Yawning your way through the day? Try these tips from OmMade for a deep, restorative sleep

It’s fair to assume we’ve all felt the extremes of a great night’s sleep and not having any sleep at all. Sleep is an essential ingredient for a healthy brain and body, providing critical time for rest and revitalisation. Without it, we suffer.

Tina from Adelaide’s holistic wellness and empowerment business, OmMade, encourages a natural approach to sleep using a blend of positive behaviours and organic products you can find in her OmMade Meet the Maker not–for-profit stores that stock ethical, artisan-made goods, including Hidden Treasure Herbal Teas and her OmMade Organic Skincare range.

According to Tina, “Good sleep starts with a holistic approach—nourishing both the inside and out. That’s why I created Magnesium Body Butter and stock Sleep Serenity Tea so you can calm your mind and relax your body naturally. Sometimes, it’s the simple routines that make all the difference.”

Along with her supportive sleep products, Tina has provided some restful sleep tips and natural remedies to reduce anxiety and improve sleep quality, starting with a natural way to reset your body’s clock.

Morning Light and Sleep Quality

Instead of waking up and staring at your phone, go primal and open your eyes to the awakening power of morning’s blue sunlight.  Too much, too early?  Then, try not wearing your sunglasses in the morning for some on-the-run regulation.

Exposure to morning sunlight suppresses melatonin, our sleep hormone. This helps us feel more awake while also regulating our circadian rhythm (our internal clock) so we benefit from a timely release of melatonin at night.

A Calming Cup of Tea Before Bed

Sipping a calming cup of caffeine-free herbal tea before bed is a warming, soothing pre-sleep aid. Either select a single-ingredient herbal tea, such as Chamomile, or a blended tea, such as Hidden Treasure Tea’s Sleep Serenity Tea. Chamomile, Hops, Lavender, Lemon Balm, Passionflower, and Rose Petals come together for a calming, serene and aromatic sign-off to your day.

The Power of Essential Oils

Essential Oils are well known for their power to influence our state of mind. They’re often mixed to create relaxing sleep-enhancing blends that can be applied topically or via oil diffusers, room and pillow sprays to create a soothing space for slumber. Head into OmMade Meet the Maker to explore its range of essential oils, including Kindred Self’s “May I Be Nurtered” spray to provide calm during the night and day.

Magnesium for Better Sleep

A Magnesium deficiency can result in anxiety, leg cramps and sleeplessness.   OmMade’s Magnesium Body Butter relaxes both muscles and the mind. Smooth it upon your feet or legs (or both) before bed, and feel the benefits of magnesium, ylang-ylang essential oils, shea and cacao butter.

Parasites and Sleep Quality

Parasites?  Ook! What’s in my bed? Fear not; they’re not in your bed… they might be in you (even more ook).  Intestinal parasites steal vital nutrients from our body, resulting in fatigue and malnutrition, as well as releasing inflammation, pain and stress-inducing toxins.   

Visit a qualified health professional, such as a naturopath or GP to remove these from your system. Tina recommends the Gut Recovery Centre in Goodwood.

Acupuncture for Sleep Improvement

Thousands of years old, Acupuncture’s significant role in traditional Chinese Medicine has been embraced as an alternative therapy by many Western practitioners to resolve insomnia. 

The skilled insertion of fine needles into targeted areas of the body can regulate the nervous system, balance energy flow (Qi), reduce stress and anxiety, improve circulation, and reduce pain.

Homeopathy for Insomnia – Coffea Cruda

Coffee… for sleep?  Yes, sort of, but no.  Coffea Cruda is a low-potency homeopathic remedy that uses unroasted coffee beans to help calm an overactive mind and nervous energy.  Placing a few pellets under the tongue before bed can help clear the mental barriers blocking the path to sleep.  

Combining some of these tips into a familiar and comforting pre-sleep routine will support both your sleep and overall health.

For more information on sleep-enhancing products, visit OmMade’s website or an OmMade Meet the Maker Not-For-Profit store in your local Westfield shopping centre.

OmMade Meet the Maker also has a pop-up store in Rundle Place that will be open until December 26th.

All you need to know about OmMade and Hidden Treasure Teas

OmMade Meet the Maker Stores
Open seven days a week across three locations in Adelaide. Visit the websites below for further details:

Tine’s recommendations: The Gut Recovery Centre | Kindred Self