Sleeping pills & natural sleep aids

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The market offers us dozens of sleeping pills and not all of them are good for health ,as they cause stomach pain, headaches and problems with liver and kidneys. Natural sleeping pills containing herbal components, vitamins and minerals have the same effect, but they don’t do us harm.

A few pills of valerian is the guarantee of a sound sleep, but make sure to take them an hour before going to sleep and 4 hours after the last meal. The effect will be less strong if you take the pills after a substantial meal. You can also buy a valerian extract and drink the number of drops which corresponds to your age (if you are 25, drink 25 drops of valerian, if 30 – 30, etc.).

Melissa or lemon balm also helps to get rid of the feeling of anxiety, irritation and insomnia. Buy melissa in pills, capsules or drink green tea with melissa 2-3 times a day and you’ll see the result. Camomile tea, kava kava, passionflower, lavender, and St. John’s Wort also posses a calming effect and, besides, act as antiseptics and help to cure many diseases.
Warning! Never use antidepressants for insomnia treatment. This practice is harmful for your body and makes the situation even worse.

After our previous post you may say: “Do I have to abandon sleeping pills forever and look for other sleep aids?” the answer is: sleeping pills can be used for insomnia treatment, but it’s advisable not to get dependant on them and find other ways to have a sound sleep. Besides, sleeping pills differ and you can use natural sleeping pills instead of chemical ones. Try different types to choose the one, which suits you best.

In some cases insomnia is caused by stress or psychological tension and no pills can help in this case, as you’ll feel exhausted and sleepy, no matter how long you sleep. This is the quality of sleep which matters, not its quantity. It’s clinically proven that if you go to bed after midnight, you’ll feel crocked up and tired in the morning. The time of waking up also matters a lot and you have to listen to your body to choose an optimal hour. The researches show that people, who get up before 7 a.m. or after it, feel much better than those who wake up at 7 a.m. sharp.

So, as you can see, sleeping pills cannot be a real escape. Of course, there are cases when insomnia is caused by a disease or other conditions and in this case the use of sleeping pills is inevitable, but in most cases you can concern less harmful and much more effective sleep aids.