I Cannot Fall Asleep At Night …I Am Tired Every Day!
September 2, 2009Is it hard to drag yourself out of bed in the morning? Are you one of those people who believe that just an extra 15 minutes will make a difference in reducing how tired you feel? It won’t – as a matter of fact it is harmful to your body and may contribute to you having trouble falling asleep as well and eventually disrupt your body’s internal sleep clock ruining your ability to fall sleep naturally.
Besides having a regular bed time, which you must stick to religiously, waking up at the same time every day during the work week – and when your eyes open naturally on the weekend – is the best way to keep your clock ticking on its natural circadian rhythm, which is 24 hours, just like a normal day. Our body naturally reacts to light and dark – which is what triggers the mechanism inside us to secrete the hormone we need to sleep at night – and then lower it in the morning so that we can feel awake and refreshed. Once your body gets used to getting up when your eyes open, in reaction to daylight – it will become a natural habit.
Have an activity that you look forward to first thing in the morning, like a hot shower or listening to music on the radio, and that will help. If you already have sleep problems – don’t turn to drugs – instead try a safe and proven method used by doctors for decades that will re-set your sleep clock with CES technology such as found in The Sleep Genie. It works with your body’s natural electrical component to gently and easily adjust your internal clock back to its normal rhythm.
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I Cannot Fall Asleep At Night …Understanding Your Body’s Rhythm!
September 2, 2009The best way to prevent the occurrence of sleep problems is to understand your body’s own circadian rhythm and schedule your bedtime so that you can get 7-8 hours of sleep. Each of us has our own private alarm clock imbedded in our sleep/wake centre that is designed to send out a signal in reaction to light and dark. At night, the clock sends out a cue to our internal pharmacy to begin to supply us with the hormones we need to help make us sleepy and eventually to bring us into a deep sleep once we lie down in our bed. In the morning, when light penetrates our eye lids, another signal is sent to our clock to withdraw the hormones so that we are no longer sleepy and can wake up and face the day refreshed.
Your own circadian rhythm will also alert you as to when you are most likely to feel sleepy in the afternoon so you can avoid tasks that are not stimulating enough to keep in engrossed. And watch out for the urge to wake yourself up with another cup of coffee accompanied by a sugary high carb snack. Take a short walk outside instead or close your eyes for 15 minutes. We harm both our waistline and our clock’s rigid timing when we try to override that tired feeling at 3 p.m. by snacking instead of giving our body a little time to rest or find a physical way to rejuvenate.
Become in tune with your body’s natural clock and it will keep proper time and help you fall asleep quickly and naturally and sustain sleep until morning. Your clock should not vary that much from other people’s and bed time and wake up should be the same 24/7. If you already have sleep problems – don’t turn to drugs – instead try a safe and proven method of re-setting your sleep clock with CES technology such as found in The Sleep Genie. It works with your body’s natural electrical component to gently and easily adjust your internal clock back to its normal rhythm.
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I Cannot Fall Alseep At Night …Do I Need A Routine?
September 2, 2009The routine you establish prior to actually lying down in bed is as important as your bedtime routine. You see our body’s cue to sleep and to awaken comes from light and dark so it’s crucial to be in sync with the day’s rhythm which is what ensures that our internal clock also keeps accurate time. It’s hard for most people to unwind at the end of the day because today we can turn on lights, television sets, computers and IPhones that all stimulate us primarily because of the light they produce.
Our internal sleep clock waits for the signal of approaching darkness to cue our body to begin to heighten the levels of hormones our body needs to gradually get tired and fall asleep. When we over stimulate our environment in the later part of the evening – after 9 p.m. – we work against our own best interests and that’s why many people develop sleep problems. A good night time routine to help you unwind both physically and mentally is to stop thinking and doing any kind of work at least 2 hours prior to bed time and bedtime should not be later than 11 – 11:30 p.m. if you want to achieve 7-8 hours of good sleep. So make yourself a cup of chamomile tea – not caffeine after 2 p.m. – and settle down with a good book in a room that is dimly lit, have a hot bath, listen to music, sit on the back porch and have a quiet conversation about the day with your spouse, or watch your favorite TV show in a darkened room. Then head for the bedroom, brush your teeth and go right to bed.
Just like the 9-5 you spend at work – make 11p.m. to 7 a.m. your regular sleep time and you will find that your body works with you and that you will feel great. If you already have sleep problems – don’t turn to drugs – instead try a safe and proven method used by doctors that will re-set your sleep clock with CES technology such as found in The Sleep Genie. It works with your body’s natural electrical component to gently and easily adjust your internal clock back to its normal rhythm.
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I Cannot Fall Alseep At Night …Should I Take Sleeping Pills?
September 2, 2009If you are having trouble falling asleep at night and think that if you stay up until you feel your eyelids start to close – you are looking for the wrong clues. Staying up watching TV, answering e-mails or surfing the net is not a good way to wind down at the end of a day in the hope of bringing about sleep. At this rate you will be going to bed at a different time every night and contributing to breakdown of your internal sleep clock by disturbing its normal circadian (24 hour) rhythm.
What you should be doing is picking a reasonable bedtime, between 10:30 to 11:30 p.m., for example, and making sure that you are in bed by that time – no excuses. If it takes you more than 5-10 minutes to fall asleep, next time take a good book with you and keep it by your bedside. (You notice I said book – not TV. The light and sound from a TV is overly stimulating and will keep you up longer.) Turn on a small lamp and read until you naturally close your eyes and find that it is hard to open them again and continue reading. Then slowly put the book down on your night table, close the light and sleep should come without you even noticing it. Sleep is the most important thing your body needs after food and water – so just like you show up for work at a regular time – go to sleep at a regular time and you won’t develop sleep problems.
If you already have sleep problems – don’t turn to drugs – instead try a safe and proven method used by doctors for decades, that will re-set your sleep clock with CES technology such as found in The Sleep Genie. It works with your body’s natural electrical component to gently and easily adjust your internal sleep clock back to normal.
For further sleep tips,please visit our website at http://www.TheSleepGenie.com
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