That’s too bad, because there are numerous detrimental side effects associated with prescription sleep aids, including addiction.  Taking a pill might seem like the easy way out, but retraining your brain is pretty easy, too.

Researchers have known for years that it was possible to “re-teach” the brain about how to fall asleep, but the general public has not been made aware of it, until recently.  One of the people primarily responsible for letting the average person in on what scientists have known for years is Yan Muckle.

Yan has made it his life’s work to help people get a good night sleep without drugs by creating Sleep Tracks, a type of brainwave entrainment software.  Brainwave entrainment involves listening to a specific beat or tone, which corresponds with a specific brainwave pattern.

Brainwaves are like radio frequencies.  Scientists have been able to measure the specific frequencies that correspond with specific mental states.  Beta waves, with a frequency of 12-38 Hz occur when a person is wide awake.  Alpha waves are emitted when the brain is in a more relaxed state.  Theta waves are associated with light sleep or a state of hypnosis.  Finally, delta waves, with a frequency of .2-3 Hz correspond with deep dreamless sleep, during which the body heals itself.

If you don’t get a good night sleep, your body cannot perform the necessary healing.  You may suffer from a variety of different illnesses, have colds frequently or simply be grumpy and unproductive.  In addition, lack of sleep increases the body’s production of stress hormones called Cortisol, which do damage to the cells and fibers.  So, not only is the body unable to heal itself, it is also hurting itself.

In order to avoid all of this, you need to retrain your brain about how to fall asleep.  Sleep Tracks can help you do that.  It is available for download directly from the internet.  So, you could get a good night sleep, starting today.

There are a number of other brain entrainment software programs on the market, but most of them use binaural beats as stimuli, which require the user to wear headphones.  Sleep Tracks makes use of Isochronic tones, which do not require the use of headphones and are actually more effective, according to recent studies.

Sleep Tracks includes a fast start guide, which will teach you how to fall asleep quickly and easily, as well as a whole night soundtrack that helps you stay asleep.  Join those of us that have conquered insomnia and see what it feels like to actually wake up refreshed again.

How to Fall Asleep Fast:

• Slow Down. Most of our lives are full to the brim with activity, which is often accompanied with stress. The brain is in a constant state of arousal, constantly thinking or working. Obviously, no one can sleep when the brain is still aroused and at work. Before going to bed, you need to take time to relax and try not to focus on things that happened during the day or that you need to do tomorrow.
• Let your body relax. You shouldn’t do any strenuous physical activity up to three hours before going to bed, and you shouldn’t eat a heavy meal up to an hour before sleep. These things cause your body to work and make it hard to relax. You also should refrain from caffeine, sugar, and other stimulants in the evening.
• Let your mind relax. Don’t work on a project, don’t fight with your spouse, and don’t worry about a test or a presentation you have the next day. Students shouldn’t study just before bed. Instead, take a warm bath or read a relaxing book. Do whatever helps you to unwind and separate yourself from your daily activities.
• Your bedroom is only a bedroom. It’s easier for your body to fall asleep if you train it to know that when you’re in bed, it’s supposed to sleep. If you do other activities in bed, your mind will instantly start thinking about those other activities instead of sleep. Love making in bed is okay, but there should be no TV watching, no working, no eating, no talking on the phone, no arguing, no reading, and certainly no sitting up and worrying about things. The bed is not a place for your mind to be engaged: it’s a place to sleep!
• Improve the environment. Let’s face it: it’s difficult to fall asleep in a loud, bright room that’s bustling with activity. When you go to sleep, it should be quiet, dark, and comfortable. Invest in a quality mattress and keep yourself warm, but not sweaty.
• Don’t force it. This might be the most important tip of all; a lot of people who struggle with insomnia or even mild sleep deprivation try to make their bodies fall asleep, which usually causes stress and frustration (not to mention that it doesn’t work). If your body doesn’t want to go to sleep, then it doesn’t want to go to sleep. You can’t punish it, lecture it, or make it feel guilty, and if you do succeed in forcing yourself to sleep, the sleep won’t be restful and you’ll wake up feeling drowsy and grumpy. If you’ve lain in bed for 15 minutes and you’re still not asleep, get up and do something else until you’re tired.