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Tips for getting a good night of sleep

by Bharwad Singh Murthy HardPussy

Created on: February 15, 2009   Last Updated: June 29, 2009

Tossing and turning during the night, never finding out why you weren't sleeping. Was it due to a mordacious disease such as sleep apnea or just caused by a bit too much of caffeine. Learn the crucial tips from a first person witness.

Sleep, one of the most important processes in life. You may think your body just relaxes during speech, but it does much more. Your body produces hormones and adequate sleep can help you live a longer and healthier life. See this for more info about a healthy lifestyle:

http://www.healthmad.com/Health/How-to-Liv e-a-Long-Life-Guaranteed.284785

Last night, you couldn't fall asleep and you have no clue why. Perhaps you were thinking too much, but why? Don't worry, I now have control over my sleep insomnia. Several years ago, I had trouble falling asleep. I had no clue why this happened, but after sometime on the web, I realized how I could control it.

Lets see some tips on how to fall asleep and stay asleep:

1. Practice Good Sleep Hygiene Not the most specific tip, but this can be divided into many categories. Do something relaxing before bed such as reading a book or accumulating fine writing into your journal. Don't do something that gets you agitated and makes you stressed or upset. This can cause stress hormones such adrenaline which can alert your mind and prevent it from sleeping. However, taking a bath and drinking a warm cup of milk or soy milk have a chemical called tryptophan that relax your body and induce sleep. However, do not consume drinks that have caffeine or artificial sweeteners which can cause hyperactivity and hard time sleeping. Do not sleep when you aren't tired which increases the time in bed. Also, practice the use of the bed where you rest not where you do financial accounting or playing games. Go outside for sometime and have the sun set your sleep clock.

2. Don't Go in Bed if you aren't feeling sleepy Chances are, you wouldn't fall asleep as quickly as if you are tired. Your body only falls asleep when it is tired and bored, so try to do something boring such as reading the newspaper, not on the bed. Once you are sleepy, go to the bed and sleep. Remember, if you can't fall asleep in 30 minutes, you probably are not going to fall asleep for at least another hour. So, get up and do something boring such as watching t.v., not something which makes you elated. Also when sleeping, try to act that your body is going to sink into the mattress. This coaxes and relaxes the muscles. Sometimes, if you think that you are

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