The 5min Blog » Valley of The Dolls http://blog.5min.com Behind the scenes (and in front of them) at 5min Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:06:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Enter Sandman with Illumistream http://blog.5min.com/2008/07/15/enter-sandman-with-illumistream/ http://blog.5min.com/2008/07/15/enter-sandman-with-illumistream/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:30:25 +0000 Roxana http://blog.5min.com/?p=229 I used to be an insomniac, meaning, I spent most of my night-time counting sheep and playing abc’s while all my family slept like babies. I was prescribed with sleeping  pills, but after a while I decided that I wasn’t a character taken from The Valley of The Dolls, and therefore, no dolls should push my way to Sandman’s arms.

That’s when I decided to collect all  of grandma’s remedies for us insomniacs: a tall glass of warm milk before going to bed, stretching, and replacing dinner with lighter meals, hopefully including yogurt and bananas.

The result? A deep and restoring sleep.

The explanation? All this popular wisdom finds a basis in science, which is what Illumistream shows us in a series of videos that explains the types of  insomnia and the most efficient ways to defeat it. There is no superstition behind Grandma, but a collection of medical advice that will help your body take the best out from nature and make your body work like a clock.


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