New Insomnia Relief MP3

February 17, 2010

Updated Sleep Sound mp3 downloads are now available. They are: Go To Sleep mp3 and Sleep Waves  mp3  for listening to in bed  and Alpha Relax mp3 for daytime meditation. The meditation when practiced daily will help you to reduce stress and anxiety both of which are a major cause of insomnia. These are all [...]

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42 Simple Tips To Help you Get To Sleep

October 25, 2009

This is a video of a Choral Music Piece which was based on the “42 Simple Tips To Help You Get to Sleep” on the webpage of Mick Winters. Very unusual! Not sure if you will be able to hear all the words.
Here is what the composer said about it:
“In my search for a suitable [...]

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Sleep Facts: Genes Determine Sleep Needs

October 14, 2009

Sleep facts: We can’t choose how much sleep we need. Science tells us that our genes determine our sleep needs.  So if you have ever wondered why some people seem to be able to function well on only 6 hours sleep a night while you are a complete zombie after sleeping less than 8 now [...]

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You Have To Relax To Get To Sleep

September 9, 2009

Relax and Fall asleep -Tension and Sleep are Incompatible
Anxiety and a busy mind are the enemies of sleep, we need to be able to relax in order to sleep well. Today I want to explain a bit more about brainwave entrainment and how it can help you to relax  and sleep at night.
The main thing such [...]

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The 90 Minute Baby Sleep Program

August 7, 2009

I wish this had been written when my babies were babies. My daughter, a psych graduate, discovered this plan and it really worked for her baby. (I pinched her book so I could learn more and tell you about it. I hope to send it back before she notices!)  All the reviewers on Amazon.com give [...]

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Restless Legs Syndrome Tips

February 27, 2009

Restless Leg Syndrome or RSL is a condition in which a person has a very uncomfortable feeling in their legs when they are in bed at night. This results in an uncontrollable urge to move their legs about. Restless Legs Syndrome prevents a sufferer from sleeping and so sleep deprivation is added [...]

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Sleep Hygiene

February 26, 2009

Yesterday I talked about sleep hygiene -that is ways in which you can wind down for sleep in the hour or so before you go to bed. Today I want to give you some more tips on ways you can improve your sleep hygiene so that you are more likely to be able to get [...]

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Sleep Hygiene to Cure Insomnia

February 25, 2009

Sleep hygiene is about the habits you can get into and the things you can do to help ensure that when it’s time for you to go to bed, you are able to fall asleep and stay asleep. Here are some ways you can improve your sleep hygiene.
Have Regular Sleep and Rising Times
Having a regular [...]

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Insomnia May Cause Depression

February 24, 2009

An article in this week’s New Scientist reports research which shows that depression and other mental health problems may be caused by, rather than being a result of, insomnia.
It has been assumed that if a person were depressed and was unable to sleep, that the lack of sleep was causing the depression. But this new [...]

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Help For Sleep Problems

February 8, 2009

Darkness Is Nature’s Sleep Time

Did you know that the onset of darkness is what triggers your body to begin initiating sleep? In days gone by we would have listened to this call to sleep and gone to bed soon after sunset.
We need darkness to get our sleep hormones flowing. Even a 100 watt [...]

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