SLEEP!!

If you're struggling to stay awake while reading this blog, either you need to switch to espresso or, like everyone else, get a little bit more sleep.

Lack of sleep essentially boils down to two situations:

*very busy days which lead to late bed times and/or having your mind race throughout the night
*insomnia

If people tell me they just lead busy lives, I try to tell them to stop whatever they are doing, regardless of its importance, by 10pm and get to bed, no matter what. However, if its insomnia, I tend to lead people towards natural methods of getting sleep: my favorites being a glass of warm milk or a cup of tea (decaffeinated of course). Beyond these suggestions, I cautiously point them towards a drug/hormone called Melatonin. Although its a naturally-occuring hormone in the body, its major side effect is that you wake up extremely groggy the next morning.

However, I was very glad to find this article on MSN on foods that naturally aid in getting more/better sleep: 8 Perfect Sleep-Better Foods. Most of these foods should already be in your cupboards and/or fridge. And to makes things better, you won't feel like a gerbil or rabbit. In other words, you won't be eating organic brussel sprouts, wheat grass or alfalfa.

If anyone else has any of their own remedies, by all means leave a comment and share with the rest of the us...