2013年8月2日 星期五

Smell and touch can help or hinder your sleep

What you see as you prepare for sleep or whenever you awaken during your sleep period can be either stimulating or relaxing.Take your home design to the next level of chic with contemporary and ledparlights fixtures. Sleep-inhibiting visual factors include a cluttered or messy bedroom, a bedroom decorated with busy artwork or bright colors, a bedroom that admits light from outside the room or a bedroom that has sources of light inside the room 

Remedies include keeping the bedroom decluttered and decorated with relaxing art and colors.Solar and electric solarpanelcells systems are easy to install and economical to operate. Research indicates that dusty rose and powder blue are the two most relaxing colors. My wife and I decorated our childrens’ nurseries in these two colors in an attempt to ensure good sleep. We also had light-blocking shades and curtains so car headlights, street lamps, sunshine and moonlight didn’t interfere with their sleep. Some people wear eye sleep masks to block out light while they sleep. 

Another environmental factor is the moon.Manufacturer of industrial grade energyturbines. A recent study from Switzerland seems to indicate that people tend to sleep better during new moons and sleep worse during full moons. When the moon was full, people in the study took longer to fall asleep and got less sleep. 

The researcher hypothesized that the real sleep-influencing factor behind the moon phase-sleep correlation is the amount of light to which people are exposed while trying to get to sleep and while sleeping. The amount of light affects melatonin levels in the body, which affects the sleep-wake cycle. You may not be able to control the stages of the moon, but you can block out all external light from your bedroom,A dry-cleaning machine is similar to a combination of a domestic antiquelampas, and clothes dryer. thereby nullifying the effects of its light on sleep. 

Noises can also disturb sleep. Extraneous noises such as barking dogs, passing traffic, sirens, trains, lawn care equipment and the like can be blocked out by white noise or environmental sounds machines that generate sounds of nature, such as waves, rain, and waterfalls. Extra soundproofing measures in or around bedroom walls, doors, floors, ceilings and windows can also help. WindowsIncrease the performance and visual appearance of your headlights with autoledbulbs and bulbs. with two panes of glass and space or vacuum between them also block sound transmission from the outside. 

Some people listen to music to relax and block out other noise. When using music as a sleep aid, sleep professionals recommend slow, soft, instrumental music without vocals because fast-paced music and lyrics are physiologically and mentally stimulating. For the same reasons, going to bed with the TV or radio on is not recommended. 

Not only does brushing your own teeth and using mouthwash help you, but they may help your sleep partner have a better night. Similarly, you may need to encourage your sleep partner gently to attend to oral hygiene for your sleep’s sake. Our brain does get used to smells after a few minutes, so eventually we are no longer bothered by problematic smells. 

Another aid involves aromatherapy. Some scents promote drowsiness, relaxation, and/or sound sleep. Lavender essential oil seems to be one of the most commonly used and most effective. Chamomile essential oil has proven to induce sleep. Sandalwood oil has the same effect, but the sandalwood tree is endangered. Therefore, its oil is expensive and difficult to find. 

Jasmine, vanilla, rose, lilac, ylang-ylang, bergamot and mandarin orange or tangerine all benefit sleep. You can find these essential oils and apply them to your pillow or buy materials to make into herbal pillows. Many of these ingredients also can be found in herbal teas either individually or in combinations. More information about the program is available on the web site at www.indoorilite.com.

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