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All aboard for dreamland!
Like adults, children’s sleep patterns can be influenced by a variety of things such as diet, activity levels and events of the day. Because they can be very sensitive and emotional, they may also experience dreams which are much more vivid than those of adults, which can include nightmares and night terrors. Furthermore, the distinction between fact and fantasy is more blurred for young children, and this can make it difficult to understand that dreams are not real, leading to subsequent anxiety and depression.   Â
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Sleeping Well As You Age: Healthy Sleep Habits for Seniors
The importance of quality sleep for seniors
No matter what your age, sleeping well is essential to your physical health and emotional well-being. As we age, a good night’s sleep is especially important because it improves concentration and memory formation, allows your body to repair any cell damage that occurred during the day, and refreshes your immune system which helps to prevent disease. Many seniors complain about sleep problems such as:
- difficulty falling asleep
- frequent waking during the night, and lighter sleep
- waking up early and not feeling rested
- a urge to go to bed in early evening
- being tired in the daytime
- needing naps during the day
To feel your best, you need a good night’s sleep, and you may be surprised that keeping yourself active and engaged, eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly can improve how well you sleep.
How is sleep related to an active, healthy lifestyle?
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How to Improve Sleep – Ways to Sleep Better
4 Ways to Improve Sleep From YOU: The Owner’s Manual, by RealAge experts Michael F. Roizen, MD, and Mehmet C. Oz, MD
With some major exceptions, sleep is a lot like sex. It’s something you really look forward to, and it makes you feel great when you’re done. Most important, though, sleep is more like your boss — it’s much more agreeable when it goes uninterrupted.
Are there natural ways to help me sleep?
Before considering natural ways to aid sleep, it is important to identify which category the sleep problem falls into as this can determine the way to treat it.
The U.S. National Institute Of Health categorizes insomnia this way:
1. Transient insomnia is just a temporary sleep problem lasting a few days or even a couple of weeks.
Fast Guide to 5 Popular Natural Sleep Aids
You want a natural sleep aid for natural sleep. You want something safe and perhaps not too heavy duty for your sleep problems. However, there are just so many different types of natural sleep aids you don’t quite know where to start. There are natural sleep aids in the form of supplements and there are others found in your own kitchen or food.
So here’s a summarized guide to help you get started with 5 popular natural sleep aids. They are not to be confused with natural sleep therapies also loosely referred to as natural sleep aids.
1.   Melatonin
Therapy Helps People with Arthritis Sleep
Therapy Helps People with Arthritis Sleep
A new study suggests cognitive behavioral therapy can help reduce insomnia among older patients with osteoarthritis.
CBT is a treatment approach that addresses feelings and behaviors. The method is based on the premise that individuals can change the way they think to help themselves feel better even if the situation does not change.
Natural Sleep Aids
6) Aromatherapy The scent of English lavender has long been used as a folk remedy to help people fall asleep.
Research is starting to confirm lavender’s sedative qualities. It’s been found to lengthen total sleep time, increase deep sleep, and make people feel refreshed. It appears to work better for women, possibly because women tend to have a more acute sense of smell.
The good thing about lavender is that it begins to work quickly. Try putting a lavender sachet under your pillow or place one to two drops of lavender essential oil in a handkerchief. Or add several drops of lavender oil to a bath — the drop in body temperature after a warm bath also helps with sleep.
Menopause and Sleep
Sleep and Menopause
Menopause is a stage in a woman’s life when her ovaries stop producing the hormones estrogen and progesterone and she stops having her monthly menstrual cycle (her period). It is a normal part of aging and marks the end of a woman’s reproductive years. Menopause typically occurs in a woman’s late 40′s to early 50′s. It can also lead to sleep problems.
When the ovaries no longer produce adequate amounts of estrogen and progesterone (as in menopause), the loss of these hormones can bring about various symptoms including hot flashes (a sudden feeling of warmth that spreads over the body) and sweating (which is related to hot flashes).
Insomnia Alternative Treatments: Valerian, Melatonion, and More
Sleep Disorders: Alternative Treatments for Insomnia
Alternative therapy encompasses a variety of disciplines that include everything from diet and exercise to mental conditioning and lifestyle changes. Examples of alternative therapies include acupuncture, guided imagery, yoga, hypnosis, biofeedback, aromatherapy, relaxation, herbal remedies, massage and many others.
Complementary medicine is essentially alternative medicine that is taken along with conventional treatments.
Alternative Therapies for Insomnia
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Sleep Disorders In The Elderly
Treatments
The relief of chronic pain and control of underlying medical conditions such as frequent urination may improve sleep in some people. Effective treatment of depression can also improve sleep.