How to Get Rid of Insomnia

Anaemia, indigestion and lack of blood circulation or depraved blood supply to all the body organs are the three main causative factors that trigger insomnia and all such situations can be easily rectified without much effort. Following measures will mitigate the wrongs done by the said three factors, if not totally eliminate them.

• Take light diet (consisting of 1-2 chappatis/loaves), curd, salads, pulses, seasonal vegetables, some clarified butter), at least 2 hours prior to retiring to bed.

• Take a glassful of milk-half an hour before finally retiring to bed.

• Lukewarm water foot-bath or oil massage on head, temples, forehead, and cervical portion will induce sound sleep.

• If possible and when health permits, have a bath before going to bed-using cold shower bath in the summer and lukewarm water in cold weather.

• Use very comfortable and cushioned bed, keeping

• Your head slightly higher—your body sliding gradually towards your feet, provided it is not contrary to medical advice.

If light is necessary use a zero watt bulb of blue colour. Let in fresh air but avoid exposure of any type. If you use too heavy clothes during summer but lighter ones in winter, you cannot sleep. Hence, use clothes, sheets etc. according to weather conditions. Avoid using ACs/Coolers/Room blowers at full pitch.

• Avoid taking any sleeping pills, liquors, opium,

• Narcotics and, if you are a habitual user, taper down the dose and finally abandon

• A stroll in the evening, after taking dinner, is an excellent tonic for inducing sleep but when too tired, the same may be avoided.

It is claimed by experts that if your perform 'Vajraasana3, 60-90 minutes after taking dinner, it will digest food, improve circulation and pacify agitated nerves, thereby enabling you to enjoy a sound, reposeful and refreshing sleep.

Try to wriggle yourself out of the cobweb of disturbing problems. If you succeed in whiling away your day-to-day problems, of whatever etiology, you may not need any other help to get rid of insomnia.

If you are under treatment of a doctor, better seek his expert opinion and guidance -with regard to tapering of dose, dietary modifications and other regimen but do not use your discretion in this regard. Sleeplessness is caused by some compelling factor and, when the contributory cause has been eliminated, there may not be any need of taking medicines—even a slight modification in dietary regimen will suffice.