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Sleeplessness -
Definition of Insomnia: The Inability to get enough sleep
Just tell me what to take for insomnia
This is a subject that is of interest to many.
Getting enough sleep is essential to your health and well
being.
Can't Sleep?
Is it a problem for you
to fall asleep? Do you have trouble staying asleep, and find
you are waking up in the middle of the
night? On the following morning do you have
fatigue? Feel sleep deprived?
Americans spend an astounding $14 billion per year trying to combat
sleeplessness. In
fact, many sleep so poorly they feel exhausted during the day.
And many say that poor sleep interferes with their daily
activities.
Because
of this, drug companies are constantly developing drugs for
this ever-growing market. Even the effect of drugs that
factually "knock you out," will not provide you with
the benefits of a natural deep sleep that is necessary for
health and vigor.
The fact that many people are even
taking psychiatric drugs prescribed normally for anxiety to
sleep seems to point out the problem. The effect on a
person, their body, with continued sleep deprivation can
cause stress, anxiety and depression as well as a real
physical malfunctions.
Lack of sleep can cause all sorts of
problems.
Sleep keeps your heart healthy.
Lack of sleep has been associated with worsening of blood
pressure and cholesterol.
Sleep reduces stress. You
ability to deal with stress. When you have sleep problems and
lack sleep the body goes into a state of stress.
This can increase blood pressure and product of stress
hormones.
Sleep reduces inflammation:
The increase in stress raises the level of inflammation in the
body. This causes more risk for heart-related problems,
cancer and diabetes. Inflammation is thought to be one
of the causes of the deterioration of your body as you
age.
Sleep makes you more alert and gives you more
energy. It is good for your memory.
Sleep may help your lose weight. Researchers
have found that people who sleep less than seven hours per
night are more likely to be overweight or obese. It is
thought that the lack of sleep effects the balance of hormones
in the body that affect appetite. The hormones ghrelin
and leptin, important for the regulation
of appetite, have been found to be disrupted by lack of
sleep.
Let's look at some of the factors that will cause you
sleepless nights.
The Hormonal Factor
Sleep problems plague women more often than men, and women in mid-life more than younger women.
There is no full accounting for the gender and age differences in sleep disturbances, but hormonal fluctuation is one strong factor.
Although the relationship between female reproductive hormones and sleep patterns is little-explored and not well-researched, many women know
the strong connection between the two. Many women report lying awake for a night or two before their period begins, the time when progesterone levels drop off sharply. Progesterone is the body’s natural relaxation substance. As women approach mid-life and make the transition from perimenopause to menopause, sleep interruptions can increase. These sleep changes are often presumed to result from hot flashes at night, but that is only part of the picture. Years before a woman reaches menopause and her estrogen production dwindles,
her progesterone levels begin declining. This change in the ratio between progesterone and estrogen may be implicated in sleeplessness during perimenopause and menopause. Progesterone is our relaxing, calming hormone, therefore it only makes sense that women deprived of it may experience sleep disturbances.
For more information on sleep and other disturbances during menstruation,
go to P.M.S.
Diet and Lifestyle
While hormones seem to play a very important role, they cannot be held as the sole culprit of sleep disturbances. There can be literally hundreds of possible causes of insomnia. In some cases no precise cause of insomnia can be pinpointed. The first thing to do is to review your sleep habits and behavior to establish a pattern. The following is a list of changes that can be made to help you get a better night’s sleep.
Prepare your body for sleep by relaxing before bed.
1) Read a good book.
2) Listen to quiet music.
3) Take a warm shower or bath.
Watch what you eat and drink.
1) Avoid caffeine in the evening, possibly even after 12:00pm.
2) Avoid alcohol as it robs us of our deepest sleep.
3) Try eating foods containing Tryptophan, i.e. warm milk, dark meat
(turkey), cottage cheese.
4) Eat a high protein snack at bedtime to maintain your blood sugar level throughout the night.
5) Take a Sleep Aid.
Foods that can help you sleep better
RECOMMENDED:
A Sleep Aid from WSN® to fall asleep
and stay asleep for those who can't sleep. It is called the
Sleep Support Formula
A
Natural Solution to Sleeplessness
Sleeplessness is a condition that you can
do something about without the need of additional drugs
or medications.
Unfortunately, medications only treat the symptoms
and usually do nothing to address the underlying causes.
The good news is that cutting-edge science and
nutrition have come together to create a solution that
operates at the cellular level to help you manage
sleeplessness.
The WSN® Sleep Support Formula combines and uses
three different nutritional approaches that will help
your body maintain a regular sleep cycle.
Each of these safe non-habit forming ingredients have
been shown to support a relaxed and calm state of mind.
Combined, they create a very effective way for you to
experience a restful night's sleep that can be safely
used as often as needed.
The WSN® Sleep Support Formula supplies the cells of
your body with the nutrition needed that allows the
muscles of your body to relax. As your body relaxes,
this unique combination of ingredients further support
your body and mind, making it easier to become calmer
and quiet your mind, and drift off into a more relaxed
sleep.
Not only are the ingredients not habit forming, but
over a longer period of time, your use of the Sleep
Support Formula will increase the nutritional
effectiveness of the ingredients within the cells of
your body, greatly improving your management of
sleeplessness, often allowing for less and less of the
supplements to be needed.
The extracts of Tart Cherry and Passion Flower, each
in their own way, nutritionally support the body in
attaining restful sleep.
We're so sure about the quality and effectiveness of
the WSN® Sleep Support Formula, and
that you will experience the results you want, that we
offer a 90-day money-back guarantee. A bottle
containing 60 tablets is now $33.70.
It has:
Calcium/Magnesium -
The body performs different functions at different times
of the day. Many people suggest adding food supplements
at varied times of the day to accommodate for the
digestion and assimilation of these nutrients.
At night, many suggest taking calcium. This is because
calcium is utilized at night, and also because calcium
can help you get to sleep when taken at bed time.
Remember the adage of a glass of milk before bed?
Calcium absorption is the reason this makes sense.
Magnesium is needed to work hand-in-hand with calcium.
Many people take magnesium along with calcium, in the
same supplements, at bedtime, although some suggest that
magnesium is best absorbed in the day time. If the
calcium supplement contains magnesium, taking both at
the same time is appropriate.
Tart Cherry -
Due to work schedules and stressful lives, getting a
restful night sleep is a challenge for many. However,
poor sleep and restless nights may be a thing of the
past thanks to tart cherries.
Ongoing research suggests the tart cherry has a
number of natural health benefits including reducing
inflammation in the body and reducing pain due to gout
and arthritis. In fact, no other fruit or vegetable has
been found to date to have the natural anti-inflammatory
properties of tart cherries. A reduction in these types
of pain can certainly help with getting a good night's
rest, however the cherry has a lot more to offer.
There is natural melatonin in tart cherry that is
delivered in this food. Melatonin decreases
with age, and also because of stress, or due to jet lag,
causing poor sleep and insomnia.
Passion Flower -
Passion
flower has a mild sedative effect that encourages sleep.
This property has been well-substantiated in numerous
studies on animals and humans. Nervous symptoms
and cramps that inhibit sleep are alleviated by
ingestion of the herb, and leading quickly to restful
uninterrupted and deep sleep.
Vitamin D3 -
Doctors and scientists are now touting calciferol,
otherwise known as vitamin D3, as a natural way of
getting consistent, quality sleep.
Phosphorus & Potassium - work with the
other minerals to enhance sleep.
Learn more at WSN
Sleep Support Formula
Ingredients
Clinical
studies
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