Anticipate that you will be sleeping like a baby again! Your body is ultimately self-healing. Be sure to read all information from the Institute of Optimum Nutrition, including the warnings. Nutritional supplements: 5-HTP, Melatonin Best herbal remedies: Valerian,Corydalis,Lavender Other remedies: Chamomile,Passion Flower and hops Also look at: homeopathic remedies, they are safe also for children Dr Deepak Choprasuggests the following Ayurvedic remedies: a cup of warm milk with two strands of saffron or some grated nutmeg
Other sleeping aids
Melatrol, contains 5-HTP, Melatonin, Valerian, GABA Restaid, contains Cysteine Peptide®, Melatonin, Lemon Balm and hop and Vit B12
Alternative and/or complementary ways to improve sleep
Take the television out of your bedroom, even watching something 'innocuous' could be too arousing Site your office elsewhere, buy a room screen, or cover desk with a cloth Clear up all the clutter and sort out your wardrobes Have separate bed covers, if one of you feels the cold You may just be better off sleeping in separate beds, or even rooms, if you sleep with a restless or snoring partner. Ensure that the room temperature is low (a drop in body temperature, regulated by hormones, triggers sleep) Turn the clock face away from you so you don't obsess about the time Buy a small travel spray, fill with mineral water, add five drops each of Lavender and Clary Sage essential oils. Spray on bed clothes/linen.
Fluids may help or hinder a good night's rest
If you have suffered from insomnia for a long time, chances are that you are desperately looking for the magic ingredient and now of course you are disappointed - you have tried it all before. However, start now 'from the bottom up' by sorting out anyunderlying problems.
Don't drink coffee, tea, hot chocolate or cola after 4pm at the latest. Drinking large amounts of 'fluid' (beer) until late into the evening will wake you up for obvious reasons! Alcohol in quantity may help you to fall asleep, but you are likely to wake up two to three hours later and finding it difficult to fall asleep again. Just a small glass of wine taken before bedtime can help. Drink a herbal tea: chamomile, passion flower, lemon balm, or hops Drink about eight glasses of water a day--thirst wakes you up
Do not eat heavy meals late in the evening Avoid eating too much protein at you last meal, opt for carbohydrates Quantities of chocolate (bitter) can keep you awake too (caffeine)! Find a nutritionist who can check for possible food intolerance Consider a possible nutritional deficiency or blood sugar problem
The material on these pages is intended as information only, and not as medical advice.
Prescribed sleeping tablets create short-term relief, but long-term trouble! Take the time and trouble to look after yourself for long-term gain.
Improve your general 'sleep hygiene'
Establish a regular routine in the evenings, your brain works by matching patterns (the present against the past - conditioned and/or instinctive) Avoid doing anything stimulating late in the evening (except making love!) Listen to a 'guided' meditation/relaxation tape/CD Listen to relaxing music - slow classical (Baroque, roughly 80 beats per minutes) or 'New Age' music Do not stay in bed any longer than about 20 minutes if you cannot sleep; your brain will establish the pattern: bed is for laying awake! Get up and read a boring book preferably standing up (not a joke!) or do the very chores that you have been putting off because they are so unpleasant Having your feet higher than you head facilitates relaxation Take regular exercise -vigorous by day, slow and rhythmic in the eve Take the time to sleep, don't just fit it in -- you need roughly eight hours, though don't get hung up about it, you can survive on much less
Summaries of the latest research on health food and supplementation: NUTRA ingredients.com
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