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Introduction Have you ever tried any sort of diet? One of the most famous diets these days is the ketogenic or keto diet. But did you know that having this low-carbohydrate diet can cause you to have sleepless nights? While it’s not something that everyone following the diet would go through, a low-carb diet can […]
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Do we stay awake for long hours during the night, find it difficult to fall asleep even when we are exhausted and do we go to bed ready to sleep but cannot do so? Sleep onset insomnia can cause loss of focus, excessive sleepiness during the day, irritability and trouble holding and engaging in conversations. Excessive pain, existing chronic conditions, disturbance in the sleep cycle, restless leg syndrome, anxiety, and drugs can also cause sleep-initiating insomnia. Sleep maintenance insomnia may also cause disturbances. Keeping at least a two-hour gap between rest and dinner time ensures the food digests, and we do not suffer from heartburn and belching issues. Seeking professional help from counsellors and therapists can be a great way of treating sleep maintenance and sleep-onset insomnia. One can overcome these conditions with proper care, lifestyle medications, good routines, and vital sleep hygiene.
Do you stay awake until late at night because you just can’t get some sleep? Your bedroom may receive too much light, and there may be disturbances. Another mistake that most people make is using devices when lying in bed. Working with your doctor to gradually lower the dosages is another way of reducing sleeping pill dependence. therapy can help identify your negative thoughts and navigate them. To rectify these mistakes, you must go to bed after spacing your meals, stay away from devices at least an hour before bedtime, de-stress, and create an ambient room temperature conducive to sleep.
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You lay awake for a long time, waiting for sleep to arrive? Melatonin is responsible for slowing down your system and inducing sleep, often helping people with sleep-initiating insomnia. The effects of the sleeping pills include calming down, drowsiness, relaxation, gentle shallow breathing, slowing down all your body processes and unconsciousness. They work on the receptors in your brain, slow down your nervous system, relax it and ensure you gradually lull to sleep. It is essential to navigate a way to stop taking sleeping pills and break the addiction. Finding alternatives and gently lowering your usage of these pills is essential. 2] D. F. Kripke, R. N. Simons, L. Garfinkel, and E. C. Hammond, “ Short and long sleep and sleeping pills .
Is a good night’s sleep a distant dream for you? In a recent study, it was found that while back in 1942 the average sleep time for a person was 8 hours. Moreover, ScientificAmerican.com says 20% of teenagers get less than 5 hours of sleep, which is lower than the 6.5 hour national average in America. But getting these many hours of sleep has become a luxury these days. Lie awake for a long time before you fall asleep 2. Emotional disorders, such as depression or distress related to a life event 3.
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Can meditation and yoga help with Insomnia? While the practice may help you enter your dreamland at night, this is considered so powerful that during daytime practice it is advised that a person should practice mindfulness meditation either sitting upright or while moving, like in Tai Chi stance, to avoid dozing off. The sound should come from the lower throat and should be soothing. Another breathing routine you can try is slow breathing with the emphasis on gradually lengthening the exhalation.
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