The Three Types of Insomnia

On August 31, 2010, in Sleeplessness, Types of Insomnia, chronic insomnia, effects of insomnia, by Wil Dieck
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Nearly everyone experiences a little insomnia every once in a while. Studies show that less than one in four adults regularly gets a good night’s sleep. For most people having difficulty sleeping is the norm. Stress, long work hours, shift work, excessive worry and just too much to do can cause trouble both falling and staying asleep. For some people it can last a day or two. For others their difficulty sleeping lasts for a month. For the really unfortunate insomnia can last for months on end and turn into a sleeping disorder. No matter how you experienced insomnia, it can diminish your quality of life.

Most people usually don’t take any notice when they first begin to experience having difficulty sleeping. After all, we all have problems sleeping every once in a while. But as the lack of sleep increases its effects begin to take a greater and greater affect on your everyday life.

Insomnia can cause overreactions to small incidents and the stresses of everyday life. Your difficulty sleeping can make you think fuzzy and cause memory loss. If you are having problems falling or staying asleep it can trigger problems at work or school. It can also slow down your reaction time. As you reaction time slows down it increases the probability of you having an automobile, home, or workplace accident. Severe or chronic insomnia can affect a person’s life as much as chronic conditions such as heart failure. (more…)

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3 Natural cures for insomnia

On August 20, 2010, in Natural Cures for Insomnia, Overcoming Insomnia, What causes insomnia, beat insomnia, by Wil Dieck
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Sleep is supposed to help you become rejuvenated but often it does not. A major part of this is because many people just don’t get their minds and bodies prepared to sleep. They not relaxed enough to get a good night’s sleep. If this is you keep reading, I’ll give you some great natural cures to help with your insomnia.

If you’re like most people you equate relaxation with sleeping. They are actually two totally different things. You see, although they may be interconnected, sleeping is not actually relaxing. Sleeping is defined as “a state of semi-unconsciousness” This is a state that we go into on a daily basis so that our minds and bodies can rejuvenate themselves. Our minds use sleep to sort out much of the information that we take in during the day for later use. The cells of our bodies also go into a type of regeneration during sleep which allows our cell structures to be rebuilt and restored.

Maybe you’re one of those people who have trouble falling asleep. More than that, even after you do fall asleep, you toss and turn and wake up frequently. In order to get a great night’s sleep on a consistent basis, you need to learn how to relax and then fall asleep. In this article I want to give you three different methods I’ve found that can help make falling asleep easier by preparing both your body and mind for a good night’s sleep. (more…)

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Calm Your Mind and Cure Your Insomnia

On July 13, 2010, in Natural Cures for Insomnia, Overcome Difficulty Sleeping, Overcoming Insomnia, beat insomnia, by Wil Dieck
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How often do you have difficulty sleeping because you tend to have too much on your mind?  It can be caused by stressful situations but just having a busy mind can give you trouble falling asleep.  If you really want to overcome your difficulty sleeping, you need to learn how to relax your mind.  Once you’re able to do this, you’ll be surprised how quickly you can overcome your difficulty sleeping and stay asleep all night long.

Relaxing your mind is not something that you’re going to learn overnight.  As a matter of fact, it will probably take quite a few days or perhaps even a week or two before you become somewhat proficient at it.  While you’re learning, you will certainly reap the rewards of a more relaxed mind. The best thing is that learning to relax your mind is one of the best natural cures for stress and insomnia.

If your mind is too active here are a few ways to calm your mind and cure your insomnia.

First, make sure that you are not filling your mind with things that cause it to stress or overwork. This includes engaging in any kind of deep or serious conversation or watching television shows or movies that have you on the edge of your seat within a half-hour of your bedtime.  (more…)

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4 Tips and tricks to beat insomnia

On July 9, 2010, in Natural Cures for Insomnia, Overcoming Insomnia, beat insomnia, by Wil Dieck
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Have you ever had difficulty sleeping? Do you have trouble falling asleep, struggling to settle into a comfortable position? Once you fall asleep do you have trouble staying asleep and then do you wake up each morning feeling like you haven’t slept a wink?

If you are having trouble staying asleep, even though you’re in bed for five, six or seven hours, you may end up only sleeping an hour or two. When you have this type of difficulty sleeping it can result in you having sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation can affect your health, job performance, and even your relationships with the people you love. Your body and mind need enough rest to recharge your internal batteries.

If you lack the proper amount of rest, your body will become weaker and weaker. You’ll feel more lethargic and think less clearly. Thankfully, there are steps you can take to increase the quality and quantity of sleep you receive at night. A few small changes can make a difference between a life of vitality and one of lethargy.

Try these natural cures for insomnia to get a better night’s rest: (more…)

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Is your thyroid to blame for your difficulty sleeping?

On June 16, 2010, in Overcome Difficulty Sleeping, What causes insomnia, beat insomnia, effects of insomnia, by Wil Dieck
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For some people their difficulty sleeping has a physical reason. There is a little gland in the area of your neck that controls so much of your body that it has often been called the rudder which steers it. It is the thyroid gland. When you’re not having any problems with it, you don’t even realize that it is there. The fact of the matter is, if you are having a difficult time with your thyroid gland, it can cause a number of different problems and can one of the reasons for your insomnia. If you are having difficulty sleeping, you might want to take a look at the possibility that your thyroid is to blame.

There are several different things that can go wrong with the thyroid gland, all of which lead to sleeping disorders. Hypothyroidism is whenever the thyroid gland is operating slowly. This causes problems such as weight gain, a general sense of uneasiness and a reason for insomnia. Hyperthyroidism is exactly the opposite because it is when our thyroid is running at top speed. This can cause weight loss and also can cause trouble falling or staying asleep. Hashimoto’s disease is not really a problem with the thyroid but it is tumors that grow on the thyroid gland, restricting its proper functioning. It is also one of the reasons for insomnia associated with the thyroid. (more…)

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What causes insomnia?

On June 2, 2010, in What causes insomnia, effects of insomnia, sleep cycle stages, by Wil Dieck
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Have you ever wondered what causes insomnia? Would you be surprised that most of it has to do with your state of mind? What’s on you mind has a significantly affect on your sleep. Too much on your mind or an overactive imagination can cause you to have difficulty sleeping. Staying awake working or watching T.V. at night can compound these problems and can over stimulate your already overactive mind. Simply learning to relax and let go of the day’s events can help you sleep better.

Let’s look at what causes insomnia. (more…)

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Massage, sex and other natural cures for insomnia

On May 19, 2010, in Natural Cures for Insomnia, Overcome Difficulty Sleeping, beat insomnia, natural remedies for insomnia, by Wil Dieck
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Are you having difficulty sleeping? If you are you might just have to change a couple of behaviors to beat insomnia and sleep through the night. These behaviors aren’t big changes, just simple things you can start doing today to start getting a good night’s sleep. Some of them, like massage and sex, can be extremely enjoyable. If you have trouble falling asleep or trouble staying asleep then this article might just what the doctor ordered.

Let’s take a look at 10 simple natural cures for insomnia that you can start to put use today!

1 – Avoid the One-Eyed Monster (more…)

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5 easy ways to beat insomnia

On May 5, 2010, in Natural Cures for Insomnia, Overcome Difficulty Sleeping, beat insomnia, by Wil Dieck
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Many people just hope they’ll fall asleep when they go to bed. That is why so many people end up suffering regularly from insomnia. If you would like to be able to overcome your difficulty sleeping, here are some simple things you can do to prepare your body to beat insomnia and get a good night’s sleep.

1. Stop eating so much sugar. Do you really want to improve your sleep? Then remove sugar completely from what you eat. Most people have far too much sugar in their diet. Sugar negatively affects your body’s balance for a long time after you initially ingest it. When you eat sugary foods your body pours a whole bunch of different hormones into your bloodstream which stresses your body. The pancreas reacts immediately  by flooding your bloodstream with insulin which results in your body’s chemistry becoming so imbalanced that you can actually end up with a sleeping disorder. (more…)

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Eating can cause difficulty sleeping

On April 22, 2010, in Natural Cures for Insomnia, Overcome Difficulty Sleeping, Overcoming Insomnia, natural remedies for insomnia, by Wil Dieck
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When I was having difficulty sleeping I was also having problems with how I was eating. Some days I wouldn’t eat for a good portion of the day and then eat like crazy at night, sometimes stuffing myself. What I found out was that eating before bedtime can cause difficulty falling asleep, especially if you stuff yourself before you go to bed.

Having too much in your stomach when you go to sleep can cause you really serious trouble falling asleep. What happens when you eat too much is your digestive process kicks into high gear and does not allow your body to fall into the deep state of sleep. Deep sleep is what we really need in order to wake feeling refreshed and ready to take on the day.

I used to think, like maybe you have thought, that it is good to be able to eat a big meal before we go to bed. The reason I thought this is because it makes nearly everyone I know lethargic and tired, kind of like after a big Thanksgiving dinner. What I didn’t realize, however, was the biology behind that lethargic feeling. (more…)

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Why do I have difficulty sleeping?

On April 18, 2010, in Uncategorized, by Wil Dieck
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Do you have difficulty sleeping? Are you one of those people that have trouble falling asleep and go to bed every night wondering how long you’ll toss and turn without sleeping? Are you one of those people that find falling asleep at night is a chore, a time that you dread? Are you one of those people who are looking for a cure for insomnia?

Throughout most of my life I could fall asleep quickly and easily. After I’d fall asleep I’d usually stay asleep throughout the night. That was until a few years ago when I had the call. The call was from the hospital telling me that both of my parents were very sick. That’s when I really started to have difficulty sleeping.

The voice on the other end of the phone informed me that my parents were both in the hospital. Both my parents had come down with the flu. As a result, my father was dying from pneumonia. My mother would recover but since she had dementia she would need me to make some decisions about where she would stay. (more…)

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