Coffee is a daily staple for most of us, and if you are trying to sleep better, its a habit that may not being doing you any favors. But, what is the alternative? A hot drink, particularly after dinner is very nice. But, perhaps it’s time to try something new….. Chamomile.
Matricaria camomilla, commonly called “Chamomile”, is native to southern and central Europe. This flowering plant is now widely grown in the United States, Argentina, Australia, Egypt and northern Africa. The leaves and flowers are dried and used as tea, either in teabags or in loose tea form.
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Lavendar is not only a gorgeous color, but is also an old (and quite effective) plant for soothing raw nerves and calming the body. It is therefore, also a great plant for inducing sleep.
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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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One of perhaps the more obvious causes of sleeplessness is tension. That feeling that you just can’t relax and feel ‘twitchy’ as you lie in bed trying to sleep.
As I mentioned in another post – the ‘trying’ part of that scenario is a problem, (check it out here), but this post is about the simple idea of relaxation and how you can do it.
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Insomnia does not always start off as a difficult condition to manage. For many people, it is triggered by a particularly stressful or disturbing event or series of events and before they know it – a bad habit of sleep has developed.
But why and how does this really occur?
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