In our times of chronic stresses and the routine of working for 10-12 hours a day, such condition as insomnia became something very common. A great deal of people have to fight against this problem, but the issue is: sometime we choose the techniques and approaches to manage insomnia which are actually not effective. For example, we already know that drinking wine or other alcoholic drinks before going to bed will not help us  solve our sleep problems. What else should we avoid doing in order not to lose our battle against chronic insomnia? Read the rest of this entry »

Wines and other alcoholic drinks can have temporarily sleep inducing effects on some people. After drinking a little bit of such beverages some of us started feeling extra relaxed, slowed down and sleepy. That is why such people sometimes believe that taking alcohol before the bedtime can be a great solution to induce sleep and prevent insomnia. Unfortunately, this idea has no common sense and the latest study carried out by a group of Japanese specialists at Akita University and the Akita Kaiseikai Hospital have shown that alcohol consumption before the bedtime can actually cause insomnia and many other serious sleep problems. Read the rest of this entry »