Why Can’t I Sleep?

That depends on a variety of factors really. Stress is a leading cause of sleepless nights, whether it’s from stress at work, finances, relationships or other issues in your life. Lifestyle is another reason why people have problems sleeping. Shift work can take a toll on your body, especially if it your shift work changes from day to night on a regular basis and doesn’t give your body time to adjust. Maybe you work in a loud environment and your brain is still stimulated when you try to sleep. Diets also play an issue in sleeplessness. Drinking caffeine, in soda or coffee for example, and even in tea, shortly before bed is not a good idea. Finally, some people are genetically more prone to sleeplessness than others.

Do I Have Insomnia or is This Just Temporary?

Insomnia is a broad term, encompassing both symptoms of sleeplessness and a true sleeping disorder. The former is generally more common than the latter. If someone asks if you are having sleeping problems and you say yes, technically you have insomnia, although in reality, you’re probably just having a few sleepless nights. To categorize things more appropriately, it is more accurate to say you have insomnia if your sleeping problems last longer than a week. If it’s longer than a week but less than a month, you’ve got acute insomnia. If it lasts longer than a month, or you’ve been struggling with it for much of your life, you could call this chronic insomnia.

What are the Long-Term Effects of Not Sleeping?

The long-term effects of not sleeping include mental and physical illness and a weakening of the immune system. The effects of long-term sleeplessness on the process of aging are in debate. This much is known, sleeping-related problems cost the U.S. Economy $150 Billion in lost productivity per year, and cause 1,500 deaths in 100,000 car accidents attributable to sleep-deprived drivers.

What are My Options?

A few sleepless nights are certainly not going to kill you. In fact, 58 % of Americans claim to suffer from several nights of sleeping problems per week. Sometimes a change in sleep hygiene can help. This means optimizing the physical and environmental factors affecting your sleep quality. Keeping your bedroom dark and cool, for example, and using your bed only for sleep and sex. Sleeping pills are a common sleeping aid, but they’re only available with a doctor prescription, and they’re addictive. A natural sleeping aid, such as Alteril is a safer option, because it contains medically proven, sleeping aids with none of the side effects as sleeping pills.

How Can Alteril Help Me Sleep?

Alteril is a natural sleeping aid consisting of L-Tryptophan, Melatonin, Valerian and L-Theanine. In clinical tests, Melatonin has proven to be as effective as some sleeping pills, including Rhovane. Alteril is a safe sleeping aid to assist with mild insomnia and short bouts of sleeplessness. For cases of chronic insomnia, a visit to a doctor is recommendable to diagnose the underlying factors.

We’ve all had them. Sleepless nights. You know how it goes, you’ve got stuff on your mind and you take it with you to bed. Maybe it’s stress from work. Maybe it’s relationships, or money issues, or your list of things to do is so big that you just can’t shake it, and it follows you to dreamland. Sleeplessness can take many forms, from an inability to stay asleep to waking up too early. You just want a good night’s sleep, and preferably without sleeping pills, right? You can, with Alteril.

Don’t get me wrong, sleeping pills have their place. They’re good for situations, say, like a rough patch, like a divorce or temporary sleepless issues. But you don’t want to be on sleeping pills longer than a few weeks for a variety of reasons. They often leave you feeling groggy in the morning, like waking up with a hangover. They affect your motor skills, and are a contributing factor to a large number of car accidents in the United States each year. They can also be very addictive, and require a higher dosage for you to fall and stay asleep after a few weeks. Worse, they present the potential for an accidental overdose. The last thing you want to do is take a sleeping pill after a few glasses of wine.

Enter Alteril, your new best friend.

Alteril is a safe, natural and medically proven alternative to sleeping pills, and your ticket to a great night’s sleep. It’s effective because Alteril contains four of the most effective sleep aids in one convenient capsule. Yet it’s also safe, because the ingredients are natural, with none of the adverse effects of sleeping pills. They include L-Tryptophan, an amino acid responsible for manufacturing the neurotransmitters that regulate your sleep and awake cycles. Melatonin, a hormone that governs your circadian rhythm, Valerian, which is a sedative that doesn’t give that hang-over feeling, and L-Theanine, which reduces stress and anxiety while increasing alpha relaxation brain waves.

Alteril also contains lemon balm, hops, passion flower and chamomile. Did your grandma ever give you chamomile tea as a kid before bed? There was a reason for that. Chamomile is a nerve relaxant that assists in sleep.

Unlike sleeping pills, which require a prescription from a doctor, with Alteril there are no known side effects. Alteril doesn’t cause dependency. You don’t have to worry about building a tolerance or withdrawal symptoms. You can drive a car without loss of coordination (although we don’t recommend doing so because you’ll be ready for a good night’s rest!).

Alteril is ideal for treating mild cases of insomnia and breaking stages of sleeplessness. You should see a doctor if your sleepless cycle lasts longer than a few weeks, as there could be serious underlying issues causing your insomnia. If left untreated, severe cases of insomnia can lead to mental and physical illness.

Let Alteril give you the good night’s sleep that you deserve, without drugs. Try Alteril, and re-discover dreamland.

Most of us have nights when, no matter what we do, we can’t fall asleep. You know the drill. They’re those nights when you’ve got so many things on your mind. You’re worked up, maybe from stress, or money. Maybe there’s street noise and it’s keeping you up. Maybe you had a cup of coffee after dinner, and you’re actually stressed about it, because you recognize your body’s response to caffeine at night, and you’re thinking that you won’t sleep because of it.

There are those of us that have chronic insomnia. This is a sleep disorder that stays with a patient for life. You’d be surprised though, that more often than not, your sleepless nights, be they trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, waking up early or waking up groggy, are within your control. Let’s take a moment to analyze some of the leading causes of sleeplessness, and if they’re influencing the issues you’re having.

In fact, many of the leading causes of sleeplessness are completely within our control. Drinking coffee within several hours of sleeping is obviously not a good idea, as coffee is a source of caffeine. Depending on your physiology, you might also do well to avoid tea, and even decaffeinated tea, as they also have caffeine, albeit in smaller quantities.

Alcoholic beverages are also best avoided, as alcohol, contrary to popular belief, is a stimulant. Having a few beers before bed might make you pass out, but it will certainly affect the quality of your sleep, and you’ll more than likely wake up groggy, while wine and other alcoholic beverages can keep you from falling asleep at all.

Sleeping habits also play a key role in determining your ability to sleep. Circadian rhythm is your body’s internal clock, which among other things, determines your instinct to sleep, and conversely, when to rise. Going to bed and getting up at different times can make it difficult for your body to set its schedule, contributing to bouts of sleeplessness.

There are, of course, issues beyond our control, that can affect our sleep. Stress is a leading contributor to sleepless nights. There is no getting around this, whether it’s related to money issues, your job, relationships or other situations in your life that has you up nights. Depression is another leading cause of sleeplessness that can’t be understated. These are issues that we all face, and while we often can’t remove the causes of stress and depression from our lives, we can control how we respond to them. Exercise, stress management, counselling and/or medication, when appropriate, can alleviate the symptoms of stress and depression and reduce the likelihood they’ll keep you from sleeping.

You can minimize your sleepless nights by maintaining a fixed sleeping schedule. This means going to bed and waking at the same time every night. Challenging as this might be, by setting a routine you allow your body to strengthen its circadian rhythm, making it easier to sleep and rise. This will also have a positive effect on your sleep quality. You’ll feel refreshed after sleeping.

You can also make your bedroom a conducive sleeping environment. Use your bed only for sex and sleep, and resist the urge to read or watch TV in bed. Keep your bedroom dark and cool. A good set of curtains or heavy blinds should block light, particularly in the summer months, when the sun sets later in the evening and rises early.

Some people find that the noise from a fan helps them sleep as well.

Now, for those nights when, no matter what you try, you just can’t sleep. Keep your alarm clock display out of sight, so you’re not tempted to look at it. If you’re not sleeping after half an hour, get up and do something. Reading is a good choice here, as it’s not overly stimulating and keeps you focused. Then go back to bed. Still not sleeping? Try a few more times. If it persists longer than a few hours, get up.

In situations like this, the body needs tough love. Yes it’s highly unpleasant going through the day without sleep, but by doing so you’re making your body and brain even more tired. You will sleep again, this much is certain. By denying yourself sleep on these difficult nights you’re raising your sleep deprivation. And very soon, your only instinct will be to sleep!

Then, once you’ve gone through your unpleasant, sleep-deprived day, do the following things.

Eat your dinner at least three hours before bed, so your body has time to digest the meal before you start shutting down for the night. Refrain from excessive alcohol (this varies according to the individual, but more than two drinks several hours before bed is probably pushing it). Don’t drink coffee, caffeinated soft drinks like Coke, or even tea.

About two hours before bed, take Alteril, an all-natural sleeping aid that contains melatonin, a sleep inducer found in warm milk that encourages sleep. Yet because the ingredients are natural, Alteril doesn’t come with the dangerous side effects associated with sleeping pills, including dependance and withdrawal symptoms.

Stick to low-stimuli activities before bed. No action or horror movies. No reviewing money issues or watching sports. Just keep it light. Reading is good. So is light conversation, or surfing the net.

Then, assuming you’ve got eight hours before your alarm is scheduled to ring, go to bed.

You will sleep very, very well.

The bottom line when trying to beat sleeplessness is to manage what you can control. Don’t drink caffeine or alcohol, eat large meals or deal with stressful issues before bed. Go to bed and rise at the same time every day, including on weekends. Make your bedroom a sleeping environment, dark and cool, and use your bed only for sex and sleep. Take a natural sleeping aid like Alteril for short-term sleeping problems, avoid prescription sleeping pills, and consult with your doctor in the unlikely event that your sleeping issues last longer than a month.

By managing the factors that influence your sleeping patterns and taking a safe and proven sleeping aid like Alteril to ensure you get a good night’s rest when you need it most, you’re setting healthy sleeping habits that will see you through the highs and lows of life that, whether stressful or not, will have you sleeping soundly.

There are few things more unpleasant than waking up in the morning without a decent night’s sleep. You know that feeling, when you wake up with five, maybe six hour of sleep, or maybe less, then going through your day, just going through the motions. Your body might be there, but the rest of you isn’t!

This is the scenario faced by millions of North Americans each day. In fact, sleeplessness and symptoms of insomnia affects 40 million Americans. That’s the population of Canada and a large American city, say, Los Angeles. It’s enough to make you think we’re living in a nation of zombies. Considering that sleeplessness costs the American economy $150 billion per year in absenteeism and lost productivity, and 1,500 people die in the 100,000 car accidents caused by sleep-deprived drivers, that analogy might be more accurate than you think.

Before we proceed further, we should probably clarify the differences between sleeplessness and insomnia. Sleeplessness generally refers to symptoms associated with sleeping problems for less than a week. These symptoms include trouble falling asleep, or staying asleep, waking up early and not falling back to sleep and sleeping the entire night but not feeling rested in the morning. Insomnia is a broad term that encompasses symptoms of sleeplessness and/or a sleep disorder lasting longer than a week. Insomnia can mean a disorder, or just problems with sleeping.

Acute insomnia refers to sleeping problems lasting longer than a month and can lead to mental and physical illness.

Fortunately, there is help available to take you back to dreamland. Alteril is a safe, natural, non-prescription sleep aid. We’ve taken 25 years of research in the science of slumber and placed them in a capsule that’s going to alleviate your sleepless nights and mornings. Alteril consists of four of the most potent, non-medicinal sleep aids: L-Tryptophan, Melatonin, Valerian and L-Theanine in one convenient tablet.

We designed Alteril with one thing in mind – to give you the deepest, most regular and satisfying rest.

Alteril offers all the advantages of traditional sleeping pills with none of the side effects. There’s no need for trips to the doctor, no waking up drowsy, no need to worry about building a tolerance or withdraw symptoms. Alteril’s effects are immediate, as in the first night, and they’re deep. You’ll go to sleep faster, and stay asleep longer with Alteril, and you’ll wake refreshed and ready to go.

Of course we take your safety very seriously. Alteril is a sleep aid for mild insomnia and occasional sleepless nights. Should your sleepless symptoms last longer than a few weeks, a visit to your doctor would be advisable, to address the underlying issues causing your symptoms. Alteril is doctor-approved and all ingredients are natural and medically proven to induce deep, lasting sleep.

Isn’t it time you had a good night’s sleep? Don’t spend another day going through the motions, spending every conscious moment wishing you could sleep. Give Alteril a chance to give you the rest you deserve. Just knowing you have it with you will put your mind at ease.

Besides, you’ve got a date with the Sandman. Don’t keep him waiting!