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Six Simple Ways to Beat Insomnia and Enjoy a Night of Natural
Restful Sleep
By Douglas Hanna
If you’re tired of fighting insomnia hour after hour, here are six simple
tips that can help you fight insomnia and achieve natural, restful sleep.
They are simple and may seem kind of self-evident but they can help.
1. Drink a warm glass of milk prior to bedtime — it’s an old-fashioned
treatment for insomnia but could help.
2. Avoid alcohol, caffeine and tobacco before bedtime.
3. Make bedtime as routine as possible and make sure you don’t oversleep
in the morning.
4. Ensure that your bedroom is dark, quiet and has a comfortable
temperature. You shouldn’t be either too hot or too cold.
5. Take a warm bath just prior to bedtime.
6. Ask your partner to give you a neck and shoulder massage using one of
these sooting, calming, essential oils
* 5 Drops Chamomile
* 5 drops Lavender
* 5 drops Neroli
* 3 drops Sandalwood
* 5 drops Rose
* 5 drops Ylang-Ylang
Other things you can do to help ensure a night of natural restful sleep
include taking an evening walk. There are times when fresh air can help
you become calm and refreshed. This quiet time could also provide a way
for you to sort through your worries in advance and begin to unwind.
And last but not least, try to leave your work at work and learn to sleep
on your problems. If you can release all of your day’s problems before
bedtime, you may find that your mind is free to seek different solutions
throughout the night. The old adage a “things always look better in the
morning” can definitely be true after a good nights sleep.
Douglas Hanna is retired and lives in a suburb of Denver. He is the editor
and publisher of the popular website,
http://naturalrestfulsleep.com/
and the author of numerous articles on insomnia, sleep apnea and poor
sleep quality.
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