1/7/2024 0 Comments Insomnia improved sleep habits![]() Because that is a conditioned trigger or cue to start relaxing and shutting out the outside world. When we close our eyes these higher brainwaves start to reduce as we relax.Įven the action of closing your eyes will reduce brain activity quite quickly. And this leads to trouble switching off and getting to sleep. What was useful during the day., becomes over excitability and alertness at night. The challenge comes when we get to the end of the day and those higher brainwaves are still dominant. See – ‘What are brainwaves’ article linked at bottom to learn about those.ĭuring the day we tend to have higher amounts of higher frequency brain activity (mainly Beta 12-32Hz approximately) for awareness and focus. All are usually present but one or more are usually dominant.ĭelta waves (0.5-4Hz) at the low end and Gamma waves (>32Hz approx) at the high end. Our lives typically revolve around 5-6 (depending on how you define them) bands of brainwave activity. Pathology of insomnia > What happens to brain activity when you sleep Hyper-arousal, is generally blamed for most cases of insomnia and sleep problems outside of medical challenges and certain genetic predispositions. Problems with circadian rhythm (body clock) sleep/wake timings and resetting them will be covered in another article. Therefore tackling them all at once can be powerful.Īnd the sort of states of mind possible with audio visual brainwave entrainment can do that. Thought patterns and levels of stress related hormones and brainwave activity all have links to each other. But what if there are faster ways to get those results and habitually sleep better.įor the purposes of this article, I am referring to your brain activity and brainwave habits. Nothing wrong with effort and building new habits. The challenge is in the amount of time and effort that many of them take. ![]() There are a number of practices that with time and persistence can help alleviate stress and improve rest and sleep. And I’m not talking here about the habits that promote quality deep sleep covered in those articles. I use the word habit on purpose which will make sense if you read the ‘better sleep series’. Get insomnia relief by changing your brain activity habits Better sleep and insomnia relief is about much more than feeling rested. That alone should be enough to make good sleep a priority. One little known result of quality deep sleep is the clearing of toxins from the brain. Your needs may be different than others but they are still needs. And that is., getting your sleep time and quality right will do more to improve and regulate good health than any other habit. Your own experience will have taught you that, without even seeing any of the research that exists to prove it.Įxtensive research of peer reviewed science papers, articles and talks from medical practitioners has taught me an important fact. There’s no need to speak of the negative consequences of a lack of quality sleep or the positive benefits of improving sleep.
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