Insomnia: Causes, Tips, Complications & Home Remedies

Insomnia- A Sleeping Disorder Disease

 

Insomnia is the most common disease in the world. India solely registers 1 crore cases of insomnia every year, most of the cases are registered of the adults around 30% to 40%, this sleeping disorder has no cure till in the chemical science, and it is self-diagnosable. Ayurveda contains the solution of this disorder and it is proven that many disordered patients got cured through the treatment led by Ayurvedic experts. Ayurveda has a glorifying history of 5000 years and this Indian expertise of life science contains the solutions of many diseases, which chemical science didn’t discover till yet.

 

What is Insomnia or Sleeping disorder disease?

Insomnia is a very common sleeping-disorder, person affected by the insomnia faces difficulty to fall asleep or stay asleep. There are mostly three symptoms in the night through which insomnia affected person goes-

• Sleeplessness - laying on the bed for hours in order to sleep, but unable to sleep.
• Multiple sleep-breaks – Person impacted by insomnia faces multiple breaks in sleep over night.
• Early wake-up – Insomniac person wakes-up irritated, restless, and tired and wakes-up early in the undesired time, and struggles to sleep again.

Symptoms insomniac person faces in the day-

• Tiredness & Exhaust
• Headache
• Fluctuation in the mood
• Irritation and unrequired anger
• Lack of concentration
• Itching in eyes

What are the types of Insomnia?

Insomnia are basically two types-

1. Acute Insomnia - This is a short-term insomnia which remains for few days or week. Acute insomnia comes majorly through the stress.
2. Chronic Insomnia – Insomnia which stays long with the person and do not tend to last are chronic insomnia.

What are the causes of Insomnia?

Insomnia can be caused through the various problems which mainly includes physical issues, mental issues, and routinely issues.

Physical issue comprises the physical pains which didn’t allow sleep to come, the physical issues are majorly joints pain, backache, lung problem, heart problem, injury pain and various other diseases. Mental issue includes the stress, anxiety, and depression. Poor sleeping habits, late night wakening, consumption of alcohol and smoking, jetlag, late night using of mobile phones, and watching TV for hours causes insomnia.

 

What are the complications of insomnia?

Over the long time of lack of sleep, this disorder contributes to other major diseases, like-

• Diabetes
• High Blood-Pressure
• Stroke and diseases related to heart
• Obesity and weight gain

Tips to cure insomnia

If an affected person follows these below mentioned routine can cure himself from the insomnia-

• Insomniac person should have to follow the same sleeping routine for each day.
• Exercising every day for half hour to one hour daily.
• Reduced alcoholic consumption
• Avoidance of day time nap is must
• Make the sleeping room dark, and switch off the lights and minimize the noise.
• Before going to bed avoid smoking, and drinking of coffee.
• Only 2-4 months medication should have to done if insomniac person suffering from anxiety, stress, and depression.
• Chamomile tea before sleeping- This promotes sleep and reduce the impact of insomnia and increases the melatonin hormone for a good sleep.
• Adequate eating of white rice also increases the sleeping hormone.
• Take a warm shower 2 hours before going to bed
• Massage your feet’s bottom
• Reading book instead of using social networking site is better option

Home remedies for Insomnia

Follow the home remedies mentioned below to cure insomnia:

First home remedy for insomnia:

Ingredients: honey, milk, and poppy seed (khas-khas)

Step 1: Take one glass of lukewarm milk and mix one spoon of honey and one spoon of poppy seed into it.

Step 2: Mix it properly.

Instructions: Drink this mixture regularly one time a day at night immediately after dinner.

 

Second home remedy for insomnia:

Ingredients: Lavender oil

Instructions: Take few drops of lavender oil and sniff it for 5-10 minutes. Lavender contains the substances that increases the chances of sleeping by relaxing our muscles.

 

Third home remedy for insomnia:

Ingredients: Apple cider vinegar, honey, and a glass of water

Steps: Take 2 spoon of apple cider vinegar with 1 spoon of honey and mix it with one glass of lukewarm water.

Instructions: Drink a glass of this mixture regularly before going to sleep.

 

Fourth home remedy for insomnia:

Ingredients: Bananas and honey

Steps: Take 2-3 bananas, peel them and put very thin layer of honey on its surface.

Instructions: Consumption of the honey dipped banana increases the hormones of sleeping.

 

Fifth home remedy for insomnia:

Ingredients: Basil flower, and cloves

Instructions: Regular drinking of herbal tea helps reduce anxiety and it increases the hormones that are responsible for sleep.