Insomnia Treatments Naturally Without Drugsby Steve A Berchtold 2/29/2012 Most of the time, chronic insomnia can be cured if its medical or psychiatric causes are evaluated and insomnia treatments are implemented properly. The following treatments may be used in conjunction with therapies directed towards the underlying medical or psychiatric cause. Treatment of insomnia includes both non-medical and medical aspects. It’s best to tailor insomnia treatment for each individual patient based on the cause. Studies have shown that combining medical and non-medical treatments are usually much more successful in treating insomnia than using one alone. Non-medical therapies are sleep hygiene, relaxation therapy, stimulus control and sleep restriction. These are called cognitive behavioral therapies. Insomnia Treatments Sleep hygiene is one of the components of behavioral therapy for insomnia. Several simple steps can be taken to improve a patient’s sleep quality. They include: Sleep as much as you need to feel rested, but don’t oversleep. Exercise regularly at least 20 minutes a day, ideally 4-5 hours before you go to bed. Don’t try to force yourself to sleep. Keep a regular sleep schedule. Don’t drink caffeinated beverages later than 2 0r 3 ... |
Proper Sleep Positions for Good Sleepby John X Taylor 2/29/2012 However, these same experts also warn of the possibility that sleeping on your back also greatly increases the chances of you snoring. The reason is that in this position it’s much easier for your neck and throat muscles to relax and collapse, and this increases the chance of your airway being either partially or totally closed off. Snoring is almost always more severe if a person is a back sleeper. Snoring in itself is not the worst thing in the world, unless your partner is constantly kept awake by your noisy nighttime ritual. However, excessive snoring can be a sign of some underlying condition, such as sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is described as an interruption of your breathing during sleep. This can happen many times during the night, lasting anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes. Sleep apnea can be a dangerous condition, and has all sorts of side effects, such as daytime fatigue, moodiness and irritability, frequent headaches, and waking up feeling tired all the time. It has also been linked with obesity and other serious health issues such as diabetes ... |
Five Keys to Beat Stress Through Better Sleepby Carlos Velez 2/29/2012 That being said, are you like 3 out of 4 Americans who have trouble getting and staying to sleep at night? Do you feel like you spend more time looking at the clock than you do in dreamland? If getting and staying to sleep is a challenge for you, these 5 keys to better sleep can help you start to beat the stress in your life and become 1 of 4 Americans who are sleeping like a baby every night (a phrase coined by someone who obviously has never had kids). Get a Better Bed Have you been sleeping on the same mattress for as long as you can remember? Chances are, it has reached the end of its useful life. Investing in a quality mattress gives your body the support it needs to be able to truly relax while you sleep. If your muscles and joints are given the chance to relax instead of supporting your frame even while you are trying to sleep, your mind (which is busy controlling those muscles ... |
How To Cure Insomnia With Natural Remediesby Stephanie L Petterson 2/29/2012 How to cure insomnia through lifestyle changes and home remedies: While prescription drugs like melatonin and valerian can be expensive means of treating this disorder, some of the natural alternatives can be easily implemented and really inexpensive. Some simple lifestyle changes are: sticking to a particular sleeping schedule; staying out of bed when not sleeping; not forcing the body to fall asleep; finding ways to relax; limiting nap times; making the bed comfortable for sleeping; exercising and staying active; limiting the use of substances like caffeine, alcohol ... |
The 4 Most Important Factors to Enjoy a Good Night’s Sleepby Phillip Morris 2/29/2012 Getting a good night’s sleep will help you to feel better in the morning, perform better during the day, reduce stress and improve your overall wellbeing. But sometimes we end up sleeping badly and not getting the rest that we need, which can affect us all through the day. Here are four of the most important factors to consider if you want to enjoy a good night’s sleep and wake up feeling on top form. 1. Buy the Right Mattress The first thing to make sure you do is buy the best mattress that you can afford. Some top makes like Sealy mattresses and Silentnight mattresses can help you to enjoy a more comfortable sleep, and they often come with technology which provides you with better support than some of the cheaper models. If you get the mattress wrong, then whatever else you do it might not be enough to enjoy the comfiest night’s sleep that you really need. 2. Avoid Too Much Mental Stimulation If you watch lots of TV before you go to sleep or play on the computer until late at night, this can prevent your mind from relaxing and it may take you longer to get to sleep. The best thing to do is to relax for a while before going to sleep and to avoid too much mental stimulation, and you should be able to drift off easier. 3. Create a Peaceful Atmosphere The room where you sleep should be as peaceful as possible so that the atmosphere helps you to fall asleep. Sometimes ... |
The Top 5 Remedies for a Good Night’s Sleepby Barbara Mitchell, DCH 2/29/2012 "Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day..." - Ralph Waldo Emerson "It’s 2 am. Why can’t I fall asleep?"A recent study revealed that insomnia affects 6% to 10% of adults and is twice as common in women as men. If you lie awake at night worrying about falling asleep your anxiety actually prevents you from doing so. This internal dialogue becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. From time to time we will have bouts of insomnia. A bad night once in a while is a normal part of life. If your insomnia is a new situation or a chronic one, investigate the cause of it. A new medication keeping you too alert to relax? Diuretics or a more serious health problem causing frequent trips to the bathroom? Menopause with its erratic hormonal symptoms interrupting women’s (and sometimes their husbands) sleep. In these situations check with your doctor to determine if there is a need for treatment. More often than not it is lifestyle, the hectic pace of too much to do and too little time to do it. The stress of work, family and finances. The anxiety spills into the bedroom and what should be a temporary problem falling asleep becomes a negative association with going to bed. But with a few tweaks your bedroom can become a haven for rest and relaxation. 1. Think of your bedroom as your ... |
Sleepless Nights?by Julia L Wright 2/23/2011 Some people experience insomnia and they cannot identify any known physical or mental condition. This is called Primary Insomnia. People experiencing Primary Insomnia often find themselves thinking about the fact they are not getting enough sleep. The harder they try to fall asleep or stay asleep at night, the more frustrated and distressed they become, making falling sleep even more difficult for them. One way to identify the root cause of your Primary Insomnia would be to keep a Sleep Journal. A Sleep Journal can help identify some of the many natural ways to help fall asleep that can be tried to address and resolve Primary Insomnia. If after trying some natural and easy ways to help fall asleep your chronic insomnia does not improve by changing some patterns in your life, you may be experiencing Secondary Insomnia. Secondary Insomnia is caused by a medical condition. If you experience insomnia for a length of time that it is causing you more concern and difficulty in your daily life and you have explored natural ways to help fall asleep, it is time to seek medical help. Secondary Insomnia often requires a visit to your primary health care practitioner to discover the root cause and resolve this sleep challenge. Having a physical exam can be helpful to determine causes of Insomnia caused by dis-ease, both physical and mental. At this ... |
Insomnia: A Sleep Disorderby Kimberly Ann Omandam 2/23/2011 Insomnia is being defined as a condition wherein you have persistent difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep. This kind of condition may categorize as mild or severe depending on how long and often it occurs. Three Classification of Insomnia: 1. Transient Insomnia This pertains to a condition wherein you have sleep deprivation that lasts for less than a week. It is generally caused by depression or by stress. 2. Acute Insomnia This refers to the incapability to have consistent sleep that persists for less than a month. Its causes include: * illness * mild stress * physical or emotional discomfort * Environmental factors that may interfere sleep such as light, extreme hot temperature or noise. 3. Chronic Insomnia This pertains to the inability to consistently sleep well that takes for longer than a month. It is commonly caused by: * Extreme depression * Pain and discomfort during night time * Chronic stress Two Types of Insomnia: 1. Primary Insomnia This type of condition means that an individual may experience sleep deficiency that are not directly associated with any health problems. 2. Secondary Insomnia This means that a person may experience sleep deprivation which are associated by some health problems similar to asthma, arthritis, heartburn, cancer and the like. Symptoms of Insomnia * Having difficulty in falling asleep * Sleepiness during the day * Waking up more often in the middle of the ... |
Insomnia - Debilitating, But Curableby Neil A Butterfield 2/23/2011 Insomnia is one of the most debilitating conditions that you can suffer from. It occurs when you are unable to sleep, no matter how tired you are. You may be unable to fall asleep, you may wake up several times during the night and you could be waking up too early in the morning. Lastly it may be the case that you feels less than refreshed after a full nights sleep. This is what causes people to want to find ways to have natural insomnia relief. Typically, in all of these situations the end result is the same: not enough sleep resulting in feeling lethargic the next day. However, the condition is not once off, it is ongoing and it can lead to a variety of health problems. As fatigue increases, your attention span will be somewhat shorter than normal and you will struggle to concentrate. Two other undesirable side effects of this would be poor motivation and general mood disturbances. Humans sleep for roughly thirty percent of their lives and this is very important. Sleep helps our organs to function optimally. This includes the brain functioning at the optimal level. Due to these terrible side effects you will want to find out more about natural insomnia relief. Three kinds of insomnia exist. Firstly there is mild or transient insomnia this is where you will only struggle to sleep for a few nights. In the daytime there are no obvious signs that there has been broken sleep. Secondly there is moderate or short-term ... |
Learn How to Fall Asleep Fastby Wendy Polisi 2/23/2011 Plenty of articles with tips on how to fall asleep fast are massively available online. If you search with the keyword, how to fall asleep fast, you will surely get plenty of results. This shows that sleep problems are really common among people nowadays due to our unhealthy lifestyles and neglect in taking care of our health and well being. People these days are mostly unsatisfied with their jobs, contributing to an unhappy life in general. Job dissatisfaction can result to stress which in turn can trigger different diseases. Many jobs nowadays are stressful and full of pressure and many people are finding themselves more and more unhappy despite the huge amount of money they are receiving from it. This can result to insomnia and difficult in sleeping. Many people are also facing some financial problems. There are those who are buried in debt due to lack of control when it comes to handling credit cards. Others simply couldn’t find jobs to support their families and send their children to school. Thus, they usually spend a great deal of time thinking on how to resolve their problems in bed, making sleeping more difficult than it should be. One of the most common sources of this unhealthy lifestyle is our constant connection made possible due to technological advancements. Many people don’t make an effort to separate work and personal life. One way of dealing with stress effectively is to disconnect from the internet and from work itself once an employees reaches home. Home should ... |
Common Juvenile Sleep Disordersby Greg Pierce 2/23/2011 Even in their very young age, children can have sleep disorders. However, these will be different from those observed in adults. As parents or caregivers, it is important these disorders are known so the right measures can be done in order to prevent or control them. Some conditions can be considered mild while some can be fatal. This is the reason why adults do have to be equipped with the right knowledge about raising kids and not be content with conventional ways of thinking. In some families, these disorders can be viewed as normal or a passing stage in the human development process. However, experts would claim otherwise. These are many sleeping disorders observed in children, some of them generally harmless and others potentially dangerous, but the following are considered to be the most common: Somnambulism This is characterized by a child who is in deep sleep but performs actions as though he were in full consciousness. Sleepwalking is the more common term for this condition, although somnambulists may not only walk during sleep but do other things as well, from sitting up in bed or dangerous as putting an object in one’s mouth. Of course, any of these actions can be dangerous, especially when there is no one else around. The child can fall off the stairs or even choke, therefore, a child in whom this condition is observed must never be left to sleep alone. Nocturnal Enuresis The more common term for this condition is bedwetting. In most cases, it is caused by ... |
How to Fall Asleep Quickly Without Waking Up Tired in the Morningby Gerry Ryan 2/23/2011 Insomnia medications are among the most widely prescribed in the world. Total sales of over-the-counter sleep aids number in the billions of dollars. This is unfortunate as these products do nothing to address the root causes of the condition. At best they are a temporary fix, serving only to mask the true problem. Clearly, we live in a sleep-challenged world. Isn’t there a better approach? Can we find some way to fall asleep quickly without waking up tired in the morning? Instead of relying on chemicals to regulate our sleep/wake cycle and help us fall asleep quickly, perhaps we should explore the various natural remedies for insomnia first. That would appear to be a safer and much more effective approach to dealing with the debilitating effects of insomnia. Natural insomnia remedies are as common as cornfields in Iowa but which are the best ones? This is entirely subjective as something that is effective for one person may be totally ineffective for another. Therefore it is simply a matter of trial and error - the process of elimination. The most important thing is just to begin. Having said that, let’s examine some natural insomnia remedies to help us fall asleep quickly. 1) De-stress Your Life - Have you considered the fact that the stresses in your life may be adding to your inability to fall asleep quickly and stay asleep? Stress and anxiety are responsible for more sleepless nights than any other factor. So how do we reduce stress and recover our natural ability ... |
Sleep Well Without Drugsby Janos Magyar 2/23/2011 Getting a bad night’s sleep may not seem like a major medical condition but for the large number of people that this affects, it’s serious enough. Sleep deprivation can not only depress your mood but it can affect your attention span, causing you to have accidents and make mistakes. It can also put an unwanted stress on the body and aggravate existing conditions. Not everybody is comfortable with taking medication to resolve the problem due to the side-effects and the medication hangover that leaves people feeling quite groggy the next day. Let’s take a look at some natural remedies for sleeplessness that won’t give you a hangover. Take a Walk. The first remedy is absolutely free and is totally natural. You don’t even need a glass of water. Taking a walk may sound far too simple be effective, but don’t knock it till you try it. And. It won’t cost you cent to try! The worst case scenario is that you get a little exercise. Ideally you should take a walk while it is still light out. It doesn’t need to be right before bedtime. While you are walking you need to ensure that you notice objects in the environment. The idea of this exercise is to get you out of your head, to ease tension and anxiety, etc. While doing this you may start to feel very, very tired. In fact you may feel downright exhausted. Now is not the time to stop or you will feel like hell. Keep walking until ... |
Types of Insomnia and Its Causes and Symptomsby Dr Andrew Napier 2/23/2011 Insomnia is a condition characterized by severe sleep disorders within a human being. It is a chronic condition in which a person faces persistent difficulty falling asleep or has a problem staying asleep for a longer period of time. Insomnia can affect a person of any age and gender but it is generally common in women and aged people. Types of Insomnia Insomnia is further classified according to its cause and duration into the following types: 1. Primary Insomnia: This type of insomnia is caused due to stress or anxiety and is not related to any medical condition. 2. Secondary Insomnia: This type of insomnia is caused by some medical condition, such as depression, sleep apnea, etc. 3. Transient Insomnia: It is the type of insomnia in which the symptoms last from a few days to a few weeks. 4. Acute or Short Term Insomnia: In this type of insomnia the symptoms last for several weeks. 5. Chronic Insomnia: Insomnia is referred to as chronic when the symptoms last for several months or may be several years. Causes of Insomnia There are several factors contributing to the onset of Insomnia in a person: These factors include: 1. Lifestyle: The lifestyle of a person is a major contributing factor to the condition like Insomnia. People who are addict to smoking, drinking, awaking late in the nights are more prone to Insomnia. Apart from this, people working in the night shifts, people living in high altitudes, and people living in areas with frequent variation in temperature are also prone to Insomnia. 2. Medical ... |
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