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Sleep is a very
important factor in maintaining health and beauty. The lack of sleep affects memory
and concentration, makes the skin appear wrinkled, and gives the eyes ugly black
circles and bags. If you want to keep your health and look superbly all the time,
never stay up late. And if you suffer from insomnia (wanting to sleep but not
being able to) try these tips: Hot
milk with honey: Take a glass of warm milk for a sedative effect. You can
add a spoonful of honey to it to make it more effective. A
very special pillow: 25 g Azahar (orange blossom) flowers, 150 g of chamomile,
200 g of eucalyptus, 150 g of cotton. Fill a pillowcase with the cotton and add
the herbs. The chamomile is good for relaxation, eucalyptus has a pleasant scent,
and azahar removes anxiety which is often responsible for the inability of a person
to fall asleep. 
Onion:
How often chopping onion has got you teary-eyed? Afterwards you get so sleepy!
Well, before going to bed, chop an onion! Also, try smelling it really close.
This way the message will get to the brain faster. Lettuce
tea: Boil the trunk of a lettuce in a cup of water for 3 minutes and drink.
Aromatherapy:
Put a few drops of sandalwood essential oil in a bowl with hot water. Place a
towel around your head and over the bowl and inhale the vapor for five minutes. Valeriana
or Passion Flower tea: Drink one of these two teas at bedtime. Both valeriana
and passion flower are natural sedatives. Avoid
caffeine, alcohol, and tobacco: Avoid these three ingredients at least four
hours before bedtime. home-remedies-site.com They contain stimulants for the nervous
system which will make falling asleep very difficult. Infusion
of orange peel and lemon: Make yourself a tea by boiling some orange and lemon
peels in a cup of water for 3 minutes. You will have a quiet and relaxing sleep. 
Orange
blossom massage: 1 trickle of olive oil, 4 drops of orange blossom essence.
Combine the two ingredients and give yourself a massage on the temples with the
preparation. You can also apply it to the foot, on the big toe fold. Foot
Bath: Put feet in a basin of hot water and add a few drops of eucalyptus oil
to the water. Flowers
bath - In a bath tub of hot water, add 2 yellow rose petals, 2 pink roses,
and 2 yellow daisies. Then add 1 sprig of lavender, 1 sprig of sage, and a sprig
of rosemary. Stay in the water for 10 or 15 minutes. Take this bath on the two
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