Sometimes, it can just be hard to get the sleep you need. Other times, you’re jetlagged or your work schedule is changing and will affect your sleeping habits. Our compounding pharmacy near Santa Monica has put together a list of 7 natural sleep aids that can be found in your home or your grocery store.
1. Cherry juice
Cherry juice is a natural sleep aid that you can drink before going to bed. Tart cherry juice can be purchased from grocery stores and health stores. Drinking tart cherry juice increases your body’s melatonin, the hormone that helps us get to sleep.
2. Bananas
Eating bananas can help you get to sleep by relaxing your muscles. Having one thirty minutes before going to bed will calm and relax you so you are able to fall asleep.
3. Lavender
Aromatherapy has different effects on everyone, but lavender is typically used to help people fall asleep at night. There are a few ways you can include lavender in your nighttime routine. Keep lavender next to your bed or use a lavender-filled sleep pillow.
4. Warm milk
Scientifically, milk does not have enough amino acids to make you fall asleep. However, the warmness of milk before bed can soothe and relax you. Making a glass of warm milk at night part of your bedtime routine can help you fall asleep.
5. Chamomile
Chamomile tea at night will make you more ready to fall asleep. You can purchase chamomile tea at grocery stores or brew your own with chamomile flowers. The tea relaxes your muscles and helps you fall asleep more easily.
6. White noise
Little noises when you’re trying to fall asleep can be distracting. Using white noise, like a fan or a white noise machine, can make the sounds less noticeable. Noises that occur while using a white noise machine will be less of a shock to your sleep system.
7. Exercise
Exercising every day can improve your ability to fall asleep and your energy when you wake up. Physical activity for thirty minutes a day makes it easier to fall asleep at night. You will also sleep longer and wake up less frequently during the night.
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