Lack of sleep

When you’re fighting with a lack of sleep, many times you might be searching for a natural sleep aid that can help you with your problem. Many times you are already tired of the many pills and chemicals you’ve been pumping your stomach full of and you’re ready to try something natural like herbal remedies for your lack of sleep.
Here are some of the herbs that can help you fall asleep faster - although please note that they are not FDA approved.

Valerian - this is a herbal extract that is used to manage lack of sleep and anxiety and panic attacks. Many people say that taking valerian actually improves the quality of their lseep and also it minimizes the time needed to fall asleep once gone to bed. Also when waking up the next day there are no side effects, such as dizziness or headaches after having taken the valerian.

Apparently if you use valerian for a longer period of time rather than as a one-off remedy it will be more effective in helping you fall asleep easier.

Melatonin - is actually a hormone produced by our body and it usually regulates our circadian rhythms. Just before going to sleep our levels of melatonin are the highest.

Again, without an actual FDA approval, melatonin seems to help with lack of sleep problems by decreasing the time needed to fall asleep once in bed. Also it has the added benefit of increasing sleep duration. There are studies are trying to prove that melatonin works in people with depression by improving their sleep patterns.

You can find melatonin as a dietary supplement. A few side effects that various people found with taking it is that it causes dizziness and in some even depression. Alternatively some people found that they do fall asleep easily but they wake up in the middle of the night instead. When taken it should be only used for a short time (less than 3 months).

Maybe one of the most popular sleep remedies out there that have practically no side effects is chamomille. This is truly a folk remedy passed down from grandmother to mother to daugther. Chamomile is also used when experiencing stomach pains and to reduce inflammations.

The German chamomile can be consumed as a tea and the Roman chamomile as it has a rather bitter taste can only be used in the form of tincture. Basically chamomile helps the body to relax enough that sleep can be easier induced.

There are many other natural sleep aid types available, however these are the most common. In future articles I will address a few more.