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Need to sleep, butcan't stop thinking?
team has a solution foreveryone!
If you want to useyour own brain,
stop...
Counting Sheep!Two scientists at Oxford University have proven thisdoes NOT work!
According to BBC Newsround,researchers took 50 people whohave trouble getting to sleep andasked one third of them to countsheep.
Result?! The sheep counters stayedawake longer than usual!
If you want to useyour own brain,think about a...
WaterfallSheep are too boring! To really fall asleep, you need aninteresting scene, like a waterfall or a beach.
A third of the people in theexperiment were asked to thinkof a waterfall. Apart from thefew who needed to seek thetoilet, those imagining thewaterfall fell asleep 20 minutesfaster!
So if thinkingkeeps me up,
I should...
Use brainpower to power off!Creating an interesting scene in your mind (it doesn'thave to be a waterfall) uses more brainpower which
Can't quite picture a waterfall?Look online to find your favoritekind of waterfall:
• multi-step• cataract• chute• punchbowl
Like to sleep like acat?
Try...
Invent a RitualRelax like a cat. Invent a ritual to help you go to sleep.
Ritual Suggestions
Choose a simple set of steps andthen condition yourself to theritual so you can fall asleepanytime and anywhere.
Choose acozy placeHave everythingyou might needthere.
Get ReadyDim the lights
Choose a scent
Make some tea
Find a wind-down activity
Repeat Nightly
Prefer to medicateor pop a pill?
Try...
Natural Sleep SupplementsNatural supplements are non-addictive or only becomeaddictive over a very long period of use.
What's are natural options?
When you can't sleep, a sleepingpill may sounds like the bestchoice, but these can leave youfeeling groggy in the morning, canbecome addictive, or leave youwith nasty side effects.
MelatoninMelatonin is a hormone produced in the brain by thepineal gland from the amino acid tryptophan.
Melatonin helps regulate sleepand can be found in thevitamin/supplement aisle of mostfood stores or pharmacies.
Always consult a doctor about otherdrugs you are taking before you takeadditional natural supplements.
Find natural melatonin in...
WalnutsWalnuts optimize sleep hormones. Eat a fist full beforebedtime for a healthy way to fall asleep.
Researchers at the University ofTexas at San Antonio found thatwalnuts contain enough melatoninto induce sleep in 20 minutes!
If you like to bethe one in control,
you need...
The Sleep ManifestoThis fantastic manifestoincludes suggestions you cantry that fit:
• your• mood• your• time• your
Download the poster for only $14.95.
If you aren't the onewith the problem,
buy a...
Sleep Tray Gift SetHave a special someone whojust can't get to sleep?
Give the gift that keeps ongiving (and makes them lessgrumpy!). Gift set includes:
• green tea and mug• sleep manifesto poster• lavender scent• to do list notepad & pen• white noise CD
Buy today at 800flowers.com
Still desperate to getsome sleep?
You'll succeed with...
O Sleep System
Reduce the levelof Oxygen inyour bedroom toget a good nightsleep!
This device functions like your typical air conditioning system. However, insteadof the temperature of the room, it reduces the oxygen up to 35%, whichreduces the brain activity significantly, which results in a good night sleep.
Moreover, in the morning, prior to starting your daily routines, O2-Sleep Systemincreased the oxygen level by 20% so that when you wake up, you start your dayfull of energy.