Well, it’s been over ten days here in the states now. Is Daylight Savings Time still affecting your sleep?

I admit it, adjusting to it took me an extra day this year. Maybe it’s my age.

Another family member took an extra day or two. But we know the “secret.”

How about you?

When Daylight’s Saving Time goes into effect, the time change does more than make people late for appointments.
It can mess up their whole day by forgetting to adjust the time on their clocks. (I missed a tee time one year.)

Our internal clocks need an adjustment too, and sometimes that takes a little longer.

Because some people have an interruption in their sleeping patterns they resort to pills and drugs.

What if I could show you an all natural way to get your sleep back on track, and in the process “teach” your body and mind how to fall asleep whenever you wanted to. No worries about the long lasting affects of the time changes, or if something from work is bothering you.

Just pretend for a minute what a night of good old fashioned sleep would feel like.

Feels good, doesn’t it.

And what if I told you that this could be at your fingertips, and at the press of a button anytime you’d need it?

Interested?

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Which means you are getting a good solid night’s sleep, and your body, and mind is getting a complete sleep.

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You’ll notice a new you in the morning.

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Sincerely,

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood; CMH
Certified Master Hypnotist
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PS…Those night’s that I do have difficulty falling asleep due to things weighing on my mind, I use my own product, and so does my family. It’s safe and effective, isn’t it time you started using it too?

Sleep Awareness Week starts this week, and also, I wanted to make you aware that we change clocks to Daylights Saving Time, Saturday March 20th 2010.

Please book mark this page and return often not only this week, but throughout the year as we always have some type of sleep issue that we cover.

This week we will focus on some “How To Tips.”

Anything from the essentials to getting a good night’s sleep, to also good sleeping habits, to clearing insomnia from your life.

Remember, not every sleep tip we mention will work for everyone.  The solution is to find what works, and maybe a combination of a few, works for you.  Sometimes you may have to make lifestyle changes, try to keep a sleep journal,(as mentioned in a previous post here), and seek out help from your doctor if signs and symptoms worsen.

To a good night’s sleep, and remember to change your clocks back for Daylights Savings Time March 20th, 2010

Sincerely,

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood; CMH
Certified Master Hypnotist
http://sleepsecretaudio.com

Have you ever experienced sleepless nights because your child was not falling asleep?

They seem as if they might be experiencing a slight case insomnia? Nothing can get them to fall asleep.

Are you running out of nursery rhyme to sing them?

Running out of patience?

Hold on, the Calvary is coming

My good friend Claus D. Jensen has a solution for you.

What if you had at your disposal a set of CD’s especially designed with unique music and composed to create a relaxing and peaceful atmosphere for fetuses, infants, toddlers and also you, the parent?

You’d think it was pretty cool

What makes Music for Mother and Child unique is that the compositions and soundscapes are specially designed to fit three different ages and stages of physical and psychological development. The three CDs cover the development from when the sense of hearing is developed until it is “ready” for understanding harmonious and melodic progresses.

What does this mean for you and your child.

Simple.

No more sleepless nights.

Please visit Music For Mother and Child, and see for yourself.

Sincerely,

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood; CMH
Certified Master Hypnotist
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In the first instance, removing clutter is very important, but you should also look at keeping your room dust free and smelling fresh. Sheets
must be changed at least once a week (at least – more is better!) and this includes other bedding items like blankets and towels.

In some older houses, even though a fresh coat of paint has been applied, a faint musty smell will still be there. Go for air fresheners or
scent bags that you can place around your room. Scents like chamomile and lavender exude calmness, which can help you get to sleep.
Scents of many different types can help you sleep more soundly. Below is a list of various scents that you can use alongside the healing
properties they are said to contain.

• Chamomile (which is the most popular) has been used for a long time as a natural remedy for encouraging better sleep. As chamomile also comes in the form of tea leaves, you can place the leaves in a sachet under your pillow to ensure the scent stays within your sleeping area throughout the night.

• Lavender has similar characteristics to chamomile and is also said to relax the muscles and the central nervous system. This
produces a calming effect.

• Valerian Root was very popular even in the 16th Century for treating headaches, nervousness and heart problems. In recent years, it has also been used to treat anxiety. Unlike chamomile or lavender which gives you almost instant results in improving your sleep quality, Valerian Root needs to be used on a regular basis to induce better sleep.

• Kava most commonly comes in the form of tea leaves, pills or spray. It is known to produce a numbing effect on the tongue which eventually leads to a calming and relaxing sensation throughout the body.

Alternatively, using the scents listed above as a general guide, burn aromatherapy oils in your room an hour or so before you go to bed.
This way, you can blow out the candle before turning in and the smell itself will not be so strong or suffocating that you are unable to sleep.

There are likely be shops in your locality that can supply the necessary aromatherapy oils and/or candles. If you find oil burners exude too
strong a smell, you can choose incense sticks, which give off less smell but keep your room ‘smelling’ of calmness.

Sincerely,
Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood; CMH

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First of all, you should try supplementing with a good multivitamin along with taking some quality vitamin B.  It may surprise you to learn that vitamin deficiencies may often cause stress in individuals, especially panic attacks.  Taking these vitamins will help to restore a little bit of the balance in our body and you might find that after a few days, it is a little bit easier for you to put the stress of the day behind you and drift off to sleep.

Another thing that you should do is to prepare your mind and body every night in order to get some sleep.  Avoid anything that is going to engage the mind for about an hour before bedtime.  This can include anything from the type of television shows and movies that we watch to the conversations that we take part in.  To the best of your ability, go to a quiet part of the house and spend a little bit of time listening to some relaxing music or reading something relaxing, such as poetry.

Warm baths and aromatherapy may also go a long way in helping us to relax and allow our minds to forget about the stress of the day.  The real secret is to allow all of these things to take you to someplace that you need to be and not to allow the stress to return back to your mind.  While you are still in this relaxed state, slip into your bed and allow yourself to drift off to sleep.

It may take a little bit of practice before you are really efficient at doing these things but once you get the hang of it, you would be surprised with how quickly you will be able to do it.  Once you are able to sleep through the night, it will make any effort that you put into it well worth it.

Sincerely,

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood; CMH
Certified Master Hypnotist

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Many people have trouble sleeping sometimes. This is even more likely if you have PTSD.
Having trouble sleeping and nightmares are two symptoms of PTSD.

There are many reasons why people with PTSD may have trouble sleeping:

• Changes in your brain:
  PTSD can cause changes in the brain making it difficult to sleep. Many people with PTSD may feel they need to be on guard or “on the lookout,” to protect him or herself from danger. It is difficult to have restful sleep when you feel the need to be always alert.

• Medical Problems:
  There are medical problems that are commonly found in people with PTSD such as chronic pain, stomach problems, and pelvic-area problems in women. They physical problems can make going to sleep difficult.

• Your Thoughts:
  Your thoughts can make it difficult to fall asleep. People with PTSD often worry about general problems or worry that they are in danger. If you have not been able to sleep for several nights (or even weeks), you may start to worry that you won’t be able to fall asleep. These thoughts can keep you awake.

• Drugs or Alcohol:
  Some people with PTSD use drugs or alcohol to help them cope with their symptoms. Drinking and using drugs can make it more difficult to fall asleep.

• Upsetting Dreams or Nightmares:
  Nightmares are common for people with PTSD. Nightmares can wake you up in the middle of the night, making your sleep less restful. Or, you may find it difficult to fall asleep because you are afraid you might have a nightmare.

• Hearing a Noise:
  Many people with PTSD wake up easily if they hear a noise. You may feel that you need to get up and check your room to make sure you are safe.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Call: THE PTSD Information Line at (802) 296-6300

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Countless people experience sleeping problems on and off ranging from occasional nights when sleeping seems impossible to situations when an individual suffers from a continuous insomnia state. It is common for health care professionals to propose dietary adjustments as a means of handling sleeping disorders. This entails eliminating certain foods from a diet and adding foods that aid in sound sleep. Below are some ways of dealing with sleep problems.

1. Discern the Cause of Problem

When choosing the best sleeping disorder treatment, the first step should be discerning the sort of sleeping disorder you are suffering from either due to physical or psychological triggers. Occasional insomnia has a high likelihood of causing more adverse problems including physical and mental complications such as increased anxiety, depression, intense fatigue and difficulty concentrating.

2. Physical Causes of Sleeping Disorders

Sleeping disorders resulting from physical causes include snoring, sleep apnea and restive leg syndrome. For such sleeping disorders, the treatment focuses on the problem’s underlying cause or the physical symptoms. For instance, an effectual treatment program for sleep apnea typically includes using a worn-out mechanical device for keeping airways open while sleeping.

3. Psychological Causes of Sleep Disorders

In contrast, some sleep disorders comprise psychological causes rather than physical causes and in such a case, the most effectual sleeping disorder treatment is usually combining temporary medication together with counseling or a certain type of therapy. Depression commonly leads to insomnia, and in this case, antidepressants greatly assist in treating the depression as well as the resultant sleep disorder.

4. The truth about Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy is a sleeping disorder that makes one to fall asleep suddenly especially during the daytime hours. This disorder is inherited and consists of psychological and environmental triggers and although its physical cause is attributed to lack of the regulatory hormone known as hypocretin, this disorder is treated by combining behavioral modification and counseling.

5. Observe a Daily Routine

Another ideal means of treating sleeping disorders is observing a sleeping daily routine in addition to proper sleeping habits. Making a sleeping diary is a vital step that can aid in pinpointing the behaviors that are capable of exacerbating or leading to sleeping disorders. For instance, it can aid in indicating how medication, foods eaten or daytime and evening moods can affect the sleeping quality or duration.

6. Ways to use the Natural Products

Natural sleep enhancers can come in the form of herbs, certain chemicals or food forms to aid individuals with sleep disorders manage to go to sleep soundly. Most of these can be safely used especially when they are directly derived from foods since research reveals that behavioral changes that actually promote or induce better sleep are ideally effective in comparison to anything that might be ingested. However, certain natural sleeping aids require being taken cautiously because despite being marked natural, it does not generally imply they are safe as they could be counterfeits.

7. Natural Foods and Sleep Problems

The foods that are capable of enhancing better sleep include oatmeal, bananas, dairy products and poultry. A significant number of these products comprise chemicals known as tryptophan which aids the body in producing chemicals for calming the brain such as serotonin and melatonin. Spicy foods, caffeine and alcohol should be avoided, but warm milk, oatmeal or banana and peanut butter work as natural sleep enhancers especially when taken before bedtime. Certain herbal preparations also aid in natural sleeping, but some of these have side effects ranging from vivid dreaming and photo sensitivity, hence the need to consult a doctor before using them.

Generally, to deal with the various sleep problems people face, it is of essence to avoid caffeine, unwind your mind, avoid snacks before going to bed, dim the lights during bed time, take deep and long breathes before sleeping and above all, stop worrying about the idea of not getting sleep as all you require is a change of habits.

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Whenever a baby is first born, it comes out of the womb perfectly balanced.  They don’t have to worry about problems that are going on in their body and the last thing that it seems that the baby has a difficult time doing, is sleeping.  Unfortunately, it does not take long for that balance to leave us because of the environment that we live in and the fact that very few of us take care of ourselves as we should.  If we are having a difficult time sleeping, it may be because we are dealing with an imbalance in some way or another.

CAUTION***** Before we go any further, please remember That I am NOT a Doctor, and I am not giving out medical advice, so before you proceed and try anything that is written on this page, PLEASE SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE FROM YOUR DOCTOR.

Although there are a lot of different ways to bring some of the balance back to our body, one of the easiest ways for us to do so is by cleansing.  As a matter of fact, going through the cleansing process can not only help us to get the sleep that we need, it may actually help us to have an overall sense of well-being that we have been lacking for quite some time.  If insomnia seems to be an ongoing problem with you, there’s no doubt that you are ready to try almost anything.  Here is a cleansing program that you can do for 10 days which can do amazing things for your mind and body.

This cleanse is one of the most popular and it is typically known as the lemonade diet.  It is a liquid diet, so you will not be eating any solid food during these 10 days.  Don’t be concerned, however, because very few people who go on the lemonade diet feel hungry after the first day.  Take 10 ounces of clear water and add two tablespoons of fresh lemon juice, two tablespoons of organic maple syrup and a pinch of cayenne pepper.  You can drink this as frequently as you want during the day and I usually find that by drinking it every hour or two, my hunger pains are held off.

After just a few days, you are going to begin to notice changes in your body.  For some people, these changes allow them to go to sleep and stay asleep through the entire night.  You are also going to typically notice that your sense of well-being tends to return and you are able to deal with stressful situations naturally instead of fretting about them during the night.

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Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood
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You might be surprised to learn how many times our body chemistry is the culprit whenever we are having a difficult time sleeping.  It is not always too many chemicals in our body but it may be the lack of something that we need.  If you are dealing with insomnia or having a difficult slime sleeping in any way, there are several things that you should try in order to build these imported hormones up inside of you before you try to go to sleep.  You might find that it not only helps you to go to sleep faster, it may keep you asleep for longer.

The first of these chemicals that we are going to talk about is the hormone that is known as serotonin.  Serotonin is present in our body for a number of different reasons but one of the main things that it does is to make us feel good.  If we are having a difficult time sleeping because we tend to fret over different things before we go to bed, serotonin may help to sway the balance in our direction.  This hormone is released from our body whenever we exercise so it is a good idea for us to move around a little bit through the day in order to have an abundance of it.  Believe it or not, warm milk may also trigger the production of serotonin because of the tryptophan that it contains.

Another hormone that we may need which can certainly help us to fall asleep is melatonin.  This is a natural sleep hormone but some of us may be deficient in it for one reason or another.  This particular hormone is available as a natural supplement and has been shown in many cases to help individuals who are dealing with insomnia.  By the way, it also helps a person who has jet lag for the same reason.  It reset our biological clock and helps us to go through the natural cycle of sleep.

One final thing that you should do is to make sure that you have all the vitamins and minerals that your body needs.  Taking a quality multivitamin everyday may be able to help you to bring your body into the balance that it needs.  You should also make sure that you are eating plenty of raw fruits and vegetables as this will also go a long way in helping to cure your insomnia.

Sincerely,

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood

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Did you know that women are twice as likely to suffer from insomnia than men? Some research suggests that certain social factors, such as being unemployed or divorced, are related to poor sleep and increase the risk of insomnia in women. Also, insomnia tends to increase with age.

Sometimes perimenopausal (the time leading up to menopause) women have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep; hot flashes and night sweats often can disturb sleep. Pregnancy also can affect how well a woman sleeps.

If you think you have insomnia, talk to your doctor. It might be helpful to complete a sleep diary for a week or two, noting your sleep patterns, your daily routine, and how you feel during the day. Discuss the results of your sleep diary with your doctor. Your doctor may do a physical exam and take a medical history and sleep history. Your doctor may also want to talk to your bed partner to ask how much and how well you are sleeping. In some cases, you may be referred to a sleep center for special tests.

Sincerely,

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood

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