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Goodnight to Insomnia
Imagine an insomnia treatment that improves sleep in 100 percent
of insomniacs, helps 75 percent of insomniacs become normal
sleepers, and allows 90 percent of insomniacs to reduce or
eliminate their use of sleeping pills. This treatment is safe,
natural, and has no side effects except improved mood, higher
energy, increased mind/body control, and better health. No,
this is not a new miracle drug.
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Insomniac
Blues
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It can be most unforgiving
in the summer months. No school means no having to get
up in the morning and if fueled the desire to stay up
late and sleep in longer.
It's a different when you have to be at work in the morning.
Lack of sleep can seriously affect your abilities at work.
It's a worldwide
problem. Here's what you can do if you're falling asleep
at your desk like back in middle school.
•Snacking
Although it's unhealthy to eat before you go to bed a
light snack might do the trick. A small amount of turkey
could send you to snoresville in no time.
•Soothe the Soul
Try listening to music that will put you to sleep.
Perhaps you could add some new CDs to your collection
like the ocean sounds or something else that will make
you breathe easier.
•Activate Yourself
Exercising more and being more active will make you
sleepier at the end of the day. It's common sense, but
many people don't use their bodies' energy near the end
of the day. Instead of sitting in front of the boob
tube, go outside and play basketball.
•Use Your Bed for Sleeping
If you lay in bed all day you're not going to want to
lay back in it to go to sleep. Try reducing the amount
of napping
you do during the day. The bottom line is not to take
your bed for granted. Sleep sparingly and use your bed
only when you really need it.
•No over fueling
You definitely don't want to drink a caffienated
beverage before hitting the sack. Likewise, you should
avoid other chemicals that affect your system before going
to sleep.
•Try Again Later
It pretty much resembles the insomniac philosophy. A good
rule of thumb is to get
out of bed if you haven't fallen asleep after 30 minutes.
You could try watching TV or reading, but make sure whatever
you're doing is low impact because you don't want to wake
yourself up completely.
Written by Jeremy M. Rottgen
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On the Web
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sleepfoundation.org
bettersleep.org
sleepnet.com
sleepwellprogram.com
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When you can't sleep
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Insomnia (2000)-Stars Al Pacino as a detective hunting
down the facts to a mysterious murder in Alaska. This movie
is a remake of a Norwegian film from 1997.
The Best of Insomniac Uncensored (Vol. 1) Follow comedian
Dave Atell has he travels from city to city during 2001 looking
for others who are up during the wee hours of the morning.
The Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) If the people in these
movies fell asleep they were doomed to be in Freddy Krueger's
dream world, which is a bad place to be.
Dream for an Insomniac (1998) A love story
starring Jennifer Anniston as the girlfriend of the main character's
object of affection
Altered States (1980) Starring William Hurt as a scientist
who studies the effects of sleeping in an immersion tank.
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