Sleep

byAFasogbon

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2 years ago

The body essentially needs at least 7-8 hours of sleep a night to revitalise fully. Anxiety and a disturbed sleeping environment lead to insomnia. In addition to this, stress , worries or hormonal changes during menopause are often the root cause of an inability to fall asleep or a tendency to wake up repeatedly during the night.

Here are some tried-and-tested ideas that would help you get a sound sleep for the whole night.

HOME REMEDIES

1. Slowly sip a cup of calming valerian or some hop tea (sedative) before going to bed. Preferably, you could decide to sweeten it up with a little bit of honey

2. An hour before bedtime, sip a glass of warm milk containing 20 g of finely ground almonds

3. Take a dip. It is difficult to fall asleep if your feet are cold. Warm socks can help. And dipping feet into warm water between 38 .degrees Celsius for 5 minutes

4. Drop a few drops of lavender oil on to a spelt cushion and lay your head on it. The heat from your body will cause the oil to evaporate gradually bringing on drowsiness

5. Take a warm, relaxing bath containing lime flowers about half an hour before going to be bed