How to Treat Insomnia without Medication

How to Treat Insomnia the Natural Way

If you are suffering from a sleep disorder, you are not alone. Medical research has shown that one-third of all Americans develop a condition at some point in their lives that makes sleep difficult – or nearly impossible. No wonder there are so many people on the Internet searching for how to treat insomnia!

There is one thing for sure: prescription medications should not be used to treat insomnia, unless you have exhausted all of the natural options available. Prescription medications often come with nasty side effects, and they only help people fall asleep a little quicker, they don’t actually help people stay asleep or increase the quality of their sleep. Some of them even have some really scary adverse reactions in people, like psychosis or the introduction of suicidal ideations. It's much better to go the natural route if possible.

That said, here is a quick guide on how to treat insomnia with natural remedies:

1.       Improve your sleep hygiene. Many folks don't have good habits and rituals surrounding sleep. They take naps in the middle of the day, making it difficult for their brains to regulate the chemicals necessary to make them tired (or feel alert.) Also, the blue light from smartphones, tablets, and laptops interfere with the production of melatonin, which is one of the natural chemicals your body produces to help you get to sleep. Having a different bedtime every night can also make your brain go a little haywire. If you have any of these deficiencies in your own sleep hygiene regimen, start working on them. You should see improvement in your symptoms within a week or two.

2.       Try natural supplements before medication. Herbs and natural treatments have been helping people fall asleep for thousands of years before the drug companies invented Ambien and other prescriptions medications for insomnia. You can purchase natural supplements such as melatonin, as well as teas like chamomile and valerian root, which unlike prescription medication, helps you fall asleep faster and improves the quality of your sleep. 

3.       Get some exercise. Every medical and health website out there is repeating this bit of information, but many folks never take it to heart. They think they are too busy, too stressed, or just don't want to put any effort into researching their exercise options. The truth is, you are losing far more of the hours in each day to insomnia than you would to exercise – which takes 20-30 minutes. If you get that workout in, you'll not only fall asleep faster, but get a much better quality of sleep, and as a result, you'll wake up feeling refreshed, be more productive at work, and a lot less likely to get into an accident on-the-job or in your car.

There you have it – three suggestions for how to treat insomnia the natural way. Don't wait any longer – put them into effect right now, and you'll notice improvements in no time at all. 

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