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Insomnia Help with Natural Sleep Aids & Alternative Sleep Remedies.
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Natural Sleep Aids &
Alternative
Sleep Remedies
Help you fall
asleep easily
Insomnia is the lack of
sleep on a regular basis and could be a symptom of another health
condition such as hot flashes, depression or diabetes.
Here is a list of
natural sleep aids. It is recommended to consult your doctor if
you have sleep problems or starting any natural remedies.
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Valerian
Valerian (Valeriana officinalis), a native plant in North
America and South Europe, is one of the popular
natural sleep aids that currently approved by the United
Kingdom, Belgium, France, and Germany's Commission E. Unlike
other prescription
sleep help tablets, Valerian herb can offer many sleepless person a
safer and non addictive
all natural sleep aid.
Exactly how valerian works in the body is still not well understood.
Some studies suggest that like conventional sleeping pills, valerian
may affect levels of the calming neurotransmitter GABA.
It's best to take
Valerian in the evening before going to bed. Don't take it if you
are driving as it may cause drowsiness.
Valerian shouldn't be
taken with alcohol, before or after surgery, or by people with liver
disease
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Melatonin
Melatonin is a popular
remedy to help people fall asleep when the sleep/wake cycle has been
disturbed, such as in shift workers or people who with jet lag. The
University of Alberta study examined 17 studies with 651 people and
found no significant side effects when used for three months or
less.
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Kava
Kava Kava
root (Piper methysticum), a
best herb for anxiety, is approved by Germanys
Commission E for conditions of stress, anxiety-related
insomnia, and restlessness. One of the root most useful
qualities is its ability to calm the mind without
affecting productivity or concentration levels, making it
as helpful in the workplace as in the home.
4) Lemon Balm
Lemon balm leaf
(Melissa officinalis), often called
Melissa sleep aid, is approved by Germanys Commission
E as a sedative for
insomnia cures and as a stomach soother before
bedtime.
5) Passion Flower
Passion
flower (Passiflora
incarnata) is another example of a
non prescription sleep aid that has traditionally
been reported to induce sleep by its simple calming or
quieting influence, and not by any narcotic affect. This
natural sleep aid has been approved by the European
Scientific Co-Operative on Phytotherapy (ESCOP) for
"tenseness, restlessness and irritability with difficulty
in falling asleep". It is also used as a sedative in
nervous disorders, difficulties in sleeping, and anxiety
or restlessness, nervousness and insomnia.
6) Hops
Hops (Humulus
lupulus) is approved by Germanys Commission E as a
sedative to relieve insomnia. It's considered as one of
the better
herbs for relaxation.
The hop bitter acids are antibacterial and antimycotic.
They stimulate the secretion of gastric juices.
a strong
spasmolytic effect on the smooth muscle of the intestinal
tract has been reported.
Valerian, Kava, Lemon
Balm, Passion Flower and Hop extracts are
featured in Natural Assets'
Formula for Rest & Sleep.
References:
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Leathwood PH, Chauffard
F, Heck E, et al, Aqueous extract of valerian root improves sleep
quality in men. Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Behavrios 1982: 17:
65-71
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Vorbach EU, Gortelmeyer
R, Bruning J Therapy for insomnia: efficacy and tolerability of a
valerian preparation [in German]. Psychopharmakotherapie 1996: 3(3):
109-115
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Seifert T Therapeutic
effects of valerian in nervous disorders: a field stury.
Therapeutikon 1988; 2: 94-98
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