Night pain affects about one in three adults. It’s the number one cause of disturbed sleep and puts a real damper on your after-work activities. Fortunately, there are several ways to suppress night pain, which will help you get those 40 winks you desperately need. While you can easily implement some of these relief methods at home, for others, you should consult your doctor.

1. Revise your medications.

An inadequate pain medication routine can exacerbate night pain. For instance, a British study showed that a combination of two drugs, indomethacin (Indocin®) and diazepam (Valium®), was more effective at controlling night pain and improving morning stiffness for people suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. Double-dosing is another option. Talk to your doctor about these options and possible side effects, such as addiction.

2. Exercise.

Several studies show that exercise takes the edge off pain caused by conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, and lupus. Stretching, strengthening and low-impact aerobic exercises increase pain tolerance, and strengthen and relax muscles and joint tissues to alleviate aches. If you do exercises late in the day to relieve night pain complete them at least three hours before bedtime.

3. Warm up.

According to the American Pain Society (APS), several recent studies indicate that heat can effectively reduce acute low back wrist and neck pain. However, for the best relief of night pain, you should use continuous, low-level, or long-term heat such as a heat wrap, which can be worn during the day, or when you’re exercising or sleeping.

4. Take a melatonin supplement.

Doctors commonly prescribe a melatonin supplement to treat depression, but it’s also a popular natural sleep aid. It improves sleep quality and mental alertness and offsets the long-term and short-term side effects of sleeplessness. Melatonin may also directly relieve some causes of night pain. In recent studies, melatonin has been beneficial in treating cluster headaches and migraines.

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The secret to this inexpensive home whitening method is malic acid, which acts as an astringent to remove surface discoloration. Combined with baking soda, strawberries become a natural tooth-cleanser, buffing away stains from coffee, red wine, and dark sodas. While it’s no replacement for a bleaching treatment at your dentist’s office, “this is a fast, cheap way to brighten your smile,” says Adina Carrel, DMD, a dentist in private practice at Manhattan Dental Arts in New York. “Be careful not to use this too often, though, as the acid could damage the enamel on your teeth.”

You need:
1 ripe strawberry
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Directions: Crush the strawberry to a pulp, then mix with the baking soda until blended. Use a soft toothbrush to spread the mixture onto your teeth. Leave on for 5 minutes, then brush thoroughly with toothpaste to remove the berry–baking soda mix. Rinse. (A little floss will help get rid of any strawberry seeds.) Carrel says you can apply once a week.

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I bought a Japanese maple and haven’t planted it yet, so it’s stored in the garage.  Sparkles, the cat, found her way into my garage, wrapped herself around the tree and fell asleep.  Cuteness.

It’s over. Now what? If you’re a woman who’s ever had to deal with “I’m done” from a significant other, I’m sure you’ll be able to relate to this. First, you need to realize that it will not be easy to completely cut off a guy from your life, but let’s face it…that’s what you have to do. We all have our different ways of going about doing that too, but ultimately so many of us go way too far in dealing (or avoiding dealing) with the fallout of a break-up. I’m gonna keep it real because as a woman who is dealing with this situation gracefully, (I’m sure it helps that it was a mutual decision) I’m tired of seeing those of you who act a straight fool when a guy wants out.

No matter what your girlfriends tell you, stalking him is NOT okay. It’s just not. What is stalking? It’s calling over and over again. It’s leaving nasty messages, calling back to leave an apology and then calling again to cuss him out because he’s never responded to the first set of calls…and over and over again. Stalking is riding by his house to see if his car is there. Stalking is calling his friends to “talk” in hopes to see what he has going on. Stalking is showing up outside his bedroom window at 6am staring at him from the other side of the glass (I have a friend who actually did this to more than one boyfriend—I recommended professional help ASAP!)

It’s not cool, it’s not cute and it gives women a bad name when you do this. Hell, it makes men not want to break it off in an upfront fashion for fear that they will be harassed by an ex. I’m not saying men do shitty break-ups because of us, but some of us don’t help make the transition easy.

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