What this doesn’t say is how older people tend to get insomnia, I have been in dealing with insomnia on and off for a few years. Just when I thought I had it beat, it came back. I have chronic sleep apnea and had that diagnosed over a year ago.
My husband and I used to joke about good luck to which one of us got to sleep first because we both snore something shocking. Taking medication such as the hormone melatonin only works for so long and then insomnia returns.
I use magnesium cream with Lavender and Chamomile which smells great and helps to a point but I need it for my aching legs at night. It definitely helps with the quality of sleep and I highly recommend using it. A few drops of Lavender oil on your pillow may help with sleep too. Occasionally a cup of chamomile tea or a tea designed for sleeping is helpful.
Most people are deficient in magnesium due to the poor quality of modern food which is either full of preservatives and little nutrients or grown with chemical fertilisers which rob the earth of nutrients and affect all that is growing in the soil and this also affects the livestock too. Returning to natural methods of fertilisers will correct this but it is cheaper to use chemical fertilisers and in turn affects our health.
I do recommend reading a book in bed rather that using an iPad or tablet, the light from these devices can also affect your sleep quality. But going to bed early and quieting your mind after watching tv is essential. Over stimulating your mind stops one being relaxed enough to fall asleep, electronic devices such as using an iPad definitely over stimulates your brain even a kindle can over stimulate your mind at night. Where a book is more natural.
Perhaps practice meditation or breathing techniques to calm yourself for sleep. Not everyone can meditate so just focus on breathing ensuring that you are breathing properly. If you waken up in the middle of the night trying focusing on breathing again. I don’t think there is an easy answer to poor sleep quality but just do what you can and if it works that’s great. Don’t stress about what the news article says about lengthening your lifespan. I don’t think it is worth worrying about. Just do what you can, think of things that make you happy and you will be a sleepy teddy in no time.
