Home Remedies For Insomnia

Counting sheep not working?
These home remedies for insomnia will have you sound asleep in no time.

There's nothing worse than lying in bed looking at the clock, wondering how much longer before you can finally slip away into dreamland. Whether it's worrying, or having too much stress, or maybe too much caffeine, I thing all of us have laid awake for far too long in the night. Even kids! If this is you, read on!

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I like to not only look at home remedies for insomnia but also prevention and lifestyle changes. Here are some tips to help you get some shut-eye...

Have a set routine before bed.
Keep the computer and TV off for an hour before bedtime - all the stimulation is detrimental to our shut-eye.
Many times we are awake at night because we worry. I've heard this to cause insomnia in older women quite often. Realize what we can change, what we can't, give things over to God who cares more deeply for our situation than we realize. Stress plays a major role in our overall wellbeing and our rest at nights.
Keep the caffeine intake to a minimum and drink it in the mornings, not late afternoon or evenings.
Having a whole foods diet is beneficial. If our bodies are properly nourished it will produce a sound sleep. Undernourished bodies wake up during the night looking for nourishment. This doesn't mean the amount of food, this means nutrient dense food.

Oatstraw Infusions

I like to drink nourishing herbal infusions as a natural remedy. My daily infusion to keep my mind relaxed and body nourished is an oatstraw infusion. I find if I skip this infusion for more than 2 days I'm awake during the night more often.

Herbal Sleep Remedy Tea

Valerian, passionflower, chamomile, and lemon balm are all great herbs to help us go to sleep. Using these herbs in an evening tea will help prepare you for a good night's rest.

Natural Sleep Remedies - Valerian Tincture

Make a valerian tincture! Add the valerian tincture to the evening tea just before bed. Warning: valerian smells like dirty socks but it works! In Germany a sedative is sold containing passionflower, lemon balm and valerian.

Cures for Insomnia - Sleep Pillows

A wonderful way to bring about a good night's sleep is tucking some herbs into a sleep pillow. These types of pillows have been used for centuries as home remedies for insomnia. A drop or two of essential oil added to a mixture of sedative herbs such as lavender, hops, chamomile and rose petals will intensify the relaxing effects.

All the above home remedies for insomnia are safe, natural and effective without any dependency issues that over the counter sleeping pills may pose.

Sweet Dreams!

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