Avoid stress for healthy sleep

If you want to sleep well at night, you should avoid too much stress during the day.

(14.05.2010) In order to be able to fall asleep well and wake up refreshed, one should reduce stress and mental stress during the day and face it. The human organism is unable to switch from stress to relaxation "at the push of a button". This was stated by Prof. Thomas Pollmächer from the German Society for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Neurology.

Everyone knows that stress in the job, which occupies full occupational. That's why it's even more important to have enough breaks at work to reduce stress. Professionals should pause more often during the day and alert the employer or supervisor if the workload is too high. If not enough breaks are taken and the high workload persists, there is a risk that working people take the stress home. The result: Many people then ponder for hours on the work and can fall asleep bad. This, in turn, has an effect on the next working day, and the level of stress increases because those affected are not well-rested.

Make a mental "scene change".
Prof. Pollmächer gives a few more tips: For example, changing clothes at home and wearing casual wear could make it easier to "change the scene". Mentally, you can also finish the work by imagining closing the file or shutting down the roller shutters. Basically, people can fall asleep better, who move sufficiently physically. However, active sports should be postponed in the afternoon and not in the late evening, otherwise the cycle will be stimulated again.

Possibilities of naturopathy in case of falling asleep.
Naturopathy also knows some ways to reduce stress. There are a number of relaxation exercises or manual therapies, such as Craniosacral Therapy, which allow for a better fall asleep. Craniosacral therapy involves manipulation by an osteopath, mainly in the area of ​​the skull and the sacrum. Also Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) drops can be recommended without further ado. (Sb)

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