Philip
November 29th, 2009, 08:05 AM
How to Enjoy Good Sleep
Physiologically, sleep is an altered state of cosnciouness, which is reversible. Sound sleep, preferably without medications is cardinal feature of total health and happiness.
Do not worry or be anxious if you do not get sleep for some days as it is not uncommon nor abnormal.
Try the following measures if you have confidence in yourself.
Eat adequate fruits and green leafy vegetables.
Eat adequate but not excess food at night.
Do not include excess of oily or spicy stuff in dinner.
Avoid coffee or tea after 6 pm.
Take daily physical exercise. This is essential as sedentary life style is many times responsible for disturbed sleep.
Brush your teeth before going to bed especially to get rid of fibers or other food particles cought up in the dental crevices as that can produce nagging sensation and disturb sleep.
Drink sufficient water before going to bed. Because inadequate water consumption is said to cause indigestion and sleep disturbance.
Do Bhramari [5 minutes] and Anulom-vilom [15 minutes]pranayam in evening before food on empty stomach.
Do not watch movies, TV serials or TV shows, which unrealistically engross you [e.g. abnormal horror films, inadvertently sentimental serials etc.].
As far as possible, do not engage in fights on avoidable or negligible issues.
Keep banana skin or cucumber slice on closed eyes if you have burning eyes.
Apply soothing lotion to soles of feet if you have burning feet[ also take a vitamin B-complex or a multivitamin capsule].
Take treatment for painful conditions such as spasm, sprain etc.
In poorer surroundings bed bugs, mosquitoes, houseflies, chemical pollution, noise pollution etc. are causes of disturbance of sleep. It is important to not to let such things impair your sleep and try to overcome these.
If you or your partner snore, treat it.
Put decongestant nasal drops if your nose is choked.
Use soothing musical ragas/notes e.g. those from Indian classical music meant for bedtime. Some people do get benefit from these.
Thank God or the nature [if you are atheist]before you go to bed.
Practice namasmaran for say, five minutes at the end of all activities just before going to bed.
I decided to post it here because sometimes i can't sleep at night and i want to help people with the same problem.
Physiologically, sleep is an altered state of cosnciouness, which is reversible. Sound sleep, preferably without medications is cardinal feature of total health and happiness.
Do not worry or be anxious if you do not get sleep for some days as it is not uncommon nor abnormal.
Try the following measures if you have confidence in yourself.
Eat adequate fruits and green leafy vegetables.
Eat adequate but not excess food at night.
Do not include excess of oily or spicy stuff in dinner.
Avoid coffee or tea after 6 pm.
Take daily physical exercise. This is essential as sedentary life style is many times responsible for disturbed sleep.
Brush your teeth before going to bed especially to get rid of fibers or other food particles cought up in the dental crevices as that can produce nagging sensation and disturb sleep.
Drink sufficient water before going to bed. Because inadequate water consumption is said to cause indigestion and sleep disturbance.
Do Bhramari [5 minutes] and Anulom-vilom [15 minutes]pranayam in evening before food on empty stomach.
Do not watch movies, TV serials or TV shows, which unrealistically engross you [e.g. abnormal horror films, inadvertently sentimental serials etc.].
As far as possible, do not engage in fights on avoidable or negligible issues.
Keep banana skin or cucumber slice on closed eyes if you have burning eyes.
Apply soothing lotion to soles of feet if you have burning feet[ also take a vitamin B-complex or a multivitamin capsule].
Take treatment for painful conditions such as spasm, sprain etc.
In poorer surroundings bed bugs, mosquitoes, houseflies, chemical pollution, noise pollution etc. are causes of disturbance of sleep. It is important to not to let such things impair your sleep and try to overcome these.
If you or your partner snore, treat it.
Put decongestant nasal drops if your nose is choked.
Use soothing musical ragas/notes e.g. those from Indian classical music meant for bedtime. Some people do get benefit from these.
Thank God or the nature [if you are atheist]before you go to bed.
Practice namasmaran for say, five minutes at the end of all activities just before going to bed.
I decided to post it here because sometimes i can't sleep at night and i want to help people with the same problem.