Organic For a Healthy Planet: SLEEP BETTER THE NATURAL WAY

SLEEPLESSNESS IS A DISORDER IN WHICH A PERSON HAS DIFFICULTY FALLING ASLEEP. OR THEY MAY FALL ASLEEP EASILY, BUT WAKE SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE NIGHT WITHOUT READILY BEING ABLE TO FALL BACK TO SLEEP. THERE ARE MANY FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THIS DISORDER. ANXIETY, PAIN, ALCOHOL, MEDICATIONS, ACID REFLUX, EXERCISE BEFORE BEDTIME, A BEDROOM THAT IS TOO HOT OR TOO COLD, WINDOW TREATMENTS THAT DO NOT BLOCK LIGHT, OR A SNORING SPOUSE ARE A FEW FACTORS THAT CAN AFFECT OUR SLEEP.

HOWEVER, BEFORE RUNNING OFF TO YOUR DOCTOR FOR SLEEPING PILLS, CONSIDER THE NATURAL REMEDIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TODAY AS OPPOSED TO 150 OR MORE YEARS AGO, WHEN COUNTING SHEEP WAS TOUTED AS A MEANS OF COMBATING INSOMNIA.
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TO REMEDY THE SITUATION, START WITH YOUR BEDROOM. THIS ROOM SHOULD BE A SANCTUARY FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD, A STRESS-FREE OASIS. IT SHOULD BE FREE FROM CLUTTER, KEPT CLEAN & BE ORGANIZED. WHEN CHOOSING COLORS FOR YOUR BEDROOM, SOFT HUES WORK BEST AS THEY HELP DIFFUSE MENTAL CLUTTER. NEUTRALS CAN CREATE A CALMING, BLANK PALETTE.

SOMETIMES THE CAUSE OF SLEEPLESSNESS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO OUR PILLOWS & BEDDING. A GOOD CHOICE FOR A PILLOW, WHETHER YOU'RE A SIDE OR BACK SLEEPER, IS THE ORGANIC BUCKWHEAT PILLOW. THIS TYPE OF PILLOW IS RECOMMENDED BY CHIROPRACTORS SINCE IT CONFORMS TO YOU & OFFERS THE BEST CERVICAL SUPPORT.

CHOOSE A BLANKET OR COMFORTER THAT IS LIGHTWEIGHT BUT GIVES YOU ENOUGH WARMTH DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. THE MULBERRY WEST COMFORTER IS AN EXCELLENT CHOICE AS IT PROVIDES A LIGHTWEIGHT, SHIFT-FREE LAYER OF WICKING WARMTH & COMFORT.

THERE ARE SEVERAL TYPES OF HOMEOPATHIC SLEEP AIDS THAT ARE NON-HABIT FORMING.

AROMATHERAPY PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN LAVENDER ARE ALSO VERY HELPFUL IN INDUCING A RESTFUL SLEEP. LAVENDER HAS BEEN USED FOR INSOMNIA FOR YEARS. RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT IT INCREASES SLOW-WAVE SLEEP. THIS IS THE VERY DEEP SLUMBER IN WHICH THE HEARTBEAT SLOWS AND MUSCLES RELAX.