The use of color therapy or "color therapy" is a unique way to treat various diseases, including but not limited to sleep problems.
Chromotherapy involves touching colors in various ways.
Showing colored lights, imagining and meditating on a color, massage with colored oils, and using specific colors can help treat physical and emotional sleep problems.
Chromotherapy has a long history.
The ancient Indian beliefs practiced chromotherapy in Ayurvedic medicine, where colors are believed to correspond to parts of the body, emotions, and spiritual aspects of life.
They believe that every chakra in the body, or energy zone, is related to a color.
The ancient Egyptians used chromotherapy by breaking sunlight with special lenses. They built a solarium where they performed chromotherapy.
The chromotherapy as we know it was developed in the late 17th century, when the scientist Sir Isaac Newton proved that light is a color mixture of the entire range of colors we can see.
Dr. Edwin D. Babbitt wrote his "Principles of Light and Color". In this article, he outlines how to use color therapy to treat various diseases, including sleep difficulties.
The 1940s was a period of color therapy experiments. During this period, Russian scientist S.V. Krakov experimented with chromotherapy and determined that when he separated the wavelengths of the spectrum, it would have an effect on the nervous system.
For example, he found that red light can raise blood pressure and affect the adrenal glands. Found that white light and blue light are relaxing.
Chromotherapy professionals are still using this revolutionary information.
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Color is a part of light, and light has many different energy waves.
When light enters the retina of the eye, it contacts the photoreceptor cells of the eye.
Photoreceptors convert light into electrical impulses, which tell the brain to release hormones.
By controlling the release of hormones, chromotherapy can be used to treat insomnia and other sleep-related difficulties. Obstacle (SAD).
Certain types of color therapy can only be performed by trained professionals.
However, some chromotherapy techniques can be safely performed at home.
To try chromotherapy yourself, follow the tips below. Select the hue to be used according to the recommended color.
When eating, choose foods with specific colors. Take a moment to imagine the recommended colors.
Please pay attention to the following potential problems:
• For severe insomnia, do not use chromotherapy instead of traditional care.
• People with epilepsy should avoid looking directly at any type of flashing light.
• When using colored lights, do not look directly at the lights. By observing objects illuminated by colored light, indirectly receive colored light therapy.
• If you are taking prescription drugs, check the label for light-sensitive side effects.
Exposure to strong light can cause problems.
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Exercise during the day is an important factor in determining the quality of sleep at night.
Through physical activity during the day, your body can relax and fall asleep easier.
Exercise helps your body cope with daily stress and anxiety.
It affects the chemicals in your brain, and your physical activity is directly related to your physical and mental health.
Regular exercise will help you fall asleep and maintain your dream state, as your sleep cycle becomes more consistent and the transition between them becomes smoother.
Work hard into your life every day to avoid insomnia.
When you are physically active, plan to exercise 3 to 4 hours before bed.
To get the best benefit from sleep, exercise in the afternoon or evening. Try to do physical activity at least 20-30 minutes a day, 3-4 times a week.
Aerobic exercise generally works the best remedy for insomnia, and activities can range from a simple walk to a strict running range.
By increasing your heart rate, increasing your lung capacity and increasing oxygen to your blood, your body will be healthier and you will naturally correct your sleep problems in your own way.
Other types of physical activities you can do to fight insomnia. Consider yoga or Tai Chi. Yoga affects the brain and core muscles and promotes blood circulation.
Using yoga breathing techniques will help you relax and live under less stress.
Tai Chi is integrated in a slow exercise style and is perfect for people with joint pain or problems that prevent them from performing high-impact exercises and other physical exercise breathing.
If adding 30 minutes of exercise to your daily schedule is too difficult, try adding small pieces of physical activity.
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Making small changes, such as taking the stairs instead of the elevator, or deliberately parking the farther away from the destination, will help you live a healthy and energetic life.