Posts Tagged ‘Sleep’

Insomnia: Cause and Effect

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

When it comes to battling insomnia, cause and effect are the first thing a person should look at. While there are some people who just naturally have trouble falling asleep, and there’s really nothing they can do that will help solve the problem, those people are few and far between.

Probably not one in a hundred people suffering from insomnia fall into that category. So the odds are good that if you can find what’s causing your insomnia, you can cure it. Let’s look at some of the most common ones.

Caffeine is probably the biggest culprit for most people. Many people consume far more caffeine than they realize, and part of the problem is that caffeine is so ubiquitous. There are lots of products that contain caffeine besides coffee and tea. Chocolate, for one. It’s surprising how many people are unaware that chocolate contains caffeine. The popular energy drinks are another often overlooked source, as are over the counter medicines.

Another insomnia cause is lack of exercise. In today’s service economy, fewer and fewer people actually do physical labor for a living. As a result, when it comes time to go to bed, they’re not even tired. Our ancestors, who were by and large farmers and laborers, never had this problem. A related problem is exercising late in the day. This is not a good idea. Exercise should be done every day, and it should be done early in the day, so as not to interfere with sleep.

Irregular hours will also cause insomnia. Going to bed at all sorts of hours, or getting up at different times will play havoc with our body clock. Our bodies adapt to a rhythm, or at least they try to, and a big part of that rhythm is a regular routine. Do you like to sleep in on the weekends? If so, this could be what’s causing your sleeplessness.

So look at your life, your schedule, your habits, your diet, etc. Once you do, you may well find your insomnia cause. For the vast majority of people, making some basic changes will solve the problem. But if you honestly can’t find any cause for your insomnia, or you’ve made changes but it didn’t help, you may need to consult additional resources to help cure your sleeplessness.

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Insomnia Pills -Are They Your Best Option?

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Taking insomnia pills may be of help when insomnia strikes. But there are many options for effective help today. One does not only have to resort to prescription medication.
Not being able to sleep is not only exasperating, it has such detrimental effects on not only our moods and attitudes, it has shown to affect our bodies as well.

There are many options for treating insomnia.
Life style changes, learning to not worry or allow the mind to fret while in bed, changing the environment etc. Sleeping pills can be necessary for a good nights sleep, but it does make sense to try other natural means without side effects first.

Most sleeping pills are prescribed by a physician. Those include Lunesta, Sonata, Ambien and many others. While these medications have proven to be useful they do not come without side effects. Some sleeping medications can cause allergic reactions, addictions and sleep behaviors such as “sleep driving”

Drugstores also carry over the counter sleep medications. These frequently contain anti histamines and can cause drowsiness.

The health food store is a great source for non-toxic effective aids to sleep. Herbal blends, essential oils, and Natural Medications containing the “sleep hormone” Melatonin.
A Natural Insomnia Medication containing melatonin, the “sleep hormone”
and a blend of herbs proven to be effective to get you to sleep without any negative side effects is EzDoze. Click here to receive a free trial of EZDoze found by many to be more effective than Ambien.

Finding the Underlying Cause
With a bit of persistence, and maybe a bit of help, the root cause of the insomnia can often be found. Humans are very much creatures of habit and once the pattern of not sleeping is there, or the pattern of worrying while in bed, or waking up solving one’s problems in the middle of the night, the pattern itself may be the cause of the insomnia.

One easy and most pleasant way of breaking a mental pattern, and treating insomnia without the use of pills, is to use sound frequencies that guides your brain into a natural and deep sleep.

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