from you so you…
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Your Bedroom Environment May be Causing Insomnia
Yes, your bedroom can be crucial to helping you get to sleep. Here are some pointers to consider trying. Make your bedroom your sanctuary. Think about redecorating it so that it’s cozy and inviting. You might invest in new bedding or new drapes. Consider painting the walls so they are a darker color. If you…
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Move around to help get to sleep?
Move Your Body! Get Up to Sleep Better While it might seem counter-intuitive, sometimes moving around can help you to fall sleep. Most of us fall into the troubling pattern of staying in bed even when the sleep isn’t coming. You might be afraid that you’ll “lose sleep” if you head away from the bedroom,…
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Insomnia Help – Mind Matters
If you find yourself unable to sleep, asking yourself “Why can’t I sleep?!”, and tossing and turning in bed until you just give up and get up, then you need to be aware that it may be that your mind is the main culprit. In this blog are some hints that may be enough so…
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Hello insomniacs!
Welcome all insomniacs! I hope that you get some benefit from my ebook, but even if you don’t buy it you are welcome to visit the blog to check out the helpful hints I will be posting regularly which might just fix your insomnia and help you get to sleep. Regards, Dr Jenny