INSOMNIA - HOME REMEDIES
Thus, regular exercise should be a part of the daily schedule and an after-dinner stroll or gentle bending and stretching exercises before going to bed can help relax the tense muscles and facilitate the onset of sleep. The person is asked not to take a heavy meal in the night and also to avoid drinking any alcohol beverages and caffeine-containing drinks during the evening. Listen to some soft music for half an hour before going to sleep. Also the person is asked not to take a nap during the daytime since that could throw the body clock off balance and result in loss of sleep at night.
Massaging of the feet, calves, nape of neck and shoulders helps to relax the body and thus lead to a good sleep.
SOME HOME REMEDIES
1. Eating the dinner just before sunset, followed two hours later by a bath in lukewarm water with a few drops of lavender oil can be very soothing to the nerves. This plus some soft and soothing drone music will help the person to sleep.
2. A balanced diet should be taken and the following items should be avoided as far as possible tea, coffee, chocolate, cola drinks, alcohol, fatty foods, white flour products, sugar and its products, fried foods and foods containing additives and preservatives.
3. Rinse the eyes with rosewater and then add one drop of ghee to each eye and keep the eyes closed for some time. This will by itself lead to a peaceful sleep.
4. One tablespoonful of lettuce seeds should be boiled in half a litre of water, till it is reduced by one-third and this decoction is useful for insomnia. Also juice of the lettuce plant is also useful since it contains a sleep-inducing substance called as "lectucarium".
5. Honey is a good remedy for inducing sleep. A glass of milk, sweetened with honey, taken every night before going to bed is also useful.
6. Having raw or cooked onions helps ensure a good sleep.
7. Sesame oil (til) is mixed with bottle gourd juice in equal proportion and massaged over the scalp each night to induce sleep.
8. Cooked leaves of bottle gourd taken as a vegetable are also beneficial in the treatment of the disease.
9. Boiling about 375 ml of water and add a teaspoonful of aniseed (saunf) inside and cover the lid and allow to simmer for fifteen minutes. The tea may be sweetened with honey and hot milk may be added to it. This is then strained and drunk as a tea, after meals or before going to bed.
10. Roasted brinjals eaten with honey in the evening induces sleep.
11. Thiamine and Vitamin A is vital for strong, healthy nerves. A body starved of thiamine over a long period will be unable to relax and fall asleep naturally.
12. The rich sources of vitamin B1 are asparagus, brown rice, brussel sprouts, dried beans, dried plums (prunes), egg yolk, fenugreek (methi) seeds, fish, gingelly seeds (til), green leafy vegetables, lean meats, maize, milk and other dairy products, nuts, oats, organ meats, peas, peanuts with husk, plums, pork, potatoes, raisins, rice bran, rye, soybeans, sprouted wheat, unpolished rice, wheat germ and yeast.
13. The natural sources of vitamin A are alfalfa, animal livers, apricots, asparagus, beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, cantaloupe, carrots, cod liver oil, dandelion green, dates, egg yolk, fish, fresh fruits and green leafy vegetables (especially spinach, spirulina, turnip tops and green peas), garlic, kale, milk and milk products(especially butter), mustard, oranges, papayas, parsley, peaches, pumpkin, red pepper, soya beans, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, watercress (Jalkumb) and whole cereals.
14. Curd when massaged on the head induces sleep.
15. An old German remedy is stirring a spoonful of honey into a cup of heated dark beer. Having small sips of wine before retiring to bed helps.
16. Some herbs like Serpentine, Avena sativa, Indian hemp, etc. prove to be beneficial.
17. Rosemary tea when taken at night, half an hour before sleep, is useful for insomnia.
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