Why do we need restful sleep? It provides more than beauty. Sleep can be a powerful creativity-booster and brain-healer, as the mind in an unconscious resting state can make surprising new connections that it perhaps wouldn’t have made in a waking state.
A 2007 University of California at Berkeley study found that sleep can foster “remote associates,” or unusual connections, in the brain — which could lead to a major “a-ha” moment upon waking. Upon waking from sleep, people are 33 percent more likely to make connections between seemingly distantly related ideas.
A series of 2013 studies found that an important function of sleep may be to give the brain a chance to do a little housekeeping. Researchers at the University of Rochester found that during sleep, the brains of mice clear out damaging molecules associated with neuro-degeneration. The space between brain cells actually increased while the mice were unconscious, allowing the brain to flush out the toxic molecules that built up during waking hours.
“We need sleep,” Dr. Nedergaard, the study’s lead researcher, told the National Institutes of Health. “It cleans up the brain.” If we’re not getting enough sleep, our brains don’t have adequate time to clear out toxins, which could potentially have the effect of accelerating neuro-degenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/28/brain-sleep-_n_5863736.html?ir=Healthy+Living
How can you sleep better?
*Turn off all electronic equipment in your bedroom so your brain and nerves can rest while you sleep.
*Make your bedroom dark and quiet and keep a comfortable temperature.
*Don’t eat a heavy meal or have caffeine before bed.
*Here are some natural sleep remedies that support health and beauty:
Suggestions;
http://www.banyanbotanicals.com/i-sleep-soundly-tablets-10?___SID=U – contains adaptogens and eclipta alba for reversing hair loss
http://www.chineseherbsdirect.com/two-immortals-200-ct-dr-shens-p-1978.html
suggested for menopausal hot flashes, anxiety and insomnia
http://store.yinyanghouse.com/heart-blood-deficiency/suan-zao-ren-tang-pian-insomnia-night-sweats-irritability-herba
Uses: Insomnia, Night Sweats, Irritability, Palpitations, and Dizziness. Suan Zao Ren Tang Pian is a Chinese herbal medicine formulated to nourish the blood, calm the Shen (spirit), clear heat, and relieve irritability. It is traditionally used to treat sleep disturbances, insomnia or complete inability to sleep, nervous exhaustion, irritability, uneasiness, palpitations, nightmares, night sweats, dizziness, vertigo, poor memory, poor concentration, dry mouth and throat.
