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Lack of Sleep: Causes for Lack of Sleep

Friday, October 22nd, 2010 by
When was the last time you got enough sleep, or do you regularly go days or even weeks with a lack of sleep?  Here are a few helpful hints that might assist you in getting the sleep you so very much need.
Yoga – light to moderate yoga stretches and poses are well-known to assist in sleep. Being able to re oxygenate your muscles by stretching them in different yoga positions, or even if you only do 10 to 15 minutes worth of yoga type meditation, could help bring on the relaxation needed to take care of your lack of sleep. If you become a regular practitioner of yoga, whether it’s a morning or night time routine, has been known to relax you enough to assist you in falling asleep and staying asleep.
Create a Routine– if you more often than not change the times that you get up in the morning and the times you go to bed at night, this most definitely can adversely affect your sleep. Creation of a good time to wake up every morning, as well as making sure you are in bed at the same time every night, will put your body rhythms into a pattern that will induce sleep. Make sure you follow this routine even on your days off from work, as breaking the routine can once again cause you to lack sleep.
Eating habits — are you a junk food junkie? Do you spend more time eating Cheetos instead of cheese? Does the majority of fruit you get come from Pop tarts? Then it’s time you took a serious look at your diet. What you eat throughout the day most definitely has a huge impact on what kind of sleep you get at night. If most of your calories come from refined sugars, starches, bread and caffeine, these can factor in to whether or not you lack sleep. Although you should eat healthy throughout the day, try to make at least the last half of your day as healthy as possible with fresh fruit, vegetables and by limiting your sugar and caffeine intake.
Stress – we all have stress in our life, and it’s very difficult to avoid it however, try to change some things in your routine that you know add stress to your life that isn’t necessary.  Stress is a big thing when it comes to lack of sleep.  If you know your shortcut drive on the way home from work is usually bumper-to-bumper traffic at five o’clock, then find an alternative way to drive. Avoid bothersome people. Take a 10 minute walk. Do 100 jumping jacks. Play with the dog. Find an extremely easy task that can become your hobby, like making a hook rug or wood-burning or growing an herb garden. Anything very peaceful, that doesn’t take a huge amount of thinking, is always good to help alleviate stress.
We’ve just touched the surface of what you can do to take care of your lack of sleep. Lacking sleep, being over tired, can truly twist your judgment and your way of thinking. Make sure you try natural ways to help you sleep however, don’t avoid taking something over the counter or prescribed if you find that a necessary way to go.

 

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16 Responses to “Lack of Sleep: Causes for Lack of Sleep”

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  14. howen says:

    Dang it, Mango. You really want the exact difference? Well, I'm not gonna beat around the bush; it's all Greek to me, but if you go with the flow, it's really a piece of cake. You see, at the drop of a hat, even you can get this concept in the bag. Let me cut to the chase. If you're tired, get some shut-eye. If you're bored, take a hike. If you're tired of something, slap it silly 'till it quits getting on your nerves. Break a leg getting your ducks in a row, but when it comes down to it, it's just like a cactus in a desert.

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