Sleep Troubles? New Trick Will Have You Sound Asleep In Minutes, And The Best Part — It’s Free

Sleep troubles? Join the club. It is frustrating when you cannot fall asleep! You have probably tried every sleep aid and medicine out there, but here is a new trick to try that will send you off to sleep in minutes, plus it is scientifically proven! Granted, it does take a bit of practice, but it is an easy exercise that can yield dramatic results. Finally, something that actually trains your body to fall asleep quicker and stay asleep longer.

Turns out, if you touch the roof of your mouth with your tongue and breathe, it has a very powerful effect on the body that helps calm your body and enable you to fall asleep easier. Who knew?

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Seriously, all you need is the tongue in your mouth and the air in your lungs. And if you don’t have those, then you wouldn’t be sitting here reading this right now.

This trick for calming the body so that you are able to fall asleep quicker and easier is a method described as a “natural tranquilizer for the nervous system,” and it was founded by Harvard-trained Dr. Andrew Weil. This exercise helps to quickly reduce tension and allow the body to decompress and relax. Weil explained that the body must feel that it is “safe” in order relax enough to be able to fall asleep.

Here we go: Lie down, close your eyes, and relax. Close your mouth, touch the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth, and breathe in through your nose while you count to four, hold your breath for a count of seven, and then blow it all out for eight seconds. Repeat this process four or five times. Dr. Weil has seen dramatic improvements and benefits while implicating this technique.

“After two months, three months of regular practice, there are very significant changes that happen with the physiology. This lowers heart rate; it lowers blood pressure, and improves digestion.”

Like with all exercises, it takes a bit of time to see improvement, so don’t get discouraged if you don’t fall asleep in seconds after trying this trick only a few times. Get your body used to lying down and relaxing. Soon it will become second nature and a relaxing bedtime routine!

If there is a way to improve your ability to fall asleep without the use of unnecessary, even dangerous, sleep aids and medications, wouldn’t you want to try it? Plus, there is the benefit of it being a natural exercise that doesn’t require you to purchase anything, so it’s free! Why continue wasting your money trying out different things to make you sleepy? These aids offer temporary relief and can even cause addiction problems with long-term use.

40 million Americans lie awake at night and are desperate to catch a little shut-eye due to stress and anxiety putting their mental cylinders on blast. Tossing and turning, staring at the alarm clock, and counting the amount of sleep you will get if you fall asleep in exactly four minutes and 30 seconds. Don’t you want a permanent solution to this issue, or will you continue your bedtime routine of NyQuil shots and an Ambien?

Don’t go for the temporary fix. This easy breathing trick, also recognized as the “4-7-8” breathing technique, is based on the same principles as meditation. It is a natural depressant for your nervous system. With practice, Dr. Andrew Well has reported that this technique has helped people to fall asleep in 60 seconds by quieting the parts of the brain where all of your stresses and anxieties live.

The 4-7-8 technique (aka the “natural tranquilizer for the nervous system”) is a great, natural way to help improve your sleep habits and relieve your anxiety, allowing you to fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and prevent you from sleepless nights in the future.

Maybe one day, you will look as peaceful as this boy and his lamb. One can dream. And on that note, sweet dreams.

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