How to escape from insomnia in the heat

Insomnia in the heat overtakes even those who usually do not know the problems with sleep. Of course, toss in wet sheets pleasant enough, but do not immediately swallow sleeping pills. There are several credible non-drug ways to immerse yourself in sweet slumber.

According to doctors, in the summer, when the day is getting longer, our body switches to economy mode, and we can sleep for 6 hours, instead of the autumn-winter 8. Aesculapius also firmly of the opinion that the night is not necessary to load dump. If you succeed in this knowledge into practice, many sleep problems will go away

Should not be used as sleeping pills or alcohol beer. Perhaps you are really fast asleep, but after a while start to toss and turn, wake up and your body will not rest, because, instead of recovering, he will have to work, recycling alcohol.

The following are considered the most effective ways to deal with the heat before going to sleep:

- For two hours before going to bed, put a curtain or blanket in a bag and bag in the refrigerator. The effect of "conditioning" during sleep is guaranteed.

- Another cooling technique: wet cotton socks in water with vinegar (3 tbsp. Spoons to 0.5 liters of water) and put on an hour before bedtime. Going to bed, take it off.

- If the apartment is stuffy, moisten a wad of cotton in menthol oil and put it near the bed. Breathing becomes easier.

- You can try breathing exercises: lying on his back, relax and put your hands on your stomach. Forty times slowly and deeply inhale and exhale, trying to recruit the air, as if in the stomach.

- Around the bed Put a bowl with ice cubes, and top cover it with a handkerchief. This handkerchief is well occasionally to wipe her face and neck.

- At our fingertips are "sleepy" point. Massage them with your thumb, and within minutes you will feel a pleasant relaxation.

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