Do you have trouble sleeping?

Hi good2go2001! I do have problems with sleeping too. I tried reading books before going to sleep, but I have a habit of getting too engrossed with what I read and I end up finishing the whole book till the wee hours of the morning. Some people can fall asleep while reading though. I tried researching on this a few months ago, as insomnia is getting harder to combat for me. My clinical instructors have been telling us that warm milk really works and is good for inducing sleep. I didn't really believe in this at first, but when I researched on it, it does have a scientific basis. Milk contains L-tryptophan, which helps to raise the serotonin levels in the brain. Serotonin is needed to regulate sleep. According to my research, turkey also contains high levels of serotonin. When this hormone serotonin is increased, it results to increased relaxation and drowsiness. I suggest you try it out :) It does work for me :) At least, there's no harm in trying as milk is natural. Warm milk :D

i also have s similar problem back then, but i watched a TV show back then about doctors talking about sleeping problems. They said that no matter what time you sleep at night, but what matters most is the time that you wake up in the morning. Since your body can adapt, it will naturally enable you to sleep at night once your waking up pattern is fixed. Also, i read in an article in yahoo about this breathing technique you can use. I am not sure whether i can post the link here or not so just message me in case you need it. It's helpful and i don't know, somehow it works for me.

I too have problems in sleeping during night time due to more work strain in the office through out the day i will not get sleep , so in order to avoid that i made a habit of reading books by which while reading i go into sleep and i wake up after 4 hrs of sleep which is sufficient for me to reduce stress and become fresh....

I've been having sleep problems for a long time and then I realized that I do a lot better if I don't stress myself over any little problem. And since then, my sleeping habit changed completely. I don't have a child so I guess it's a lot easier for me, but if you have problems falling asleep they can be easily removed if you spend your last 30 minutes before going to sleep in a quiet and peaceful environment. Bubble bath (when possible), relaxing teas, nice soft music, some aromatic candles should do the trick. When you fall asleep but wake up after to few hours you can always try some homeopathic medicines, they're made of plants, they can't hurt you. Sleep well!