If you suffer from sleeping disorders chances are you’ll be given a prescription for sleeping pills. There are however a lot of side effects with sleeping pills, so you’d be better off in the long run treating yourself using natural insomnia cures.
This reliance on sleeping pills is symptomatic of the way we automatically look for the “quick fix”. Whilst there are good reasons to go for the fast and easy solution at times, sleep and sleeping difficulties are not effectively treated that way.
Most people need about 6 – 8 hours per night, on average, and many studies have shown that sleeping less at times is not detrimental . The main reason many of us struggle the day after a nights bad sleep may strangely enough be because we think about it too much !
It helps to consider at your occasional insomnia in a philosophical way – the occasional night with bad sleep is not a big deal . Unless your insomnia is frequent and severely disrupts your life, it is best to regard episodes of less than perfect sleep as a gift of extra hours!
Having said that we all know the feeling that “I really need to falla sleep tonight!” If that occurs now and then consider natural insomnia cures before reaching for sleeping pills – they have no side effects !
An age old method of falling asleep is to take a warm bath, and adding some drops of essential oils will increase its effectiveness .
Here are some useful oils you can try – either one by one or together. Everyone is unique, so you might find that combining two or more works really well for you.
# Lavender (Lavandula Angustifolia). It has a pleasing, relaxing smell, and has been used for centuries.
# Sandalwood (Santalum Album). Has a soft fragrance and Edit this text men than the other oils mentioned here. It is often used in after -shaves and body lotions for men.
# Sweet Marjoram (Origanum Majorana). This herb gives you a relaxed, warm feeling and will leave you feeling quite drowsy. Do not mistake it for “Spanish Marjoram”, which has different properties and is a thyme species .
# Neroli (Citrus Aurantium). It is part of the citrus family, it has a distinctive fragrance and is often said to be specifically effective for treating for insomnia and sleep difficulties.
When you use essential oils know they are very strong ! Check they are not falsified and mixed with other ingredients (check the latin description !)and use only 6-8 drops. Fewer drops for children and older people, particularly if they are poorly
Used as described essential oils will not cause any bad effects but rather enhance the beneficial effect of a warm bath.
Finally – if you wonder why this works it is paradoxically because your body body has to be cooler before you can fall asleep . When you take a bath you will naturally warm up , but once you get up the body over compensates, and thus you cool down. When searching for natural insomnia cures do not overlook these simple methods !