Monday, October 11, 2010

Getting Over Chronic Insomnia With Aerobic Exercise

Sleepless nights have you tossing and turning in bed and waking up bleary eyed each morning, making it a tough ask pulling through the exacting demands of modern-day living. Taking recourse to sleeping pills is, of course, an option, despite the attendant disadvantages by way of side-effects. However, new research, published in the October issue of the journal Sleep Medicine, conducted by scientists at Northwestern University shows aerobic exercise may be the ideal way of tackling your sleeplessness, a condition that affects millions of people. In fact, regular aerobic exercise is likely to not only improve the quality of sleep, but also enhances vitality and the feeling of well-being. According to lead author of the study, Kathryn Reid, PhD, of the Department of Neurobiology and Physiology at Northwestern University, the best way to seek relief from insomnia is drug-free treatment as it precludes the chances of sleep medications interfering with other drugs a person already requires regularly. Sleep is viewed in the scientific community along similar lines as nutrition and exercise - all essential ingredients for a healthy lifestyle.

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