Home Health Matters Discussion Healthy Habits Discussion San Francisco-based health writer Michael Castleman is the author of 10 consumer health books that have sold a combined total of more than 2 million copies. Bad Habits Insomnia - Page 3 of 3 by Michael Castleman Quit smoking. As if you need another reason to quit, where there's smoking, there's often insomnia. Nicotine is a powerful stimulant, and insomnia is a frequent complaint among smokers. Take tea and sleep .
Many medicinal herbs are gentle sedatives.
Steep 10 minutes. At the Foellinge Health Center in Sweden, researchers gave either a placebo or a valerian preparation to a large number of bad sleepers. Both medicines produced similar improvement in sleep, but the Halcion users reported a morning-after hangover and suffered a loss of mental acuity as measured by standard psychological tests. The valerian-balm group reported no hangover and did not lose their mental edge. Buy capsules or a tincture at a health food store, supplement shop, or pharmacy, and follow the package directions.