Sleep is one of the most important things in your life.
It renews you from the inside and outside. It regenerates your skin, your brain and your mood. A lack of sleep increments your weight and makes you age faster. Wrinkles get deeper, eye bags and tiredness grow, your brain is less alert and you feel more negative.
The best way to take the most out of life, your beauty and your possibilities all start with a good night sleep. But, what to do when you have insomnia or anxiety and can’t fall asleep?
Insomnia affects more women than men and there can be all sort of reasons for it to happen.
We cannot do a lot for kids interrupting your sleep, but for everything else, you can try with these 5 herbs. It will be healthier than a pill!
CAMOMILE
Camomile taken as a tea relaxes you and is a great friend to go calm to bed. Let it soak in 80ºC water for 10 minutes and take it about 30 minutes before going to bed.
MELATONIN
It’s a common mistake to believe that melatonin makes you fall asleep. However, it is responsible for the production of other things the body needs to start getting tired and going to bed. With age and other factors like stress, melatonin levels are reduced.
The good news is, you can either buy melatonin as a supplement of get it from natural sources, for example mangos.
Take it one hour before going to bed.
5-HTP
It sounds like a web page, but 5-HTTP is actually an organic compound that is manifested in serotonin production, which regulates anxiety and depression. Although it helps when it comes to sleep, it is not recommended to use it for a long time, so it is wise to use it only if you really need it.
VALERIAN
We all know it and it’s a classic. You can take it either as tea or as a supplement. This plant has been use forever to heal insomnia. However, beware of using other supplements while you are using valerian.
ASHWAGANDHA
One of our favorite herbs, since it does miracles!
Apart form being a great help in the process of sugar detox, ashwagandha help reduce stress and relax. When taken before going to sleep, you will be able to rest calm and get a good night sleep.
Find out what produces your insomnia
With the help of these herbs, you will be able to find the rest you need in order to reach all of your potential.
However, if you feel you have been having trouble sleeping for a long time, it is important to discover why this is.
High levels of anxiety are not good for your health and can affect all aspects of your life.
Take some time for some introspection and find out what is taken quality of life away from you. Then fight it.
Meditation always helps.
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