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IT’S SLEEP SUNDAY – LET’S TALK ABOUT THE BEST AROMATHERAPY OILS FOR XMAS TO HELP YOU SLEEP…

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It’s Sleep Sunday and this week I thought I would write a little bit about the several types of OILS that can help you sleep. Neom Organics have a vast range and explain why each one can help you get a good night’s sleep.

Neom Organic who sells several sleep products says that 42% of you are sleeping less well. This is what they found out from a poll of over 2,000 of you, and we all know that sleeping well does wonders for so many things, including helping to boost your mood and stay energised throughout the day. Sprinkle the feel good this Christmas.

Whether it’s the darker nights, or the stress of the lockdown (or the anxiety of going back to ‘normal’) that’s causing sleep to elude you, Neom Organic can help. They have seven oils they think will help you sleep.

Lavender – Using lavender within an essential oil blend means that you can ensure those all-important calming aromas are released.

Chamomile – Chamomile is another essential oil that releases scents and fragrances associated with relaxation and sleep.

Ylang, Ylang – With a decidedly delicious sweet and florally scent, ylang ylang is often used to help relieve symptoms of stress and feelings of anxiousness to help you get a better night’s sleep.

Cedarwood – It also has anti-inflammatory properties and is associated with helping support better sleep through its sedative qualities.

Patchouli – Patchouli’s natural properties have been linked with an increase in the production of certain neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine (some say the happy hormones). What’s interesting about these neurotransmitters is that they are known to ease anxiety and stress so the use of the oil may well help you to have a continuous night’s sleep.

Jasmine – It has an association with reducing irritability, making it a great solution to help relax the mind and body before sleep.

Basil – A new one to me but Studies have shown that basil soothes mental fatigue, whilst also relieving stress. It’s ideal at bedtime, as it supports the wind-down process and allows the body to release tension too.

Neom says that the simplicity of combining the calming aromas of an essential oil with a relaxing routine at bedtime may well have a profound effect on how quickly you fall asleep and the quality of your sleep throughout the night. It may be that for you, a blend of multiple oils is the most effective.

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To get the full Wellbeing Pod experience, at the touch of a button it will instantly release a heatless, fine mist of scented vapour into the atmosphere to stimulate your senses and boost your wellbeing. Fill the 100ml water tank of the Wellbeing Pod with chilly water (do not exceed the maximum water level line). Add up to 10 drops of the Essential Oil Blend. 

The NEOM Wellbeing Pod is a leader when it comes to electric oil diffusers and features a low energy LED light and a timer.

Whatever your wellbeing need, the NEOM Wellbeing Pod works at the touch of a button, helping you achieve better sleep, less stress, a mood lift or more energy through our 100% natural Essential Oil Blends. 

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IT’S SLEEP SUNDAY – LET’S TALK ABOUT LACK OF SLEEP WITH CO-EXISTING CONDITIONS…

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Healthline wrote that lack of sleep, even in the short term, can negatively affect co-existing conditions.

These include

  • energy
  • mood
  • work or school performance
  • memory, concentration, and decision-making
  • safety

Per the NIHTrusted Source, insomnia can worsen health problems or raise the risk of developing conditions such as:

  • asthma
  • chronic pain
  • decreased immune response
  • heart problems
  • high blood pressure
  • mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression
  • metabolic syndrome, diabetes
  • overweight, obesity
  • pregnancy complications
  • substance use disorders

Research from 2019Trusted Source suggests that insomnia in older adults increases the risk of cognitive decline and dementia.

A 2017 comparative analysisTrusted Source on the link between sleep duration and mortality found that when compared with someone who sleeps between 7 and 9 hours per night:

  • A person who sleeps on average less than 6 hours per night has a 13 percent higher mortality risk.
  • A person who sleeps between 6 and 7 hours per night has a 7 percent higher mortality risk.

These stats include all causes of death, including car accidents, strokes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.

A recent study involving 487,200 people in China looked at insomnia risk over a period of about 10 years. Participants were an average age of 51 at the start of the study and had no history of stroke or heart disease.

Those who had three common insomnia symptoms (trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, waking too early, or trouble focusing during the day) were 18 per cent more likely to develop stroke, heart attack, and similar diseases than those who didn’t have insomnia symptoms.

These are some shocking figures and really make you realise how very important good quality sleep is to our health. If you are suffering from sleep deprivation then go and see your GP to see if he can help you with this.

They say that even over the counter sleeping pills can become addictive and create a negative effect on your sleep patterns. It is so easy to take a pill but is it really helping your sleep problems in the long term.

There are countless books and apps to help you sleep in fact a minefield of them which makes it even harder for a sleep-deprived patient to decide what to take or what to do about it.

Making a conscious decision that you are going to do something about this problem is probably one of the best decisions you can make so start looking into everything that is available to you and make the year 2022 the year to get your sleep in order.

Source: Healthline

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SLEEP SUNDAY – LET’S TALK ABOUT SOME FACTS ABOUT SLEEP DEPRIVATION AND PAIN…

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It’s Sleep Sunday, let’s talk about sleep, that’s if we are lucky enough to get some. Some facts about sleep deprivation and pain.

Many Fibromyalgia and chronic pain sufferers say they feel lucky if they get 5 hours’ sleep a night.

Do you ever find yourself stuck in a vicious cycle? Pain makes it difficult to sleep, but sleep deprivation means the body cannot repair itself – making the pain worse. Healthline points out that people with chronic pain don’t necessarily see improvements in sleep once their pain is resolved.

In fact, the pain often only continues to worsen until sleep is addressed. This may be related to the fact that some people with chronic pain may battle anxiety which in turn may cause stress chemicals such as adrenaline and cortisol to flood their systems. Over time, anxiety creates overstimulation of the nervous system, which makes it difficult to sleep.

The National Sleep Foundation points out that sixty-five percent of those with no pain reported good or very good sleep quality, while only 45 percent of those with acute pain and 37 percent of those with chronic pain did the same. Additionally, 23 percent of those with chronic pain reported higher stress levels, compared with 7 percent of those without pain.

Those with acute or chronic pain are more likely to have sleep problems impact their daily lives. Among people who’ve had sleep difficulties in the past week, more than half of those with chronic pain say those difficulties interfered with their work. That drops to 23 percent of those without pain. People with pain are also far more apt than others to report that lack of sleep interferes with their mood, activities, relationships and enjoyment of life overall.

People with pain also feel less control over their sleep, worry more about lack of sleep affecting their health and exhibit greater sleep sensitivity. They’re more likely than others to say environmental factors make it more difficult for them to get a good night’s sleep. These factors include noise, light, temperature and their mattresses alike, suggesting that taking greater care of the bedroom environment may be particularly helpful to pain sufferers.

While both chronic and acute pain relate to lost sleep, the survey indicates that chronic pain is an especially powerful problem. Indeed, nearly one in four people with chronic pain, 23 percent, say they’ve been diagnosed with a sleep disorder by a doctor, compared with just 6 percent of all others.

Sleep station comment that It’s a never-ending battle and a vicious circle between sleep disturbance and pain. In some there may be an element of chicken and egg – is the pain causing the sleep problems or is the poor quality of your sleep making your pain feel worse? Pain can, for example, be the main reason that you wake in the night, and these interruptions during the night can lead you to get less sleep, and most important of all, less good quality restorative sleep. This sleep deprivation can lower your pain threshold and your tolerance for pain and thus can make your pain feel worse.

Source: Healthline, The National Sleep Foundation, Sleep Station