Top 7 Home Remedies to Help You Sleep Better
‘I love sleep, always have…..and hopefully, always will’. In earlier times, people didn’t have much to do, so mostly all they used to do is sleep. Things have changed now-a-days; people are getting so busy in their daily schedules that no one has the time to go to sleep in a sound manner. Now we have got highly competitive in every field of life, so all those worries and tensions. And no one wants to lag behind; everybody wants to be the leader. To stay healthy, alert and fit, one needs the sleep at least 8 hours a day. Enjoying a sound sleep seems to be becoming a distant dream for most of the people. But natural remedies must be followed precisely and the sleep is back in your hand. Let’s discuss the top 7 remedies to have a sound sleep.
1. Natural Sleep Remedies
If you make a time table about following a routine exercise schedule, it can definitely increase your quantity and quality of your sleep. For a sound sleep, one needs to do some physical work, once tired, sleep comes on instantly. Look at the small kids, they keep running here and there and after having dinner, go to sleep within seconds. But if you have a cozy office, where you don’t have to move physically, things worsen. Daily the body gains some extra calories, to lose them; we keep turning and tossing in our bed. To get the sleep naturally, make a timetable to exercise, and follow it strictly. If you begin exercising, better does it in the morning or early afternoon, as it is a stimulant that can keep you awake if pushed nearer to the bedtime.
2. Sleeping in Total Darkness
Mostly people these days don’t put out all the lights of the house, somebody’s working on the Computer, a Laptop, a Tablet or watching late night TV, some light just peaks into your bedroom, leaving you speechless and sleepiness. Even if your room becomes alien to others, even then you can’t get a sound sleep because of certain fears of being lonely about some paranormal activities in the silence of the nights. How to overcome all this? Better make it a routine affair to sleep at a particular time. Make it a habit as it is beneficial to you. Sometimes when you wake in the night for a pee break or feed the baby, just turn on the light that is a necessity and do your job, fall back and go to sleep again. These little steps, if taken regularly can help remove the sleeping orders perfectly.
3. Eating Bananas can Reduce Sleeping Disorders
If you are not getting a proper sleep, Bananas can help in removing your insomnia. Get 1 Banana, 1 or 2 cups of plain water and some Cinnamon powder; it’s not mandatory, only optional
- First, peel of the Banana and cut it from both ends and boil it in the water for around 10 minutes.
- When its temperature cools down a little bit, it should still be warm, put it in a cup and add a pinch of Cinnamon powder to it.
- While it is still warm, drink the whole cup. It will surely help.
You can also eat a raw Banana, before you pull your sheets. You can keep doing it every time you don’t feel like sleeping. You know; why this is a remedy, let me explain in detail-
Banana and its peel contain lots of potassium, vitamins, tryptophan and magnesium. All these nutrients help the brain to function according to the body. They trigger the maximum level of hormones like serotonin and melatonin, which help the brain to relax and the sleep comes naturally.
4. Tart Cherry Juice
You don’t need anything else mixed to this Tart Cherry juice, it should be taken raw. During the day you should drink this juice at least 225 gm, twice a day. Continue with this consumption regularly every day.
Tart Cherry juice is rich in anti inflammatory material and anthocyanins (antioxidants) and has a high level of melatonin, which keeps the sleep cycle rotating perfectly. History has proved that sleep disordered patients slept 90 minutes more than the normal people after having Tart Cherry juice.
5. Honey is the Cure for Insomnia
Raw honey contains some properties, which can make you sleep soundly. Get 1 or 2 tablespoons of honey. Have it the way it is or add a pinch of Himalayan salt, if you wish to wake up feeling raw and zestful. Repeat this method regularly, before sleeping and see the world in a better way.
Consuming honey, before you hit the bed, glycogen is supplied to the liver, which it keeps using the whole night. Stress hormones sprout up the moment, the glycogen levels of the body go down. They then barge in on and this creates a scene for insomnia to show its ugly face. All these happenings are taken care of by having honey each night. Honey also has antioxidants that minimize the oxidative stress that begins thriving within the body. So after relaxing the liver, it finally puts whole body to rest, with its glycogen features, sleep from here on is the ultimate.
6. Different Oils to Deal with Sleep Disorder
You need different oils, with different uses to make you have a sound sleep. Put the Lavender oil drops (say 3 or 4) on a sachet; now put this sachet under your pillow. The pleasant aroma that oozes out makes one sedative and totally relaxed. Its neuro protective features relax the mind and sound sleep is the next step.
Then you can take Coconut oil to correct your sleep mania. First, take a tablespoon of coconut oil, equal quantity of honey and a pinch of salt. Mix them well, and consume it before you hit the bed. Repeat this everyday for a solid sleep. Coconut oil contains medium-chain fatty acids, which furnish the body with prefect energy. It is also responsible for managing the hormonal production, which helps the sleeping cycle.
7. Milk to Bring on Sleep
Milk has the ingredients, which invite a sound sleep. You need a glass of milk. Warm it, don’t make it hot as tea, and then drink it 10 to 15 minutes before you land in your bed. Repeat it each night. It has tryptophan, which acts as a relaxed agent, which invites sound sleep.
You can also try many other things like seafood, fish, rosewood oil, black seed oil, etc., but before trying these remedies at home, it will be much better if you pay a visit to your doctor.
