1. They give sleep top priority by assuring themselves ample sleep time.
2. They provide themselves with a comfortable place to sleep.
3. They choose daily activities that enhance their sleep.
4. They approach sleep problems as temporary challenges that can be remedied with creative perseverance.
5. They accommodate the physical changes and emotional transitions that negatively affect their sleep.
6. They replenish themselves with rest and relaxation.
7. They utilize outside resources to help assess and treat sleep problems.

What you eat and drink during the day can enhance or inhabit your sleep potential. Also, think about what you do in the evening. Do you choose stimulating or sedating activities? Review your physical and emotional habits to learn how to transform them into sleep enhancers.

Carbohydrates, such as bread, cereal, and pasta, are good nighttime foods because they trigger the brain chemical serotonin, which makes you sleepy. Such a snack approximately 45 minutes before bed can sedate you. But keep it on the light side –a piece of toast with little jam may go the trick.

Dr. Samantha Hement has 10 years experience in neurology. She is specialty concerned with nervous system function and sleeping disorders. She has created a website to deal with insomnia and provided some information on how to deal your insomnia without medications.

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