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Author: Vaidya Rama Kant Mishra
Millions of people of all ages are affected by sleep problems, many with
severe, chronic sleep deprivation. A round-the-clock activity-driven society
has meant that many individuals habitually defer sleep to get other things
done. "I'll catch up later," is, however, easier said than done.
Recent research indicates that pervasive sleep deprivation can lead to more
serious health problems than just a dull clouded feeling the next morning
– including obesity, high blood pressure and diminished resistance to
infections. While there is substantial awareness about the need for proper
nutrition and exercise, many people tend to shrug off lack of sleep as not
being of much consequence, and, as a result, go through life with both mind
and body always performing at less than optimal levels.
The Ayurvedic Perspective
According to Ayurveda, sleep is one of the supporting pillars of life. Along
with diet and lifestyle, sleep is critical to good health and well-being.
Quality sleep acts as a rejuvenator of mind and body, enabling us to function
at peak levels during our waking hours. Even powerful medicine is of little
use if the fundamental pillars of life are not strong and solid.
Sleep is important because it enhances Ojas – considered in Ayurveda
to be the master coordinator between mind, body and the inner self. Ojas
is the finest product of digestion, the main life-supporting force within
the body. It acts like a shock absorber, helping to insulate the mind from
day-to-day stress and enhancing the body's innate immune systems.
Ayurveda considers the state of perfect sleep, in terms of quality, to have
been achieved when a tired mind is totally disconnected from the senses.
When only partial disconnect occurs, the quality of sleep is adversely impacted.
If during the day our diet, daily routine and behavioral patterns create
a Vata, Pitta or Kapha imbalance, a corresponding sleep imbalance develops.
Vata, Pitta and Kapha are the three Ayurvedic operators that govern all the
different activities of the mind and body. Accordingly, Ayurveda defines
three kinds of sleep imbalances – sleep onset imbalance or problem falling
asleep, sleep maintenance imbalance or problem sleeping without interruption
through the night and "the morning-after heavy feeling" or waking up tired
with an aching body and lethargic mind.
Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations
For a Vata sleep imbalance, indicated by difficulty in falling asleep, I
recommend a Vata pacifying diet. Favor foods that are warm, heavy and oily,
and minimize foods that are cold, dry and light. Emphasize the sweet, salty
and sour tastes, and cut down on spicy, bitter and astringent foods. Include
poppy seeds in your diet; they are a natural sleep aid. Drinking a cup of
herbal tea before bed can also be soothing. Apply a little massage oil to
your hands and feet before you go to bed. In bed, practice deep, easy breathing
to help you unwind.
Follow a Pitta pacifying diet if you tend to wake up during the night, which
generally indicates a Pitta sleep imbalance. Incorporate foods that are cool
and liquid, and reduce hot, spicy foods. Sweet, bitter, astringent foods
are good; reduce foods that are spicy, salty or sour. Try Date Milk Shake
(pitted chopped dates, milk and sugar blended together), a delicious cooling
drink, and include poppy seeds in your diet. Apply a cooling oil such as
coconut or olive to hands and feet before bed. Practice deep, easy breathing
in bed.
If you wake up feeling dull and lethargic, a Kapha sleep imbalance, favor
foods that are light, dry and warm, and minimize or avoid foods that are
heavy, oily and cold. Focus on spicy, bitter and astringent tastes, and reduce
sweet, salty and sour tasting foods. Massaging hands and feet, especially
the nail-beds, with a massage oil will help.
A blend of aroma oils, properly chosen, can help create a relaxing, calming
environment in your bedroom and help balance your mind and body even after
you fall asleep.
Ten Easy Ways to get your Zzzz's.
Here are ten Ayurvedic tips for blissful sleep:
1. Eat three meals during the day – breakfast, lunch around noon and
an early dinner.
2. Do regular balanced exercise – modern research also confirms that
moderate exercise can help improve sleep.
3. Try to go to bed by 10 p.m., during the drowsy Kapha time of night, so
that your mind can settle down faster.
4. Eliminate or restrict severely the intake of stimulants such as caffeine
or alcohol.
5. Wear comfortable clothing to bed – cotton is highly recommended.
6. Avoid hot, spicy foods at dinner.
7. Do not bring work-related material into the bedroom.
8. Keep your bedroom dark or very dimly lit.
9. A gentle massage of hands, feet and neck before bed can aid relaxation.
10. In bed, take long, deep, easy breaths, letting your mind and body relax.
A good night's sleep can not only help you stay alert, bright and focused
the next day; it can also keep you healthy in the long run.
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Sleep is the natural state of bodily rest. When you sleep, your body rests
and restores its energy levels. Consistently good sleep helps you cope with
stress, solve problems and recover from illness, and helps ensure long-term
physical and mental well-being.
Although scientists are still trying to learn exactly why people need sleep,
animal studies show that sleep is necessary for survival. For example, while
rats normally live for two to three years, those deprived of REM sleep survive
only about 5 weeks on average, and rats deprived of all sleep stages live
only about 3 weeks. Sleep-deprived rats also develop abnormally low body
temperatures and sores on their tail and paws. The sores may develop because
the rats' immune systems become impaired. Other studies suggest that sleep
deprivation affects the immune system in detrimental ways.
Sleep appears necessary for your nervous system to work properly. Too little
sleep leaves you drowsy and unable to concentrate the next day. It also leads
to impaired memory and physical performance and reduced ability to carry
out math calculations. If sleep deprivation continues, hallucinations and
mood swings may develop. Some researchers believe sleep gives neurons used
while you are awake a chance to shut down and repair themselves. Without
sleep, neurons may become so depleted in energy or so polluted with byproducts
of normal cellular activities that they begin to malfunction. Sleep also
may give the brain a chance to exercise important neuronal connections that
might otherwise deteriorate from lack of activity. One study found that REM
sleep affects learning of certain mental skills. People taught a skill and
then deprived of non-REM sleep could recall what they had learned after sleeping,
while people deprived of REM sleep could not.
Deep sleep also coincides with the release of growth hormone in children
and young adults. Many of the body's cells also show increased production
and reduced breakdown of proteins during deep sleep. Since proteins are the
building blocks needed for cell growth and for repair of damage from factors
like stress and ultraviolet rays, deep sleep may truly be "beauty sleep."
Activity in parts of the brain that control emotions, decision-making processes,
and social interactions is drastically reduced during deep sleep, suggesting
that this type of sleep may help people maintain optimal emotional and social
functioning while they are awake. A study in rats also showed that certain
nerve-signaling patterns which the rats generated during the day were repeated
during deep sleep. This pattern repetition may help encode memories and improve
learning.
Your Sleep Physiology
Sleep is the natural state of bodily rest. When you sleep, your body rests
and restores its energy levels. Consistently good sleep helps you cope with
stress, solve problems and recover from illness, and helps ensure long-term
physical and mental well-being.
Circadian rhythms are regular changes in mental and physical
characteristics that occur in the course of a day (circadian is Latin for
"around a day"). Most circadian rhythms are controlled by the body's biological
"clock." This clock, called the suprachiasmatic nucleus or SCN (see above
figure), is actually a pair of pinhead-sized brain structures that together
contain about 20,000 neurons. The SCN rests in a part of the brain called
the hypothalamus, just above the point where the optic nerves cross. Light
that reaches photoreceptors in the retina (a tissue at the back of the eye)
creates signals that travel along the optic nerve to the SCN.
Signals from the SCN travel to several brain regions,
including the pineal gland, which responds to light-induced signals by switching
off production of the hormone melatonin. The body's level of melatonin normally
increases after darkness falls, making people feel drowsy. The SCN also governs
functions that are synchronized with the sleep / wake cycle, including body
temperature, hormone secretion, urine production, and changes in blood
pressure.
Nerve-signaling chemicals called neurotransmitters control
whether you are asleep or awake by acting on different groups of nerve cells,
or neurons, in the brain. Neurons in the brainstem, which connects the brain
with the spinal cord, produce neurotransmitters such as serotonin and
norepinephrine that keep parts of the brain active while you are awake. Other
neurons at the base of the brain begin signaling when you fall asleep. These
neurons appear to "switch off" the signals that keep you awake. Research
also suggests that a chemical called adenosine builds up in your blood while
you are awake and causes drowsiness. This chemical gradually breaks down
while you sleep.
During sleep, you usually pass through five phases of sleep: stages 1, 2,
3, 4, and REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. These stages progress in a cycle
from stage 1 to REM sleep, then the cycle starts over again with stage
1. You spend almost 50 percent of your total sleep
time in stage 2 sleep, about 20 percent in REM sleep, and the remaining 30
percent in the other stages. Infants, by contrast, spend about half of their
sleep time in REM sleep.
Stage 1: This is light sleep where you can be easily awakened.
Polysomnography (sleep readings) indicate a reduction in brain activity between
wakefulenss and stage 1 sleep. Your eyes move very slowly and muscle activity
slows. You might experience sudden muscle contractions (hypnic myoclonia)
preceded by a sensation of falling. These sudden movements are similar to
the "jump" you make when startled. Stage 1 lasts for 5 to 10 minutes.
Stage 2: This is a period of light sleep during which
brain waves show intermittent peaks and valleys. This indicates spontaneous
periods of muscle contraction mixed with periods of muscle relaxation. Your
eye movements stop, heart rate slows, and body temperature decreases. The
body is preparing to enter deep sleep.
Stage 3: This is a period of deep sleep when extremely
slow brain waves called delta begin to appear, interspersed with smaller,
faster waves.
Stage 4: This is a period of deeper sleep than stage 3
sleep when your brain produces delta waves almost exclusively. During stage
3 and 4 sleep, there is no eye movement or muscle activity. If aroused from
sleep during these stages, you will feel groggy and disoriented for several
minutes. During stages 3 and 4, your body repairs and regenerates tissues,
builds bone and muscle, and appears to strengthen the immune system. As you
get older, you sleep more lightly and spend less time in these deep sleep
stages.
Stage 5 (REM): When you enter REM sleep, your breathing
becomes more rapid, irregular, and shallow, your eyes jerk rapidly in various
directions, and your limb muscles become temporarily paralyzed. Your heart
rate increases, blood pressure rises, and males develop penile erections.
When awakened during REM sleep, you might recall bizarre dreams. Brain wave
pattens during REM are similar to those recorded during wakefulness. REM
sleep occurs about 70 to 90 minutes after the onset of sleep. The first period
of REM lasts about 10 minutes with each recurring REM stage lengthening until
the final period might last up to an hour.
Time spent in each stage varies as the night progresses.
By morning, you will spend most of your sleep time in stages 1, 2, and
REM.
Are You Getting Enough Sleep?
Sleep is just as important for long-term health as diet
and exercise. If you feel drowsy during the day, even during boring activities,
then you are not getting enough sleep. The amount of sleep you need depends
on many factors including age.
Infants require about 16 hours a day
Teenagers need about 9 hours on average
Most adults need 7 to 8 hours a night for the best amount
of sleep, although some people may need as few as 5 hours or as many as 10
hours of sleep each day
Women in the first 3 months of pregnancy often need several
more hours of sleep than usual
People tend to sleep more lightly and for shorter time
spans as they get older, although they generally need about the same amount
of sleep as they needed in early adulthood. About half of all people over
65 have frequent sleeping problems, such as insomnia, and deep sleep stages
in many elderly people often become very short or stop completely. This change
may be a normal part of aging, or it may result from medical problems that
are common in elderly people and from the medications and other treatments
for those problems.
The amount of sleep you need increases if you have been
deprived of sleep in previous days. Getting too little sleep creates a "sleep
debt," which is much like being overdrawn at a bank. Eventually, your body
demands that the debt be repaid. You don't adapt to getting less sleep than
you need. While you may get used to a sleep-depriving schedule, your judgment,
reaction time, and other functions will be impaired. In the short term, sleep
deprivation causes:
Decreased Performance and Alertness - Sleep deprivation
induces significant reductions in performance and alertness. Reducing your
nighttime sleep by as little as one and a half hours for just one night could
result in a reduction of daytime alertness by as much as 32%. The 2005 Sleep
in America survey found that 28% of working adults said they had missed work,
events and activities, or made errors at work because of sleep-related issues
in the previous three months.
Memory and Cognitive Impairment - Decreased alertness
and excessive daytime sleepiness impair your memory and your cognitive ability
(your ability to think and process information).
Stress Relationships - Disruption of a bed partner's sleep
due to a sleep disorder may cause significant problems for the relationship
(for example, separate bedrooms, conflicts, moodiness, etc.). Nearly 8 in
10 married couples say their partner has a sleep problem, like snoring, insomnia,
or incessant tossing and turning. A quarter say sleep difficulties force
their mate into separate sleeping quarters. About 20% say that they have
sex less often or have lost interest in sex because they're too sleepy for
sex.
Poor Quality of Life - You might be unable to participate
in certain activities that require sustained attention, like going to the
movies, seeing your child in a school play, or watching a favorite TV
show.
Occupational Injury - Excessive sleepiness also contributes
to a greater than twofold higher risk of sustaining an occupational
injury.
Automobile Injury - The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) estimates conservatively that each year drowsy driving
is responsible for at least 100,000 automobile crashes, 71,000 injuries,
and 1,550 fatalities.
Long term sleep deprivation is associated with serious
illnesses: high blood pressure, heart attack, heart failure, stroke, obesity,
depression, mood disorders, attention deficit disorder (ADD), mental impairment,
and fetal and childhood growth retardation. Studies show an increased mortality
risk for those reporting less than six hours per night. One study found that
reduced sleep time is a greater mortality risk than smoking, high blood pressure,
and heart disease. Sleep disturbance is also one of the leading predictors
of institutionalization in the elderly, and severe insomnia triples the mortality
risk in elderly men.
Understanding Sleep Problems
At least 40 million Americans suffer from chronic, long-term sleep disorders
each year, and an additional 20 million experience occasional sleeping problems.
Since people don't often talk to their doctors about sleep problems or assume
it's normal to feel sleepy and doctors don't ask, sleep disorders are severely
under-diagnosed and under-treated.
There are nearly 100 identified sleep/wake disorders.
If you have trouble getting to sleep or sleeping through the night, if you
wake up too early or have a hard time waking up at all, or if you are overly
tired during the day, you may have one of the following sleep problems:
Hypersomnia - This is sleep deprivation, or excessive
daytime sleepiness due to voluntary sleep deprivation done for social or
economic reasons - like work or surfing the Internet. Currently people get
about 20% less sleep than previous generations.
Circadian Rhythm Disorder - Abnormalities related to your
internal clock are called circadian rhythm disorders. These include jet lag,
adjustments to shift work, delayed sleep phase syndrome (you fall asleep
and wake up too late), and advanced sleep phase syndrome (you fall asleep
and wake up too early).
Insomnia - People who have insomnia don't feel as if they
get enough sleep at night. They may have trouble falling asleep or may wake
up frequently during the night or early in the morning. Insomnia is a problem
if it affects your daytime activities. Insomnia has many possible causes,
including stress, anxiety, depression, poor sleep habits, circadian rhythm
disorders (such as jet lag), and taking certain medications. About 60 million
Americans a year have insomnia frequently or for extended periods of time,
which leads to even more serious sleep deficits. Insomnia tends to increase
with age and affects about 40 percent of women and 30 percent of men. It
is often the major disabling symptom of an underlying medical disorder.
Snoring - 45% of the U.S. population snores to some degree.
The noise is produced when the air you inhale rattles over the relaxed tissues
of the throat. Snoring can be a problem simply because of the noise it causes.
It may also be a indication of a more serious sleep problem called sleep
apnea. Up to 50% of snorers have sleep apnea.
Sleep Apnea - Sleep apnea occurs when the upper airway
becomes completely or partially blocked, interrupting regular breathing for
short periods of time - which then wakes you up. It can cause severe daytime
sleepiness. Evidence is building that, left untreated, severe sleep apnea
may be associated with high blood pressure and the risk of stroke and heart
attack. A rare form of sleep apnea called central sleep apanea occurs when
signals from your brain to your muscles decrease or stop for a short time.
Sleep apnea is more common among older people. It affects an estimated 20
million Americans - 24% of adult men and 9% of adult women. Only a fraction
have been diagnosed and treated.
Pregnancy and Sleep - Women often experience sleepless
nights and daytime fatigue in the first and third trimesters of their pregnancy
due to changing hormone levels and uncomfortable abdomen size. During the
first trimester, frequent trips to the bathroom and morning sickness may
disrupt sleep. Later in pregnancy, vivid dreams and physical discomfort may
prevent deep sleep. After delivery, the new baby's care or the mother's
postpartum depression may interrupt sleep.
Narcolepsy - Narcolepsy is a brain disorder that causes
excessive daytime sleepiness. There is a definite genetic component, but
most patients have no family history of the problem. Though dramatic and
uncontrolled "sleep attacks" have been the best-known feature of narcolepsy,
in reality many patients do not have sleep attacks. Instead, they experience
constant sleepiness during the day. Narcolepsy affects an estimated 250,000
Americans.
Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) - In people who have RLS,
discomfort in the legs and feet peaks during the evening and night. They
feel an urge to move their legs and feet to get temporary relief, often with
excessive, rhythmic, or cyclic leg movements during sleep. This can delay
sleep onset and cause brief awakening during sleep. RLS is a common problem
among middle-aged and older adults. There are many possible causes including
kidney failure, nerve disorders, vitamin and iron deficiencies, pregnancy,
and some medications (such as antidepressants). About 50% of those who have
RLS have relatives with the same condition. About 12 million Americans are
affected by RLS.
Nightmares - Nightmares are frightening dreams that arise
during REM sleep. They can be caused by stress, anxiety, and some drugs.
Often, there is no clear cause.
Night Terrors and Sleepwalking - Both night terrors and
sleepwalking arise during NREM sleep and occur most often in children between
the ages of 3 and 5. A night terror can be dramatic: Your child may wake
up screaming, but unable to explain the fear. Sometimes children who have
night terrors remember a frightening image, but often they remember nothing.
Night terrors are often more frightening for parents than for their child.
Sleepwalkers can perform a range of activities -- some potentially dangerous,
like leaving the house - while they continue to sleep.
Lifestyle also effects the quality of your sleep. People
who drink coffee, smoke cigarettes, or drink alcohol are more likely to have
sleep problems than people who do not. Caffeinated drinks and drugs like
diet pills and decongestants stimuate some parts of the brain and cause insomnia.
Anti-depressants suppress REM sleep. Heavy smokers often sleep very lightly
and have reduced amounts of REM sleep. They often wake up after 3 or 4 hours
of sleep due to nicotine withdrawal. While alcohol does help people sleep,
it also robs them of REM and the deeper, more restorative stages of sleep.
Abnormally hot or cold temperatures can also disrupt REM sleep during which
you lose some ability to regulate body temperature.
Heart failure and lung problems cause some people to become
breathless when they lie down; thus, causing sleep problems.
Special Considerations with Aging As you get older, several factors may
contribute to your inability to sleep well:
Medical illness - Certain chronic medical conditions
are common in older people. Some of these conditions, including heart failure,
arthritis, heartburn, menopause and Alzheimer's disease, can affect sleep.
These conditions can make it hard to fall sleep or may cause the person to
awaken frequently, ultimately affecting duration and the quality of
sleep.
Medications - Some medications may impair a person's
ability to fall asleep or stay asleep and may even stimulate wakefulness
at night.
Psychological distress or psychiatric disorders
- Old age is characterized by many life-events, some positive and some negative.
For example, life changes such as the death of a loved one, moving from a
family home, or physical limitations due to illness can cause significant
stress and sleep difficulties.
Sleep disorders - Sleep disorders such as sleep
apnea, restless leg syndrome, and periodic limb movement disorder may be
associated with aging in some cases.
Retirement - Retirement often leads to a lot of
downtime with less daytime activity and more daytime napping; this can lead
to an irregular sleep-wake schedule and chronic sleep problems.
Western Medicine Western medicine relies on treatment
ranging from bright-light therapy (for Circadian Rhythm Disorders), costly
prescription drugs (for Hypersomnia, Insomnia, Restless Legs Syndrome,
Narcolepsy, Circadian Rhythm Disorders), and surgery (for Sleep Apnea and
Snoring).
The combined COMMON side effects of these drugs
include back pain, bed wetting, blurred
vision, clumsiness or unsteadiness, coated tongue, confusion, constipation,
diarrhea, dizziness, double vision, drowsiness, drugged feeling, dry mouth,
excessive daytime drowsiness, fatigue, feeling of a whirling motion, frequent
urination at night, headache, increased saliva (spit), increased sweating,
irritability, lightheadedness, loss of appetite, nausea, nightmares, nose
irritation, runny nose, sleeplessness, sluggishness, stomach upset, sweating,
taste change, throat irritation, tiredness, trouble sleeping, unusual weakness,
upset stomach, urinary tract infection, vomiting, weight loss or gain, daytime
drowsiness, feeling of hangover, nervousness, decreased appetite, general
body discomfort, incoordination, muscle aches, stuffy nose, swelling of the
skin, and tremors.
The combined SEVERE side effects of these medications
include abnormal thinking, aggressive behavior,
agitation, Increased anxiety, back and forth eye movements, behavior changes,
behavioral problems, blurred vision, change in school performance, changes
in sex drive, chest pain, chills, clammy skin, cold skin, confusion, decreased
coordination, decreased sexual ability, decreased sexual desire, depression,
difficult breathing, difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing, fainting,
fast heartbeat, fever, flushing, frequent to difficult urination, frequent
urination, hallucinations, hives, hostility, hyperactivity, impulsive behavior,
increased weakness of arms or legs, irregular heartbeat, itching, loss of
appetite, loss of consciousness, loss of coordination, memory loss, memory
problems, mental or mood changes, mood swings, numbness or tingling of the
skin, one-sided weakness, panic attacks, persistent dizziness, persistent
headache, persistent stomach pain, restlessness, ringing in the ears, seizures,
severe dizziness, severe drowsiness, severe headache, severe stomach pain,
shortness of breath, slow heartbeat, slurred speech, sore throat, speech
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testicles, swelling of the tongue, tightness in the chest, tremor, trouble
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rising from a lying or seated position, prolonged, inappropriate, or painful
erections, stroke, increased jerking movements, trouble breathing, and unusual
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These medications generally address only the symptoms
of sleep disorder and not the underlying causes. As soon as you stop using
the drugs, the problems return along with host of withdrawal
side-effects!
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to bed at a set time each night and get up at the same time each morning.
Disrupting this schedule may lead to insomnia. Avoid napping during the day.
"Sleeping in" on weekends also makes it harder to wake up early on Monday
morning because it re-sets your sleep cycles for a later awakening.
3) Exercise - Try to exercise
20 to 30 minutes a day. Daily exercise often helps people sleep, although
a workout soon before bedtime may interfere with sleep. For maximum benefit,
try to get your exercise about 5 to 6 hours before going to bed.
4) Avoid Caffeine, Nicotine,
and Alcohol - Avoid drinks that contain caffeine, which acts as a stimulant
and keeps you awake. Sources of caffeine include coffee (100-200 mg), soft
drinks (50-75 mg), non-herbal teas (50-75 mg), chocolate, diet drugs, and
some pain relievers. Smokers tend to sleep very lightly and often wake up
in the early morning due to nicotine withdrawal. Alcohol robs people of deep
sleep and REM sleep and keeps them in the lighter stages of sleep.
5) Avoid Using Sedatives
- While you might fall asleep, the complete restorative sleep cycle will
be not realized. You might awaken feeling unrefreshed, groggy, or hungover.
Once you stop taking the sedatives, you might suffer withdrawal symptoms
which will further interfere with attainment of natural sleep.
6) Drink Milk - Milk contains
a substance called tryptophan. The body uses tryptophan to make serotonin,
a chemical in the brain. Serotonin helps control sleep patterns, appetite,
pain, and other functions. Milk does not contain enough tryptophan to change
sleep patterns, but drinking a glass of milk before bed may help you
relax.
7) Avoid Large Meals /
Excessive Fluids - This might cause you to awaken due digestion problems
or urination.
8) Relax before Bed -
A warm bath, reading, or another relaxing routine (deep breathing, yoga,
meditation) can make it easier to fall sleep. You can train yourself to associate
certain restful activities with sleep and make them part of your bedtime
ritual.
9) Don't Lie in Bed Awake
- If you can't get to sleep, don't just lie in bed. Do something else, like
reading, watching television, or listening to music, until you feel tired.
The anxiety of being unable to fall asleep can actually contribute to insomnia.
Don't expose yourself to content that is prone to increase anxiety - like
the news.
10) Create a Sanctuary
- Make sure your bedroom is dark and quiet. Use eye shades or earplugs if
needed. Maintain a comfortable temperature in the bedroom. Extreme temperatures
may disrupt sleep or prevent you from falling asleep.
11) Minimize Snoring -
Sleep on your side to minimize snoring and breathing problems.
12) Sleep until Sunlight
- If possible, wake up with the sun, or use very bright lights in the morning.
Sunlight helps the body's internal biological clock reset itself each day.
Sleep experts recommend exposure to an hour of morning sunlight for people
having problems falling asleep.
Results: The precise combination
of
ingredients
in Mystic
Sleep along with a mind-body focus
precisely addresses your sleep concerns!
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