Remedies For Insomnia

The most common cause of insomnia is stress, anxiety and depression, environmental and lifestyle factors may also cause insomnia. Some post-menopausal women also experience sleep problems.

The food we eat may also effect how well we sleep. Protein-rich foods like milk, tuna, nuts, wholemeal bread, dates and potatoes are rich in an amino acid tryptophan (chemical messenger in the body), which on reaching to the brain approximately an hour later it releases serotonin (hormone) that helps you relax. Large meals should be avoided at least four hours prior to going to bed and avoid caffeine and nicotine. Drinking alcohol before bed may also lead to problems since once the alcohol is metabolises it disrupts the restorative levels of sleep.

There are some good suggestion of remedies for insomnia whenever you have a sleep problem.

1. Listen to music
Play some soft, soothing music that will lull you to sleep.
2. Get a massage before going to sleep
Get a strokes slow, gentle, yet firm massage to work the tension out of your
muscles and soothe you to sleep.
3. Taking a warm bath
Taking a warm bath is a great way to relax your body and reduce the whole day's
tiredness and after the bath to take a cup of warm milk will help to soothe your
nervous system.

A number of relaxation techniques will help to remedy for insomnia such as meditation, visualisation, autogenic training and gentle exercises such as yoga can be tried to help decrease stress and thus decrease the build up of these stress hormones. Physical exercise raises your core body temperature and increases your adrenaline levels. Exercise should take place in the afternoon or early evening since hormone levels lowers after five or six hours, thus promoting a deep sleep. Exercises right before you go to bed will prevent you from sleeping soundly.

If the above methods do not help to remedy for your insomnia problem, you may have to get doctor's advice.