Do you experience problems falling asleep, or staying asleep all night….or BOTH?
Do you feel tired when you wake up? Do you often change your mood during the day?
Terry Cralle, RN
Well, if the answer is yes, then you should know that these are signs of insomnia.
Actually it is a widespread condition and more than 10% of the U.S. population experienced this issue.
Now, let’s see :
What Is Insomnia And What Is Caused By?
This is a condition in which you have problems with sleep. Instead of feeling fresh in the morning, you feel more tired than in the evening.
And that is a big problem if you consider the busy day you have to deal with.
So, the rest at night should be something relaxing and calming that charge you for the next day.
Unfortunately, because of their lifestyle, many people don’t find that night journey to be so pleasant. The reason for this can be any, but the most common ones are – stress, depression, and anxiety.
The lack of sleep leads to a reduced quality life, mode disorders, irritations, and accelerate the risk of developing serious health problems.
In most cases, sleeping pills don’t seem to work.
Тhat’s why you’re reading this… because you are looking for an alternative way to deal with the problem, right?
And you did the right decision because a secret will be revealed in a minute, so stay up!
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Herbal Medicines: A Historic Throwback In Time
Let’s go back in time when there wasn’t advanced chemical laboratories and pharmacy.
In the time when mankind heal everything with the help of herbal medicine. It seems to work pretty well, huh? – Having in mind the fact that civilization still exists.
Well, that’s the truth itself. The herbal medicine was documented to work for humans and thus with minimal toxic side effects.
That’s why the practice of healing with natural and herbal drugs without the prescription of a doctor is gaining popularity.
One of the most ancient, widely spread, and documented plant used as a medical herb in traditional medicine is Chamomile.
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It is a member of the daisy family and has a lot of medical properties used for healing.
Chamomile was used as anti-inflammation, antioxidant, and healing medicine. In addition, it appeared to work with issues such as:
- Hay fever
- Muscle spasms
- Menstrual disorder
- Insomnia
- Wounds, etc
You probably notice that it helps with insomnia problems, right?
Let’s discuss how exactly works:
Chamomile For Insomnia Condition
The secret in the herb is the presence of the flavonoid, apigenin. The extract of chamomile influence the brain’s receptors that are responsible for the sedative effect.
That’s why it has beneficial and health preventing effects on many chronic diseases including insomnia.
In addition, the composition of the chamomile essential oil allows it to be used not only for healing activities but also in cosmetics and aromatherapies.
It has many ways of preparation, but the most common ones are tea and aromatherapy
Chamomile is often related as a sleep-inducer. As such with the sedative effеct over the body, it:
- Calms the nervous system
- Reduces anxiety
- Treats nightmares, insomnia, and other sleep problems
As you already know these are the factors that often cause sleepless nights.
Overall the chamomile can improves your sleep quality by calming your mind and reducing the negative emotions in your body.
Now, this calls for…
Ways To Use The Chamomile For Better Sleep
To receive the medical benefits from the plant you should use the dried flowers of chamomile.
By adding some water, the extract acquires in itself all the benefits. It is also known as aqueous.
This extract is used in the form of tea. You can find it in the supermarket as tea bags containing the chamomile flower powder or pure.
Or you can find tea bags that contain a mix of popular medical herbs proven to have a calming effect.
Another way to use it is as an essential oil. Put it in a diffuser and make yourself a calming aromatherapy session at your home.
That will significantly reduce the levels of anxiety and depression.
Note: No matter how popular the benefits of the chamomile have become lately, there is still no scientific evidence to prove that it necessarily will work as a cure.
All the information comes from studies of different groups of people who have experienced this positive effect of restful sleep.
There are interesting comments among the ones who use chamomile for better sleep.
One of them confirms the calming effect but doubts whether it is caused by the placebo.
Whatever it is, there is agreement as soon as chamomile helps, it will be used as a natural sedative.
Leaving aside all the positives it brings, you have to think about something else, and more precisely about…
Safety Measures When Using Chamomile:
Although few people experience allergic reactions using chamomile you should be careful.
If you are sensitive to ragweed or chrysanthemums, and you take drugs to control the irritation, then the use of chamomile can also cause an allergic reaction.
Consider your health condition. Even if there are many benefits for the health it may not be right for you.
In Short
It is a very good choice to use a natural medicine herb such as chamomile. Even if it doesn’t work in the same way it works with other people, you will notice stress relief. Because that’s what all teas do for you.
Their hot nature makes you wait and lower your temper. To live in the moment and to be more aware of the surrounding environment.
That patient is teaching you to be more calm and relaxed during the busy day.
And in the end, when you go to bed you won’t feel the pressure.
Exactly the opposite, the calmer you are during the day the easier it will be for you to fall asleep because the stress is out of your life.
Now pour yourself a cup of tea and go to bed!
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