Restless legs syndrome (RLS), another sleep disorder that ranks as one of most frequently diagnosed, affects more than twelve million people in US alone each year. Unlike other common sleep disorders, restless legs syndrome combines physical symptoms of a sleep disorder like insomnia with neural symptoms such as periodically uncontrolled limb movement and a tingling sensation in legs and feet.

While a serious sleep disorder such as obstructive sleep apnea, chronic narcolepsy or restless legs syndrome requires intervention of a medical professional, there are still various ways in which you can actively manage your sleep disorder. In fact, numerous natural sleep remedies can help you get a better night's sleep and effectively deal with your sleep disorder, without resorting to sleeping pills or artificial sleep enhancers.

These sleep remedies are too numerous to discuss them in any detail in this short article, but they include melatonin and valerian root, two natural alternatives to sleeping pills, as well as aromatherapy, color or chromatherapy and guided relaxation and meditation. Chamomile or lavender teas and infusions are also an excellent natural remedy for managing various sleep disorders.

While some persistent sleep disorders do certainly merit investigation by your doctor, chronic insomnia can, more often than not, be cured without need for medical intervention. Understanding underlying causes of your insomnia and then making a number of simple changes to your lifestyle or routine can make a dramatic difference to quality of your sleep. With added help of one or two natural sleep remedies, you can then soon say farewell to this particular sleep disorder.

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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 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 good night's sleep you've been dreaming about.

The key to achieving better sleep

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

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