Sleep Tip – Add a Steam Shower / Whirlpool Bathtub to your Bathroom.
Try a installing a steam shower or a whirlpool bathtub. Bathroom remodeling is fun, and steaming or bathing at night can calm you down and help you sleep. It doesn’t work for everyone, but it’s certainly worth a shot. Hydromassage therapy has been proven to improve sleep, and there are studies that indicate that a lavender steam bath can reduce cortisol (and therefore stress), which can aid sleep as well. My husband installed a Wasauna steam shower last year after a Wasauna sales rep convinced him that a steam bath would help my insomnia issues, and I was warry at first but I basically love the thing. The steam really helps me relax and sleep, and my skin looks great. I’ve always been skeptic of the entire health benefits of steam thing (toxins? can I see some science, please! what are toxins, and why am I supposed to believe these imaginary things are poisoining me but something as simple as a steam room or sauna can cure it?), but there is no doubt in my mind that I feel physically and mentally better after a good steam.
