Natural Home Remedies for Insomnia
Whenever a person does not get sleep at night, then it is called as sleeplessness or Insomnia. One can have either no sleep or have disturbed sleep. Remember, sound; peaceful and uninterrupted sleep serves as a tonic for body and mind. Day is meant for work and night for sleep; hence one must enjoy sound sleep for 6 hours. Relaxation is no substitute for night’s sleep.
Researchers have identified insomnia as a cause of serious disorders ranging from diabetes to high stress levels. The results show that it is taking a huge toll on the quality of life and the health of sufferers.
People are resorting to pills for getting sleep. They are habit forming and loss of memory results. They produce side effects as circulation, respiration, skin, indigestion and less immunity high blood pressure, and kidney problems. So it is better to avoid these fatal drugs.
Disturbance of any sort, mental upset, indigestion, pain, fever, restlessness, noise, late night awakening, tiring and exhausting work, acute headache, bruised feeling all over the body, sore feeling, nagging, weather changes (sudden), over or inadequate covering of the body, extreme heat or intense cold, humidity, sweating, coughing (persistent), etc are some of the factors/ situations that disturb sleep pattern.
Counter Drugs for Insomnia
Most people, unfortunately, are treating insomnia either by going to the medical shop and buying over-the-counter drugs, or by consulting their conventional doctor. Neither solution is working-over-the-counter drugs like Avil contain anti-histamines, which knock you out, but do not induce good sleep or solve the underlying problem. Moreover, they weaken the immune system. Doctors tend to prescribe Calmpose-like drugs that are addictive within even a week of use. Moreover, it is not possible to induce a “natural” state of sleep with unnatural, synthetic, and in many cases, highly addictive drugs.
Easy Natural Home Remedies for Insomnia.
How To Induce Sleep with Herbal?
This is a good herbal recipe to induce sleep.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons chamomile,
2 tablespoons skullcap,
1 teaspoon goldenseal,
2 teaspoons elder flower,
½ teaspoon peppermint powder,
1 tablespoon pennyroyal.
Mix all together and add mixture to 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Simmer until liquid is reduced by half. Bottle and label. Dosage is 1-2 tablespoons to one cup of hot water. Sweeten to taste. Take at bedtime to induce sleep.
Here is another herbal sleep inducer formula. Mix 2 tablespoons dried peppermint with 1 tablespoon each of rosemary and sage. Pour 1 cup boiling water over 1 teaspoonful of the mixture. Cover and steep 10 minutes. Strain and sweeten. This soothes the nerves and allows you to relax enough to go to sleep.
Water Therapy for Insomnia
Hydrotherapy is the best therapy for insomnia. Hot packs to spine, hot fomentation to spine, hot footbath or alternated cold and hot hip bath with cold foot bath and neutral immersion bath at bed time are very useful methods.
Meditation for Insomnia
Regular practice of meditation in the morning and evening for about an hour will make the man to get sleep.
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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.