Guest guest Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 Nine Steps to Better Sleep By Margaret Chuong-Kim http://drbenkim.com Too often, people who have difficulty falling asleep and sleeping deeply turn to medication. Experience has shown that many sleep disturbances can be solved through natural means. The following are 9 steps you can take to ensure a good night’s sleep. 1. Reserve your bedroom for sleep. Your bedroom should be reserved for sleep and lovemaking. Homework, office work, and other stressful and stimulating activities should be kept outside of the bedroom, as should televisions, radios, stereos, and other entertainment equipment. This will condition your body to relax and anticipate sleep once you walk into the bedroom. You want to keep any stress and unnecessary stimulation as far away from the bedroom as possible. 2. Be consistent with sleep and wake times. Go to sleep at the same time each night, and get out of bed at the same time each morning. This will condition your body to fall into a routine of sleep and wakefulness. It is best not to disrupt this routine, such as by sleeping in on weekends. 3. Avoid nicotine, caffeine, sugar, and alcohol close to bedtime. Nicotine, caffeine, sugar, and alcohol often cause insomnia. Nicotine, caffeine, and sugar are stimulants that cause you to sleep lightly and to wake up before you need to because of withdrawal. Common sources of caffeine are coffee, soft drinks, non-herbal teas, and some over-the- counter and prescription medications. Alcohol prevents deep sleep and interferes with REM-stage sleep, the stage of sleep that stimulates the learning centres of the brain. Adopting an unprocessed and whole food diet will help you avoid these stimulants. Learn the other nine steps to better sleep right now at http://chetday.com/9stepstosleep.htm --------------------- Sponsor Says: Try Natural Approach for Yeast Infection --------------------- Yeast, thrush, and Candida can be cured permanently, according to this independent researcher who reveals how to treat the root cause of yeast infection easily and safely in the privacy of your home. See details at http://chetday.com/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?yeast Keep your thoughts positive, because your thoughts become your words.Keep your words positive, because your words become your behavior.Keep your behavior positive, because your behavior becomes your habits.Keep your habits positive, because your habits become your values.Keep your values positive, because your values become your destiny. - Mahatma Gandhi Check Out My Groups: Everything Natural http://health./ Everything Magick EverythingMagick/ My Blogs: http://.blogspot.com/ http://bee-witched.blogspot.com/ http://kitchenwitchrecipes.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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