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Can't Get to Sleep? 

Film at 11.

If you’re having trouble getting to sleep at night, the solution could be a simple one: Turn off the TV an hour or two earlier, or push yourself away from that computer monitor sooner than you normally would in the evening. Too much visual stimulation can keep you awake − sort of like trying to sleep with the lights on in the room. It can also cause what sleep you get to be lighter and more restless. Television programming with violent content and other distressing news are particularly bad for getting a good night’s sleep.

You also might wish to consider taking an all-natural homeopathic sleep aid such as Hyland’s Calms Forte™, which works without any sedatives, side effects, or drug hangover the next morning.

Your sleep problems might not be in your head.

They could be in your TV set.

These days, it’s almost impossible to watch even a few minutes of TV without being bombarded with commercials for prescription drugs. And that certainly includes sleep aids. In 2005, pharmaceutical companies spent more than $298 million on consumer advertising to convince insomniacs that their sleep aids were safe and effective, up fourfold from 2004.

Doctors are concerned that all this heavy marketing is leading to over-prescribing, which, in turn, is leading to patients not being evaluated as thoroughly for the underlying causes of sleep problems as they should be, including depression and anxiety.

Record sales of sleeping pills are causing worries.
In turn, worries are causing record sales of sleeping pills.

Over 42 million prescriptions for sleeping pills were filled in America in 2005, an increase of almost 60% since 2000. It’s not hard to see why. It seems as if life gets a little more stressful every day. And Americans are inundated every day by advertising for prescription sleep aids.

Although today’s prescribed sleep medications don’t contain as many side effects or as great a risk of dependency as their predecessors, the implications of long-term use are still not completely known.

So, before seeking prescription medication, you might wish to consider an all-natural, non-habit-forming, homeopathic alternative. We recommend Hyland’s Calms Forte™.