To use it, place a few chips of rock salt in a small, capped vial. Add a few drops of lavender oil. The salt absorbs the oil. Uncap the vial and inhale as needed. Hot water soothes both the mind and body,' Dr. Buchman says.
Bathing is a traditional relaxing bedtime ritual.
Recently, researchers at the University of California at Santa Barbara put it to the test. Not surprisingly, their study showed that compared with non-bathers, people who took a hot bath an hour or so before bed fell asleep faster. If you feel loved and cared for, sex can help you sleep. Boost sleep with the Bootzin Technique. This behavior therapy program was developed in the 1970s by Richard Bootzin, Ph.D., then a professor of psychology at Northwestern University in Chicago.