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Over 60 million Americans Suffer From Insomnia

Insomnia is the inability to fall asleep or waking in the middle of the night and staying awake. Fear not! You are not alone. Over 60 million Americans suffer from insomnia, which can lead to serious physical and mental health problems. Since insomnia is about poor-quality sleep cause problems during the day, such as tiredness, a lack of energy, difficulty concentrating, and irritability.

Almost everyone experiences some level of insomnia and it can be caused by problems such as pain, sleep apnea, medications, food allergies, stress, restlessness, suppressed feelings of resentment, anger, and biological and lifestyle factors. Insomnia can have serious repercussions such as depleting the immune system creating health issues, lowering our thinking ability and concentration, feeling moody, confusion, headaches, and is a major factor for over 200,000 auto accidents every year.

Prescribed medications for insomnia have a great deal of side effects and are very addicting. Treating this condition using plain old common sense, a good diet, and the proper supplements can help a person get a good night sleep.

Things you can do
Drinking a warm glass a milk is not just a tale, indeed there is a chemical that is released in milk once it is heated called tryptophan and it works to relax the body and help you to drift off to sleep.

Try to go to sleep at the same time each night and get up at the same time each morning. Try not to take naps during the day because naps may make you less sleepy at night.

Lavender can help sooth and relax and spritzing your pillow with lavender spray can help ease you into sleep.

Get regular exercise. Try not to exercise close to bedtime because it may stimulate you and make it hard to fall asleep. Experts suggest not exercising for 3 hours before the time you go to sleep.

Diet
Chlorophyll-rich foods such as leafy, green vegetables steamed or boiled.
Whole grains such as whole wheat, brown rice, and oats have a calming and soothing effect on the nervous system and the mind. Carbohydrates also boost serotonin, which promotes better sleep.

Try to avoid foods such as bacon, cheese, chocolate, ham, potatoes, sauerkraut, sugar, sausage, spinach, tomatoes and alcohol several hours before bedtime as these foods contain tyramine, which increases a brain stimulant called norepinephrine.

Don't eat a heavy meal late in the day. A light snack before bedtime, however, may help you sleep.

Supplements
Calms Forte
Melatona sleep hormone(Synthetic melatonin may be safer than melatonin from animal sources)
Hops
Valerian Root
Kava kava a few hours before bed
Inositol enhances REM sleep. Take 100 mg daily, at bedtime.
Tryptophan (amino acid)