Studies: Rocking motions can improve your memory and help you sleep better at night

( Natural News ) There is now scientific proof that the age-old technique of rocking yourself or someone else to sleep worked as advertised. Two separate studies proved that rocking motions not only made it easier for both young adult humans and animals to fall asleep, but also helped strengthen memories during slumber. “Having a good night’s sleep means falling asleep rapidly and then staying asleep during the whole night,” explained University of Geneva researcher Laurence Bayer. “Our volunteers — even if they were all good sleepers — fell asleep more rapidly when rocked and had longer periods of deeper sleep associated with fewer arousals during the night.” Bayer previously ran an experiment where participants were continuously rocked back and forth during short naps. She found that rocking motions helped the participants fall asleep quickly and improved the quality of their sleep. (Related: Confirmed: Yet another study proves lack of exercise and poor sleep makes you FAT .) Rocking improves both sleep and memory In her new study, Bayer and Sophie Schwartz investigated the effects of rocking motion on sleep and sleep-related brain waves during the entire night. They got healthy young adults to volunteer for sleep monitoring. The first night acclimatized the volunteers to sleeping in Bayer’s lab. Afterward, they spent two more nights. During one of those sleepovers, the participants slept on a normal bed. On the other night, they used a moving bed with gentle rocking motions. Bayer and Schwartz reported that the volunteers fell asleep quicker on the rocking bed . They also stayed in non-rapid eye movement sleep for longer periods, enjoyed deeper sleep , and roused less often. 100% organic essential oil sets now available for your home and personal care, including Rosemary, Oregano, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Clary Sage and more, all 100% […]

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