What I Do When I'm Not Sleeping Well

Most of the time I have no trouble whatsoever falling to sleep, and I sleep like a baby the whole night through. On occasion, however, my mind will not stop moving and I struggle to get to sleep. This goes on for a couple of days until I employ some of the exercises that I use when I am not sleeping well, and then I get right back to sleeping the night through. I am not saying that these things will work for everyone who tries them, but they certainly work for me.

One of the first things that I try to do when I am not sleeping well is to get more physical activity into my daily routine. It seems that often when I am not exercising enough, I am restless at night and really struggle to get to sleep. When that happens to me, I try to go for a walk after dinner or incorporate a trip to the gym during my lunch hour and put in some work on the treadmill. This almost always does the trick, but when it does not, I have a couple of other things that I try.

I have found that one of the biggest reasons I am not sleeping well is that I have a lot of problems or stressful situations going on in my life. When this happens, I make it a point to get them resolved as quickly as possible. It usually does not take me more than a day or two, and when I get those things done, I usually crash and sleep like the dead. It is amazing how alleviating stress from my life can help me rest so much better, but sometimes, even doing that does not help me completely get over my insomnia.

Sometimes when I am not sleeping well, I will lay on my back until I get sleepy and then turn over to my side. I don't know why, and this may only be something particular to me, but for some reason, while I can only sleep on my side, it is much easier for me to fall asleep on my back. I will lay on my back and feel myself getting tired, and right as I am about to drift off, roll over onto my side and usually go right to sleep and stay asleep. This seems to get me back on track with my sleeping routine.

Obviously, everyone is different, and what may work for one person when they are not sleeping well may not work for another person. All I can say is that I have tried these things and have had great success getting the sleep that I need each night, so it might be worth trying.

A Male Fertility Test May Be The First Thing to Try When a Couple Has Trouble Getting Pregnant

Oddly enough, even in this day and age, when a woman isn't able to get pregnant, most people think that it's probably something with her health that's causing the problem. There's really no reason to think this way, because when doctors actually investigate why a woman is unable to get pregnant, half the time a problem is with the man’s health is what that is responsible. And in 30% of all these cases, a fertility test on the man reveals that he has problems with being infertile or with very low fertility.

So without a doubt, when a couple has trouble conceiving, a fertility test on the man certainly would be an important step. There are two reasons why a fertility test should be done on the man first of all, instead of in the woman. It can be easier to test a man and less expensive. When they test the woman first, it’s a longer process and the woman has to remain worried and anxious even if they should discover in the end that the problem lay with the man's health.

Most of the time, a person - be they a man or a woman - isn't exactly infertile. Most of the time, if a couple keeps trying, they will conceive in the second year or the fifth or anything.  A fertility test and other fertility assistance that hospitals provide most of the time, only help speed things up considerably. Even with no infertility treatments, most couples get pregnant one day, when they try long enough.

Most people wonder - if women go to a gynecologist for fertility problems, what kind of specialist does a man go to? Well, the answer to that perplexing question is that you go to a urologist. A urologist will usually first talk to the man, and give him a physical exam. He’ll try to learn about what his lifestyle is like, if he has health problems that might interfere with his fertility, and ask him about his way of having sex.

When nothing else seems to offer a clue fertility test. The first part of that is as sperm analysis, course. The lab tech studies sperm for sperm count seizes there's a problem. About one in 15 men with fertility problems turn out to have normal semen. Surprisingly, if they find zero sperm in there, it will be cause for celebration. Because it means the man probably has some kind of blockage and pumping. That will be pretty simple to clear up.

If there's nothing to be found in the semen analysis, the doctor will look for a hormone evaluation. 98% of the time, this is where the problem is.

Diabetes Signs and Symptoms to Watch Out For

For a span of a couple of years in my life, I was at risk for developing diabetes. I got my diet in order and started exercising regularly, and before long it was not an issue for me at all. I did start to experience some of the diabetes signs and symptoms, and that, more than anything else, scared me into turning my life around. There are a couple of things to watch for and if you begin to experience any of these things, I would go to a doctor immediately.

One of the first things that I noticed was an increased number of trips to the bathroom, and oddly enough, an increased thirst. As I would soon discover in talking with my doctor, these were fairly common diabetes signs and symptoms. I found that I had to urinate 10 or 12 times a day, and that I felt thirsty almost all of the time. At first, I thought one was responsible for the other and vice versa, but that was not the case, and my doctor informed me that I was likely in the early stages of the illness.

Then I started to notice tingling in my hands. My doctor informed me that this, too, was among the more regularly observed diabetes signs and symptoms. I remember I would be at work and just start to feel a numbness and eventual tingling, and could not explain why. At first, I thought that it was just a result of me spending so much of my day at the keyboard, but there were plenty of other people who typed just as much as I did and never experienced any of the symptoms I did. I quickly realized that it was more than just the result of overuse of my hands and wrists.

It was when I started to experience fatigue throughout the day that I went to my doctor and explained what was happening to me. I told him about everything I was experiencing and he said that everything I complained about were diabetes signs and symptoms, and than I had two choices. I could go on medication to treat the diabetes or commit myself to a diet and exercise regimen and get the problem under control that way. That was all that I had to hear.

Before long, I was working out every day and eating properly. I cut out sodas, fast food and sweets and started to eat a more balanced diet. When I returned a month later, I was down 18 pounds and all the diabetes signs and symptoms had gone away. I may have caught it right in the nick of time, but at least I took it out before it took me out!