| Monday, March 26, 2007 |
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Tiredness seems to be a modern plague. Should we all be getting more sleep? Or are the causes more complex than that? Pooped, shattered, knackered, buggered. Being fatigued is an everyday experience that for most of us is the trigger to put on your PJs and get a good night's sleep. But what about when you just can't seem to get going in the morning? When you run out of puff half way through the day? When you're zonked all the time? Worse still, tiredness seems to be on the rise. If you're feeling fatigued, it's important to establish the most basic of issues: Are you getting enough sleep? While everyone is able to function on less sleep than they prefer, if you are consistently under-sleeping, ongoing tiredness will be the result. Some people, however, want to sleep, but simply can't. A bit of vigorous exercise earlier in the evening and a warm shower before bed also help send you to the land of nod. The slight fall in body temperature that follows these "warming" activities can trick the body into feeling sleepier. And don't discard the old wives' tale of a glass of hot milk before bed. Milk contains the amino acid, tryptophan which has been shown to help induce sleepiness. ||2:45 PM||
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