Posts Tagged ‘good quality sleep’

Minimize The Risk of Insomnia

June 30th, 2010

insomnia Minimize The Risk of InsomniaInsomnia is always disturbing, you should be done these tips earlier to reduce its risk, these tips are:

• Reduce beverages which are stimulants or that make you stay awake like tea, coffee, alcohol and cigarettes. These beverages will cause you to stay awake which of course you do not need if you want to sleep.

• Eat snacks that contain less carbohydrates before go to bed, if it is possible, add a glass of warm milk.

• Take a bath with warm water for 30 minutes or an hour before goes to bed. Take a bath with warm water will cause sedation effects or stimulating the sleep. Besides that, take a bath with warm water also reduces the body stiffness.

• Stop watching TV, reading a book, at least an hour before go to bed.

• Use your bed for only for sleeping. This will help your body to adjust to the environment around your bed. When you are lying on your bed, then it can stimulate the feeling to sleep.

• Do regular relaxation activities. Listening to music, breathing exercise, meditation etc. will help you to slow down the process that occurs in the body so your body becomes more relaxed. This situation will facilitate you to sleep.

• Clear your mind. Get rid all the worries that come into your mind. One way to do this is to write down all your thoughts through the blog.

• Sleep and wake up at the same time every day. Chaotic bedtime will disrupt your next sleep.

The Danger of Oversleeping

June 2nd, 2010

sleeping woman The Danger of OversleepingFor those who are vulnerable to get headache, sleep much longer than usual during weekends or holidays can cause pain in the head. Experts believe that oversleeping can affect on certain neurotransmitters in the brain, including serotonin.

People who sleep much longer during the day and disrupt their sleeping patterns at night, also proved that often have a headache in the morning. Many researches reveal that those who slept nine hours or at night are significantly have averaged higher mortality than those who slept for 7-8 hours.

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