March 14, 2020 | By Mark Hansen

There’s hardly anything more frustrating than lying awake for hours in the middle of the night when all you want is to sleep.

Getting enough sleep is critical to your overall health. According to the National Institutes of Health, inadequate sleep is associated with:

Depression
Anxiety
Relationship problems
High blood pressure
Heart disease
Diabetes
Obesity

If that weren’t bad enough, people who don’t get enough sleep have eye-hand coordination that is as bad or worse than people who are intoxicated. This leads to thousands of car crashes every year. Some of which are fatal.

For Many, There’s a Simple Solution

Many people suffer from a simple problem that prevents them from falling asleep. To see if this is true for YOU, take the quick test below by playing the video and following the instructions. It takes less than one minute total.

Is Your Number 10 or Higher?

If it is, you may be in luck because the solution to your insomnia may be simple. You need to get your breathing down to 6 breaths per minute. That’s the range that triggers your body’s baroreflex to calm you down and reduce the mental noise in your head.

Deep breathing techniques have been used for over two thousand years in yoga and meditation practices to relax the body and mind. More recently, a 2011 study in Health Science Journal identified potential health and relaxation benefits of deep breathing exercises, particularly from the diaphragm.

Best of All, No Pills

One of the best things about this technique? Unlike traditional insomnia medications or sleeping pills that can cause dependency, deep breathing is said to get more effective over time.

When done for six weeks, it can positively impact heart rate variability, an indicator for reduced stress, improved cognition, and decreased anxiety, according to a 2013 study on pranayamic breathing.

By far, easiest way take advantage of deep, slow breathing at just the right pace–and without having to think about it or even count breaths–is to use this affordable and effective sleep tech gadget.

So slow down your breathing and get ready for a night of peaceful, healthy and rejuvenating rest.