Health & Medical Sleep Disorders

Having Trouble Sleeping? Here Are Some Golden Tips

If you're among the many who are having trouble sleeping there are some great tips to heed that are cheap and don't have side effects.
Many believe that drugs are the only answer but the reality is there are quite a few great natural ways that really work.
Tip number one to take into consideration is that you are meant to sleep in complete darkness.
Many don't realize that something as simple as a LED clock can throw off your production of melatonin and serotonin made by your pineal gland.
Make sure you use blackout shades covered by heavy curtains and eliminate the LED clock.
The slightest amount of light can signal your brain its time to get up and get moving.
Many don't realize even the smallest glow from your clock can disrupt your internal clock.
The reality is life over thousands of years has evolved based on what's known as circadian rhythms.
With invention of modern electrical lighting comes a major disruption on your internal clock.
Think about it for minute.
What happens if you get up to go to the bathroom and turn on the light? Five hundred years ago the sun didn't come up for you to relieve yourself.
Believe it or not science proves that light from your eye moved directly to your hypothalamus from your optic nerve which in turn influences your biological clock instantly.
The next tip is to try to get to bed as early as possible.
Science shows that your body does the majority of its recharging in between the hours of 11pm and 1 am.
This coupled with the fact that your gallbladder tends to discharge its toxins during this same period can cause extra issues as toxins back up into your liver.
Think about it for a moment.
Before the invention of electricity most folks would turn in for the night not long after sundown.
This is the same for animals as well.
God never intended us to stay up till 1 and 2 am.
The final tip would be to try elevating your heart rate by doing any form of decent exercise.
Many find it quite amazing how well they sleep after even a moderate exercise session.
People don't realize that god didn't intend for us to drive to every location and sit in a office all day.
We aren't meant to move.
When you take on a sedentary lifestyle it causes many precipitating factors to happen.
One of which often is sleep impairment.


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