Life Essentials Magazine January 2018

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TAKE A SPOONFUL OF HONEY
Another option for snorers with a
sweet tooth is to take a spoonful of honey
before bedtime. While the reason honey
helps is not completely clear, many people
swear by this remedy to prevent snoring.
When you consider honey’s many other
health benefits, it doesn’t seem so strange
that it can also help with snoring.
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CHANGE YOUR
SLEEPING POSITION
Consider a change in your sleep position,
if you are wanting to eliminate snoring.
Snoring is quite common among the
back sleepers. The throat muscles relax
too much and fall together, impeding
the airway. This can be prevented by lying
on your side or front, which will allow
you to get a better night’s sleep.
It is believed that left-side sleepers snore
less. Snoring can make anyone sleeping
next to you go insane. It hasn’t been
proven medically that sleeping on the left
side of your body can reduce snoring; however,
some people swear by it!
SKIP THE DAIRY PRODUCTS
Don’t eat dairy products close to
bedtime if you want to prevent snoring.
Dairy products encourage snoring by increasing
mucus production in the mouth and
nose. Your airways become blocked by mucus,
which is what exactly makes you snore.
Dairy products in your diet might be the
culprit when someone who sleeps within
earshot tells you that you have a snoring
problem. If this is something you usually
consume right before going to bed, you
may want to consider stopping for a while
just to see if your situation gets better.
Dairy can cause mucus to build in the
throat of some individuals. The increased
phlegm may cause snoring. You can probably
still enjoy dairy products, so long as
you consume them early in the day.
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