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7 Ways to Fight Insomnia

A peaceful night’s sleep is all that we need to function the next day. However, not everyone is able to enjoy this perk. Yes, you heard me right! Not everyone can enjoy a peaceful sleep (Insomnia).

What is insomnia?

One of the common sleep disruptors is known as insomnia which is a common sleep disorder in people. 

Insomnia is characterized by;

  • Difficulty in sleeping

  • Frequently waking up while sleeping

  • Unable to sleep at night

  • Waking up early and inability to go back to sleep

  • Feeling exhausted and irritated throughout the day 

Causes of insomnia

A few weeks ago I heard a renowned neuro physician in Islamabad talking about the causes of insomnia. Some of the highlighted causes are;

  • Neurological problems

  • Mental health issues

  • Physical illness

  • Medication

  • Sleep disorders

  • Poor sleeping habits

If you are suffering from insomnia and spend your nights staring at the roofs, don’t worry you are not alone!

How to deal with migraines?

Several thousand people are migraine sufferers around the globe. However, you can try a few things to deal with insomnia, including;

1- Regulate your light exposure

There is this defied connection between light exposure and sleep trouble. Light exposure directly affects the functioning of your brain and hormonal levels. Daytime bright light exposure plays a role in the regulation of circadian rhythm as well as it helps to improve the quality of sleep. It is advisable to ensure two hours of sunlight exposure for better sleep quality. However, the light has the opposite effect during nighttime.

Blue light exposure can trick your body systems into perceiving night as day and generating the signal as daylight ultimately affecting your sleep quality. Due to these effects, it is recommended to limit the exposure to blue light by;

  • Reducing the screen blue light on the laptop or computer screen     

  • Turn on eye comfort mode on your cellular devices.

2- Limit daytime naps

Though it is recommended to take shorter naps in the daytime to improve your brain functioning, prolonged irregular naps can be another cause of sleep problems. Taking irregular or prolonged naps during the daytime can confuse your body clock and can affect your nighttime sleep quality. Thus, it is recommended to limit your daytime nap duration to a maximum of 30 minutes so that you can enjoy a peaceful night’s sleep.

3- Control your caffeine consumption

Caffeine, an active component is tea and coffee can also affect your brain activity. Caffeine is known to enhance your focus and cause a sudden boost in energy. Increased caffeine levels in your blood can add to your sleep trouble. Particularly, for people who are caffeine sensitive, it is recommended to limit your caffeine consumption to enjoy a peaceful sleep. 

A friend of mine was having trouble sleeping and she went to a renowned physician at Prof Tariq Memorial Neuro Clinic in Islamabad, who told her to skip caffeine consumption. This ultimately helped her to fund a better sleeping routine.

4- Pay attention to what you eat 

Eating habits can affect the way you sleep. If you go to bed with an empty or overfilled stomach, you will get trouble sleeping. So, for better sleep, you should eat a moderate amount of food and that too a few hours before you go to bed.

5- Monitor your room environment

Your surrounding environment can help you to have better sleep. Your environment includes the lights, noise, temperature, and furniture in your room. Thus, to avoid sleep troubles, make sure your room is a tech-free zone and has the optimal condition best-suited to you.

6- Be consistent with your sleep schedule

Your body can work on a set loop and can align its functioning with sunrise and sunset. If you are not being consistent with your sleep timings, you are more likely to experience sleep difficulties. You can wake up and sleep at different timings, particularly on weekends, this can surely affect your body’s circadian rhythms. If you are having trouble sleeping it is recommended to sleep and wake up at the same time for days unless your body becomes habitual.

7- A Melatonin supplement might help

Well, there is an effective tip to increase your sleep quality, a melatonin supplement. Melatonin is the sleep hormone that can help to regulate the sleep pattern. Sleep hormones can help your body relax and fall asleep. It is the most commonly used sleeping aid

Are cloud servers viable than dedicated servers?

Every time a newfound business or an existing one needs to expand its IT requirement as the business flourishes, a dedicated server is the primary proposition made by many consultants. It is a decent recommendation to some extent but not the most excellent and profitable option to date. Dedicated servers have been in deployment ever since in-house servers were a requirement for businesses, serving the growing load on the website and applications. The idea of having a dedicated server constructed each time a company expands its operation is a conventional method in the age of cloud servers and cloud computing.

I’ll enunciate the differences between cloud servers and dedicated servers and explain why cloud servers are an investment for the future.

Rapid Scalability 

Cloud servers offer rapid scalability, which means you can scale-up or scale-down as per your current growth, revenue, traffic insights, and other essential metrics. Unlike dedicated servers, where a server configuration bears a limit, cloud servers can instantly scale up to meet your traffic demands. You do not need to upgrade as you would in a dedicated server and scout parts or source them at a higher cost. Cloud servers do not have a threshold if you have the capital to rent their services.

Initial Cost 

The cost to set up a dedicated server can sometimes bleed small businesses dry. A significant chunk of the budget is spent on sourcing hardware components while spending the rest on availing the professional installation. That is a lot of initial investment for a business venture that can go belly-up or succeed, chances of which are both 50-50. With cloud servers, the initial cost is a fraction of what you must pay for building a dedicated server. In case the venture fails, you can stop your subscription at that moment without ever worrying about the hardware.

Hardware Susceptibility

Hardware is the critical failure point, after which the server may stop working indefinitely. To restore a dedicated server, a maintenance team must be on-premises 24/7, which is impossible for every business. A hardware fault can render the entire website and application useless, thus slowing down the revenue stream. Even if a single hardware component fails in a cloud server, your applications and websites remain functional because they trade places with another empty hardware resource. You may not even notice the hiccup while accessing your website an application on the cloud server.

Availability 

One of the core concepts of cloud computing is that it always assures access to your cloud server and the applications. The guarantee of a dedicated server’s 24/7 availability is impossible due to short power outage, network failure, fire hazards that can halt productivity for an indefinite time. Cloud servers can tackle this problem by assigning a different data centre in other geolocation, which is not in trouble until they fix the older one.

Conclusion 

Cloud servers are a reliable means of creating servers that last long and provide continuous uptime. Choosing a dedicated server, especially now, is a strategy that no business should execute. If you are concerned about security, go for a hybrid server model rather than a dedicated server.

Website Creation For Newbies – 5 Quick Tips For Newbies to Create Your Own Website

Website creation is an all encompassing term that includes many different aspects and considerations. If you’re a newbie in the world of online business and website creation, you may be confused about where you can get started. Take a look at these 5 quick tips to help you get off the ground with a running start so you can have the best possible success with your new website.

1. Use a CMS – A CMS is a Content Management System, and it’s a tool that will handle many of the hard tasks of website creation for you. It allows you to forget about things such as programming and learning HTML, and will enable you to create and design effective content. There are many content management systems that are available today, including the popular blogging platforms such as WordPress and Blogger. Others include Joolma, Dot Net Nuke, Mambo and Drupal. All of them have different features and some are more complicated or functional than others, but all will make your website creation easier.

2. Keep it Simple – Many newbies to the world of website creation assume that the more complex something is, the better it is. It must show how advanced and knowledgeable you are, right? Actually, in most cases the opposite ends up happening. Newbies try to do too much and the website takes a serious turn for the worse and clearly appears as amateurish. When in doubt, keep things simple.

3. Be Yourself – It’s important that your website creation reflects what your business is all about and who you are. Don’t try to be anything that you’re not because people will quickly spot the frauds out there. Stick to what you know best, and don’t try too hard to come off as an expert, or as a comedian, or a hip guy, unless your business specifically calls for it.

4. Web 2.0 Promotion – The term web 2.0 basically refers to all of the ways in which the website has evolved towards being user controlled and including user generated content. Whether it’s MySpace, Facebook, Twitter or Digg, there are dozens upon dozens of extremely popular web 2.0 communities. Make it easy with your website creation for people to share your site on these networks and encourage that they do this. You can easily work in buttons and links so people can share or post specific things from your site to their favorite web 2.0 networks.

5. Don’t be Afraid of Change – All too often a newbie to website creation is afraid to make a change. However, not making a change when something is ineffective is a serious mistake. If something isn’t working for your site – a navigation system, a color scheme, a look, and the content – then change it as soon as you figure out something that will be better. Don’t delay because you don’t want to make a change.

These 5 quick tips for website creation will have any newbie off to a running start in no time. Be sure to remember them when it comes time to create or update your own website.

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