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Here are other helpful herbal recipes for Insomnia.
Herbal Recipes for Insomnia #1
Add 1 teaspoon pennyroyal herb to 1 cup boiling water. Let steep 15 minutes. Strain and sweeten. Drink warm before bed. Caution: Not to be used by pregnant women.
Herbal Recipes for Insomnia #2
Use 1 teaspoon of aniseed for each cup of water. Brew for about 20 minutes. Strain and sweeten. Induces sleep and aids indigestion.
Herbal Recipes for Insomnia #3
Pour 2 cups boiling water over 2 tablespoons of bee balm. Let steep for 15 minutes. Strain, sweeten, and drink warm. Guaranteed to help put you to sleep.
Here are some aids which will help you combat insomnia:
1. Eat your meals late in the evening, not late in the night; this may cause indigestion
which will disturb your sleep.
2. Do not drink water while going to bed; this will keep you awake by making you visit
the bathroom often.
3. Take long walks in the evening; this is a good antidote to insomnia.
4. Keep your bedroom cool and clean, free of noise and listen to soft soothing music.
5. Do not drink any alcohol; tea, coffee or cola before sleeping; these produce fitful sleep.
6. Drink a cup of milk with 2 teaspoons honey mixed into it, this works better than any
sleeping tablet.
Natural Herbal Sleep Aid
Make oatmeal as you normally would, but add milk enough to make a thin gruel. Drink this before bed as an aid in getting to sleep. This is a very relaxing way to get children to sleep. It seems to soothe them and make their tummies feel warm and full. It is also good to use during bouts of illness, as it does soothe the stomach and settle upsets, while being nutritious. Make it very special by adding sugar and a pinch of ground cinnamon. Children really do love this. It helps restless children get a good night’s sleep.
Drinking buttermilk before retiring aids in a good night’s sleep. My mother and father both frequently had a glass of buttermilk before bed. I did not like the taste of buttermilk when I was younger, but I do now.
To overcome sleep difficulties, you should take vitamins like vitamins of B complex group, C, D, calcium, potassium, magnesium and zinc. The sleep mechanism is unable to work properly unless these vitamins are contained in our diet. Besides a proper diet, get your internal clock in a good working order. Keep a fixed time for going to bed and if you are not able to sleep within half an hour, then get up from bed and watch TV or read a book till you feel sleepy. Get up at the same time everyday. It is an important part to get your internal clock to work in order. If your internal clock starts working nicely you will sleep and get up at the same time regularly. Do not sleep too much in the afternoon; it will give you sleepless nights, a short cat nap of half an hour will keep you refreshed throughout the day.
Bed Room Arrangements for Insomnia
Make sure your bedroom is a quiet, peaceful haven for sleep. Even a dim light can disturb sleep, so make your bedroom as dark as possible. Invest in room-darkening shades if necessary to block out external light. If noise is a problem, you can try soft earplugs, but they can be uncomfortable to wear. A better solution is an environmental sound machine that creates soothing background white noise such as gentle ocean waves, that blocks out all disturbing noise. You’ll sleep better with plenty of fresh air, so keep your windows open at least a few inches, even in the winter.
Insomnia Remedies with Bed Rooom
Avoid any activity in bed except sleep and sex. Don’t read in bed, watch television, talk on the phone, or work. If you are unable to sleep, don’t lie there and try to make yourself go to sleep or worry about it. Get up and do something relaxing, but not something that is too interesting-reading a boring book can be especially good for inducing sleep. As soon as you feel sleepy, go back to bed. If you again find that you can’t sleep, repeat the process, and do it as many times as you need to until you finally fall asleep. It may take a couple of weeks, but this is a good way to train yourself to go to sleep, because you aren’t fueling your anxiety about not being able to sleep. Avoid napping during the day, especially in the late afternoon, because it can interfere with nighttime sleep patterns.
Lifestyle Changes and Insomnia Cures
To help to ensure peaceful sleep, consciously begin slowing down a couple of hours before going to bed. Avoid working or engaging in any mentally or physically stressful activities in the evening, and spend the evening instead reading a relaxing book or watching a film, listening to peaceful music, or taking a soothing bath. Let go of the accumulated concerns of the day through journaling or relaxation exercises. Establish a regular bedtime, and try to stick to it even on the weekends. Your body responds best to a regular schedule, and you can train yourself to become sleepy at a specific time each evening. Go to bed early, before 10:00 P.M., to take advantage of your body’s natural circadian rhythm of getting drowsy at dark and awakening at dawn.