Herbs to help you sleep

Too little sleep, and coping with stress, renders people almost helpless to deal with life situations effectively. It weakens and exhausts them; the zest for life is gone.

Drug intake, indigestion, lack of nutrients (especially calcium and magnesium), excessive consumption of coffee or tea, late night dinners, loaded with stimmulants like sugars and salt, pollution, physical aches and pains, pregnancy, hormone imbalances, work situations all contribute to poor sleep.

However, the most common cause for sleeplessness is stress.

Are you a Think-aholic?

Does your brain never seem to shut down or are you worrying yourself half to death?

Do you go to bed, thinking about past or tomorrows problems or challenges?

Some old fashioned traditional herbs may help.

Try some Campmile tea, or even better find a combination which works its synagestic magic for you.

Herbs like, Hops, Valerian, Skullcap, Passionflower and as mentined, Chamomile helps promote good, healthy sleep.

These herbs can help relieve symptoms of stress, restlessness and sleeplessness.

Valerian has long been credited with magical properties and was used in ceremonies by the Druids of ancient Britain and Gaul. It is used to relieve mild stress and anxiety and is an ideal tonic for recovering from chronic illness.

Chamomile is well reputed to have a sedative and calming action.

Skullcap is mainly used as a nerve tonic and for its restorative properties. It helps support and nourish the nervous system.

Passionflower, well the Algonquin people of North America used it as a herbal tranquilliser while ....

Hops reduces irritability and restlessness.

... and by the way, watching Television doesn't help, it actually stimulates more thinking processes, so does computer - online activities. Try not to work on your computer before you go to bed. The speed of life, caused partly by computers and online activities plays havoc with our brains ....

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