Beat Your Insomnia with Herbal Remedies [Sleep]

~SP — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:00:00 +0000

Before you reach for the sleeping pills when you're having trouble grabbing some shut-eye, Yahoo's Healthy Living weblog suggests six effective all-natural herbal sleep inducers you may want to try. Photo by Joi.

A couple of the suggestions probably won't surprise you (namely chamomile and lavender, which are always among the first recommendations of this kind), but there are several you may not have seen before. They are:

Valerian root
Chamomile Tea
Celery
Lemon balm
Lavender
Hops

Before you get too excited about hops, keep in mind that a pre-bedtime beer can actually disturb your sleep according to the FDA. Instead, the post suggests a bag of hops under the pillow can be a great sleep inducer, particularly for women. Be sure to check the Yahoo post for details on how to use each. (Hint: Apparently valerian root is the most potent of all.)

On a similar sleepy food note, we've also heard that a lettuce-filled sandwich can help you sleep like a log.

Insomniacs Untie!

~SP — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:47:18 +0000

Did you ever hear the joke about the dyslexic guy who couldn’t sleep? He was certain that others had similar issues and decided to form a support group. On the bulletin board at work he posted his first meeting invitation with the giant page title, “Insomniacs Untie!” Ok, so maybe it’s a little cheesy but …

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Beat Your Insomnia with Herbal Remedies [Sleep]

Insomniacs Untie!