Asian Natural Sleep Aids Can Cure Your Insomnia Permanently

Try These Asian Natural Sleep Aids If You Struggle with Insomnia

By Fabletoo, published May 08, 2008
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In modern life, many people have problems sleeping at night. Stress, overeating, staying up too late, drinking too much, all these issues and more have an impact on the way we sleep. Many Americans take sleeping pills to try to get a good night's sleep, but that's not always wise. Sleeping pills can become addictive and the sleep you get from them is not always a sound sleep. So, if not sleeping pills, what should you do to cure your insomnia? live in Thailand, and many people here use natural sleep aids to get to sleep. Sleep aids that have been used by their families for generations. So, try these Asian natural sleep aids, and you too can sleep like a baby.

Practice Yoga. Yoga has been used for thousands of years in Asia as a form of exercise, meditation and other health problems cure. Yoga relaxes the muscles and thus the body, relieves stress, improves circulation and puts mind, body and spirit in line. It is also used all over Asia as a natural sleep aid. Try some basic yoga positions before you go to bed, and a good night's sleep might be your reward.

Make A Cup of Tea With Cumin Seeds. Toasting cumin seeds and then putting them in boiling water to make a tea is an insomnia cure used in Sri Lanka. Cumin can also help ease cold symptoms if you put the seeds in hot milk and drink. If you have insomnia because of cold or flu symptoms, cumin seeds easily solve this health problem.

Eat A Banana. In Thailand, some people eat bananas to cure insomnia. Bananas contain trytophan, which is a natural sleep aid, so incorporating a banana in your diet every day can work wonders at nighttime when you crawl into bed. Bananas are also helpful for many other help problems, so eating a banana a day is a great food choice to make.

Gaze into the Sun. Sun gazing is an ancient form of healing that began in India more than 2,000 years ago. People in India, Thailand and Indonesia, as well as other places in South East Asia, gaze at the sun for 10 to 30 minutes every day at sunrise and sunset. What this does is it activates the pineal gland, which secretes melatonin. Melatonin is a natural sleep aid, so sun gazers often find they sleep very well.

Takeaways
  • Bananas contain trytophan, making them an amazing natural sleep aid
  • Sun gazing every morning can give you a good night's sleep every night
  • Yoga is one of the oldest natural sleep aids
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This is so helpful! I've been having a lot of trouble falling asleep lately. I never would have thought of eating a banana.

Posted on 05/14/2008 at 9:05:22 AM

 
I reckon I oughta try some of these! Thanks for these great ideas (running a couple hours before bed helps me often).

Posted on 05/13/2008 at 7:05:24 PM

 
I like the idea of adding cumin to tea the best. I'm not so sure that gazing into the sun would work for me. I prefer to hide from the sun rather than embrace it! Sophie

Posted on 05/13/2008 at 4:05:50 PM

 
This is great! I'll come back to this next time I have an insomnia episode.

Posted on 05/12/2008 at 3:05:28 PM

 
Your well-written article Asian Natural Sleep Aids Can Cure Your Insomnia Permanently is quite interesting and informative.

Posted on 05/10/2008 at 5:05:44 AM

 
Thanks for the informative article...................................

Posted on 05/08/2008 at 6:05:02 PM

 
Great article. I need some of this.

Posted on 05/08/2008 at 4:05:55 PM

 
Good article.

Posted on 05/08/2008 at 1:05:26 PM

 
These are wonderful tips! They're certainly a lot better than using a prescription sleeping pill. Great job!

Posted on 05/08/2008 at 12:05:15 PM

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