Health: 5 Steps To Better Sleep

5 Steps To Better Sleep

Written by Donald Saunders

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Use herbs or aromatherapy

Aromatherapy candles or oils and herbal teas are just two natural sleep aids that can significantly improve your nightly sleep. A variety of herbs enjoy a long history of use in addressing repparttar problem of insomnia and in helping to induce better sleep.

Try burning a calming aromatherapy candle or adding soothing essential oils to a warm bath to help your body and mind wind down before bed. You might also try sipping chamomile tea (an age-old sleep remedy) an hour or so before bed to prepare your body for repparttar 146595 good night's sleep you've been dreaming about.

The key to achieving better sleep

The five simple steps outlined here represent repparttar 146596 basic framework for establishing a pattern of better sleep and provide an excellent starting point if you find yourself amongst repparttar 146597 growing band of people suffering from insomnia. The key to achieving better sleep in repparttar 146598 long-term doesn’t, as many people believe, lie in reaching for repparttar 146599 sleeping pills, but lies in finding a natural solution that works for you.

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Restless Legs Syndrome - The Management of a Serious Sleep Disorder

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Once repparttar diagnosis has been established, repparttar 146594 treatment and management of restless legs syndrome can include simple lifestyle changes, dietary adjustments and activities to promote a better night's sleep. Because repparttar 146595 symptoms typically become more severe with fatigue or inactivity, maintaining a regular sleep schedule with a consistent bed time and waking time is extremely important. Likewise, regular exercise and limited caffeine and nicotine intake can also help limit repparttar 146596 neurological stimulation that triggers restless legs symptoms.

Additional options for managing this condition, and other sleep disorders, include massage, yoga and guided meditation for relaxation (a good complement to regular exercise and planned activities for reducing repparttar 146597 symptoms of restless legs syndrome) and repparttar 146598 use of natural herbal remedies that can help train repparttar 146599 body to adhere to a routine sleep cycle and induce a restful and restorative night's sleep.

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