True truth: all diseases come from nerves, insomnia is also a consequence of nervous overstrain. A harmful consequence of insomnia is a severe depletion of the entire body, frequent headaches and dizziness, worsening of the gastrointestinal tract, deterioration of skin health, which is clearly reflected in appearance. As soon as possible to fall asleep, applying folk remedies, will be interested in such a case of many people suffering these signs.
Concept and causes
Let's first define the concept of "insomnia" and its symptoms. Insomnia means sleep disturbance, expressed in the difficulty of falling asleep. The most common cause of this phenomenon is the constant socio-psychological burden of man. Another important reason is a violation of the rhythm of sleep and wakefulness, for example, in shift work, when the conditions of the working schedule require this violation. Often such disorders affect adolescents, the reason is a long sitting in front of the computer monitor at night, as a result, their rhythm of sleep and wakefulness is disturbed: the whole night in front of the computer, morning sleep before lunch or even 24 hours without sleep if you go to school in the morning. This applies not only to adolescents, but also to many adults, which turns into a habit. Urban noise "pollution", excessive consumption of alcohol, fatty foods, also lead to the lack of sleep.
What are the methods of self-treatment in this case?
The simplest and most widespread way to manage to fall asleep quickly is the use of hypnotic medicines. However, they do not in themselves eliminate the cause of the problem, but only make the dream stronger for a certain period of time. The harmful side effect of all these medicines is the development of the body's habituation to them, when they no longer have the usual hypnotic effect on it. As a result, an increasing dose of sleeping pills is required, which can lead to poisoning and urgent hospitalization of the patient to save his life! Also, hypnotic and sedative drugs contribute to the violation of certain phases of sleep of the cerebral cortex. That is why these methods of treating insomnia only hide the problem for a certain time, but do not help it to be eliminated. You can eat them in extreme cases and for a limited time.
Advice
The first simple rules for the treatment of insomnia: do not eat large amounts of food, as well as fats and meat (as is known, meat has an exciting effect on the central nervous system), as well as exciting drinks such as coffee, strong tea, coca-cola and others. Should not, in general, drink a lot of liquids at night. The body has to work a lot, in particular, the kidneys for its processing, which leads to urge frequent urination and then no longer to sleep. If you regularly drink any medication in the evening, carefully read the composition in the annotation or ask your doctor: do these tablets contain caffeine or other excitatory substances.
Teach your body to go to bed at the same time, then it will be easier for him to succumb to the planned team to "fall asleep." Before going to bed, you can watch TV: broadcasts or entertaining films of the genre or something pleasant, for the soul. Exclude nighttime viewing of horror movies, thrillers, action movies and all that terrifies and excites your nervous system. Instead, read a nice book before going to bed, do yoga, relax breathing exercises, listen to harmonious music for relaxation. The sounds of nature, such as: the sound of rain, the rustling of leaves, the surf of the sea, just fit. Also, a warm bathroom before bedtime, possibly with foam or oils, containing pleasant aromas that promote relaxation. Evening walk in the open air will also contribute to fatigue, which will add to your chances of falling asleep.
The mattress on the bed should be quite elastic, adapt to body movement, linens made from natural fibers that absorb moisture best. The most suitable position of the body for sleeping is on the back, stretching his arms along the body. It is not recommended to sleep on the left side, as the heart is squeezed. Also, it's not unimportant to ventilate the room before going to bed, there is not enough oxygen in the stuffy room, which prevents a calm, even breathing, and, consequently, sleep. Breathing should be deep and slow, it relaxes and adjusts to peace. As recommended in the oriental ayurvedic medicine, it is useful for sleep adjustment to breathe through the left nostril, such breathing adjusts to rest. And through the right, on the contrary, to wakefulness.
Folk remedies
One of the simplest and most accessible means is a glass of warm milk with honey before going to sleep, the psychological factor still plays a role here, that is, one must believe that it will really help to fall asleep. Soothing herbal teas are also good. In the first place is, of course, the well-known root of valerian, then the flowers of lavender dried, lime tea, leaves of the twilight, sweet potato and others.
One of the oldest tested folk remedies for insomnia in almost all countries of the world is recommended wine as an easy sleeping pill. However, this recipe acts on different people in different ways. Only 30-50 g of wine can accelerate the onset of the phase of falling asleep. Pregnant women this folk remedy is contraindicated.
Strong, healthy sleep contributes to the use of a slice of onions for the night.
Also fall asleep, using the following means, it is possible and with the help of lavender oil, long known for its soothing properties. Add it to a warm bath, shave them whiskey before bed or hang a bag over the bed with dried flowers of lavender, juniper, lemon balm, mint, then a strong sleep will not take long.
The main thing, understand with the reasons of the nervous tension, whether it be in family or at work. It is anxiety and mental overstrain that prevents us from falling asleep and seeing pleasant dreams.