Effective Remedies For Insomnia
Insomnia or the inability to fall asleep is a common problem in today’s world. It is a problem that affects many thousands of people around the world. That is why we discuss here what you can do against insomnia without resorting to medication.
Natural remedies for insomnia
Insomnia causes many problems, from dark circles under your eyes to fatigue to headaches and irritation, poor concentration, problems with driving or communication, decreased energy, muscle aches and poor performance at work or school.
Below are some effective remedies for insomnia.
Give yourself a massage
Wrap your feet in a warm towel or wear an extra pair of socks when you go to bed. After all, cold feet are not good for people who have trouble falling asleep.
Before going to bed, massage or rub the feet, especially around the toes. Use almond oil for this.
Otherwise, mix some olive oil with four drops of orange blossom essence and massage your temples with it. You can also apply this to your feet, where the big toe bends.
You can also grate two onions and cook them for twelve minutes. Then add deer hay to it. Let this soak in a washcloth and moisten your forehead, chest, neck and neck. Repeat this every night for a week.
Improve your sleeping environment
Put some natural remedies in a pillow, such as chamomile, eucalyptus or orange blossom. It gives your room a wonderful scent and it also relaxes you and gives you more rest.
You can also add a few drops of these essential oils to a fragrance diffuser: tuberose, valerian, mandarin, benjui, sweet marjoram, sandalwood, ylang-ylang, rose, neroli, melissa, orange blossom, lavender, jasmine, or chamomile.
Take a nice bath
Take a hot bath with 200 grams of hops and 500 grams of wheat bran about 20 minutes before going to bed. Filter the hops and wheat bran before adding water.
Otherwise, add 10 to 15 grams of lavender to a warm bath. You can add a tablespoon of sea salt to this. Let this dissolve in the water and stay in the bath for about twenty minutes.
You can also boil a handful of rosemary and a handful of lemon balm in a liter of water for ten minutes. Add this to your bath water. Then stay in this bath for fifteen minutes.
Otherwise, prepare a bath with warm water and add a few drops of salvia essence to it. Stay in the bath for up to 15 minutes, shortly before going to bed.
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drink some tea
- Add a few mint leaves to a cup of hot water. Let this steep for three minutes and drink before going to bed or after eating.
- Before dinner, drink an herbal tea made from a little orange blossom, two fresh lettuce leaves and 250 ml of water. When the water is boiling, add the spices and let it boil for five minutes.
- Wash and dry a lemon peel. Place it in a teapot and add a liter of boiling water. Leave it for five minutes. Add honey to it for taste and drink it before going to bed.
- Add a handful of chamomile leaves and one salvia leaf to 250 ml of boiling water. Let it steep for seven minutes with a lid on, strain it and add a tablespoon of honey to it. Drink it slowly 15 minutes before going to bed.
- Chop three garlic cloves in half and add them to 250 ml of boiling milk. Drink it when it has cooled down a bit. Do not strain the garlic, but do not eat it either.
- Add a sprig of spearmint to a cup of boiling water. Put a lid on it and let it steep for a few minutes. Drink it half an hour before going to bed or when you lie down with a book for example.
- Boil two tablespoons of valerian root in 250 ml of water. Lower the heat and add a tablespoon of honey to it. Drink it before going to bed.
- Prepare a mixture of 20 grams of dill seed, 30 grams of lemon balm leaves and 30 grams of elderflower. Take a tablespoon and add it to 250 ml of boiling water. Drink 1 to 2 cups 30 minutes before bedtime.
- Add a teaspoon of tarragon to 250 ml of boiling water and let it steep covered for a few minutes. Strain the drink and drink it when it is warm, before going to bed.
Other drinkable alternatives
- Chop three garlic cloves in half and add them to 250 ml of boiling milk. Drink it when it has cooled down a bit. Do not strain the garlic, but do not eat it either.
- Drink a cup of warm milk with cinnamon or honey right before going to bed. You can also drink it while you are already in bed to make it work even faster.
- Boil a cup of water with two ounces of orange leaves in it. Add sugar to taste, let it cool for a while and drink it warm.
- You can also make an orange leaf infusion. Add two grams of orange leaf to a cup of water and repeat the above steps. Drink this half an hour before going to bed.
- Boil three lettuce leaves in 250 ml of water. Cover and let cool. You can drink this infusion before going to bed.
- Mix three tablespoons of honey with three tablespoons of vinegar. Drink two tablespoons of the mixture before going to bed. If you don’t notice results after an hour, take another tablespoon.
We hope you found this article on effective insomnia remedies helpful and informative.
