Get Your Body Moving

There are so many good reasons to exercise – heart health, weight control, ability to compete with others.  Take your pick, there is usually a reason that appeals to you.  However,  the best reason of all to exercise is that it can improve the quality of your sleep.

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You Asked : What About Medications?

According to a 1999 survey, about 30% of American women and 20% of men reported taking a medication to help them sleep at some time during the course of a year. Over half of these drugs were over the counter medications.

It should be stressed that only behavioral or psychological techniques can actually cure insomnia, (and that is what this site is dedicated to) whereas prolonged use of sleeping pills can only result in dependency.

However, we recognise that you might still be interested to learn more about the medications that are around so that you can make your own mind.  So, here you go……

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What to Expect : Sleep Disorder Clinic

If you have been experiencing severe insomnia or sleeplessness for some time and have been unable to get relief, you may have been recommended to attend a sleep disorder clinic.  The very name of it sounds intimitading, but, as with most things that sound scary – the reality is very different.

Here’s some more information about sleep disorder clinics and how they work to help inform your choice.

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For Your Bedroom Only

How much time do you spend in your bedroom when you are not sleeping?  What are you doing there?  Did you know that all the non-sleeping activities in your bedroom could be making your sleeplessness worse?

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Stinky Herb Brings Insomnia Relief

I would not have believed it, but one of the stinkiest herbs I have ever smelled is also very effective as a cure for insomnia.

The Valerian Root herb has been used to treat insomnia for a very long time – according to some records, it was used as early as Hippocrates in 460BC.  It was also noted back then that it has a rather unpleasant smell.

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