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How to Get a Good Night Sleep

by Dr Athira

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Sleepless?

A good sleep is one among the strong answers for a beautiful, young and healthy you. This article would be beneficial for all those who have difficulty in getting a good night’s sleep. It’s a painful fact that one out of every four individual suffers from insomnia o difficulty in sleeping. Insomnia is widely mistaken as a mere inability to sleep. Insomnia does include conditions like getting up frequently, not getting a sound sleep, or getting up earlier than planned. Minimum 6 to 8 hours of sleep are required for an adult, where as kids and old people requires more hours of sleep. A disturbed sleep for a few nights is usually seen related to excitement or stress.

The most common factors for not getting sleep

  1. Anxiety
  2. Depression
  3. Tension
  4. Fear

Other factors

  1. Medications
  2. Dietary factors
  3. Illness
  4. Physical pain
  5. Lifestyle factors
  6. A bad mattress
  7. Psychiatric condition

It’s always better to go for sleeping in the same room. Lights should be avoided. Try to sleep almost in the same time. Color therapy suggests the usage of blue color for bed spreads and wall to sleep well. Keep external disturbances such as sounds away from sleeping rooms. Practice yoga and meditation on regular basis. There are some nature gifted lullabies you can take and slip into the much needed sleep.

Let me tell you one such sleep remedy in this article

It’s a lavender flower tea

Ingredients

  1. lavender flower 10 grams
  2. water150 ml
  3. honey1 tsp honey

Method of preparation

Put lavender flowers in water for 5 minutes. Then boil for 10 minutes. Strain the tea. Add honey and stir well to mix. Try to have this tea in lukewarm temperature.

When to take the tea

To get the benefits of the tea for fighting sleeplessness it ought to be taken during bed time.

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