How to Use & Choose Insomnia Natural Remedies

Many people are seeking insomnia natural remedies. As a reporter (not a doctor), here are some lesser known insomnia home remedies that have worked for various people who don’t want to ingest even natural insomnia-curing hormones, but rather wanted their bodies to create their own relaxation and sleep induction with the help of various insomnia natural remedies.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Eat raw sunflower and pumpkin seeds in the evening on an empty stomach. Among the various insomnia natural remedies revolving around certain foods, this one is quite simple and healthy for other reasons besides insomnia treatment. The components in these seeds are even being studied for extraction to make new insomnia natural remedies via supplement form.

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   Enhance the effects of tryptophan. You’ve heard of this amino acid as a serotonin booster and a favorite among insomnia natural remedies. But if it doesn’t seem to be working for you, try helping it out these ways. Don’t take it with other sources of protein. Don’t take more of it, some reports state high doses can make it less effective, and that 500mg to 1500mg should be all that’s needed. During the day, take niacinamide (B3) and vitamin B6 with meals. These are both reported to make your evening tryptophan work better. Be aware that some find this amino acid causes occasional mild stomach upset.

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   Practice a mind-focusing exercise during the day while alert, as one of your insomnia natural remedies. Once you’re good at it during the day when it’s easier to perform, repeat it at night in bed. It actually takes focus ability to overcome sleeplessness, which often has our minds shooting off towards a million random targets. When we try to calm our minds at night during insomnia attacks, the focus energy just isn’t there. So strengthen the energy during the day by making yourself focus eyes-closed for 60 seconds on a single image, such as a flower. As your focus ability gets stronger, you can transfer it to nighttime.

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   Say what mom or dad would say. We can’t all be nor have the perfect parents. But be one to yourself. What would a loving, protective presence say to you that could be one of your favorite insomnia natural remedies? “Everything always works out.” “There will be an answer.” “Sleep will help solve it all, let it do its work.” Say these phrases during times you really are feeling calm and cozy so you'll associate that feeling when you say them at bedtime.

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   Return to the bedtime story, grown-up style. Late night bedtime stories are the all time classic among insomnia natural remedies. They help people drift off because they attract the mind to finally reach one-pointed focus. Instead of forcing Mom to come over to read, set up a books-on-tape area for your bedroom. Always use fiction, which does different things to the mind than facts and non-fiction. And for obvious reasons, avoid racy or horror, or other over stimulating subjects. Some insomnia articles state to avoid bedtime reading and that's true for non-fiction. But many good fiction dramas can actually be an insomnia cure for some.

6. Look into reflexology. This is among the favorites for insomnia natural remedies for some, but they feel it eventual heals the actual cause and rewires the organs and mind. If it works, it usually works over time, and each person’s reason for insomnia is different. One person might need work on the liver area because it isn’t metabolizing the body’s relaxation inducing substances, another may need to work an area around the mind for calming. Most libraries have good books on the subject for you to discover what pressure points will help you turn reflexology into one of your favorite insomnia natural remedies.

Tips & Warnings

• Check with your health care professional before self-diagnosing and self-prescribing.
• This article does not replace your health care provider
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[naturalpath]

on 3/31/2009 These are some great safe ways so improve sleep...

[writedesign]

on 3/19/2009 I read my husbands physics books - that puts me right to sleep. 5*

[goodselfme]

on 3/18/2009 Wonderful tips for natural, comfortable sleep techniques. TX 5*