| Sleeplessness and insomnia are a common yet highly | | | | the infamous spikes and slumps that so many of us |
| problematic affliction to millions of people all over the | | | | suffer as a result of our poor diet choices. Having too |
| world. As the body forms the new habit of not | | | | many of these highs and lows will throw your body's |
| wanting to fall asleep when you desperately do, you | | | | metabolism out of balance, not to mention act as a |
| might wonder if there is any hope. Fortunately, | | | | precursor to more serious illness such as type 2 |
| following some if not all of the guidelines listed below | | | | diabetes. Remove all refined sugars from your diet, |
| should help you get a good nights sleep. Remember, | | | | sugar is in everything these days so be inventive and |
| you were falling asleep naturally at one point in your | | | | find natural replacements to all your daily fixes. |
| life so just hang on to the hope that you will do so | | | | 3. Relaxing Before Bed Time |
| again, hopefully in the not too distant future too. | | | | Your body should already been fully wound down |
| 1. Avoid Caffeine | | | | before you get into bed. Lying there, forcefully |
| Sounds fairly obvious, yet caffeine is prominent in | | | | struggling to get to sleep is often a hopeless test of |
| more than just you daily fix of coffee, how most | | | | will, so make sure you body is perfectly relaxed |
| soft drinks, the obvious ones, the colas yes but what | | | | before you even climb into bed. One of the best |
| about the others, read the labels before you buy. | | | | ways of doing this is by taking a long hot bath, this |
| Tea, energy bars. The list is long so learn to scan the | | | | will relax all you muscles and actually make you feel |
| ingredients. You're probably getting your dose of | | | | sleepy. |
| caffeine and not even realising it. | | | | One final note, the worry of not being able to get to |
| 2. Refined Sugars | | | | sleep by a certain time is often a major contributing |
| Sugar is your body's source of energy, yet your | | | | factor. Stop clock watching, forget about tomorrow, |
| body prefers slow burning sugars in the form of | | | | it'll take care of itself, just switch off and throw chips |
| whole grains, pulses and oats. This will allow it to | | | | to the wind. |
| keep your energy levels at an even pace rather than | | | | |