Sleep is a big part of our life. We spend 1/3 of our life in that mode, and your body can’t even function properly without proper sleep. These days a lot of people have trouble sleeping properly. Some are too stressed. Some are too busy. Some have health issues that keep them from getting enough rest everyday. I don’t care how many fitness gadgets you have at home, and how many hours you spend on them. If you are not getting proper sleep everyday, you are leaving yourself open to health issues. There are some folks who use medication to help them get sleep at night. I personally believe that medication should be your last resort. There are plenty of gadgets and sleep machines that you can use to help you get your body in the right mood for sleep. So why use medicine when you have other options?

If you are having trouble sleeping at night or just can’t get your body in the right cycle, here are 5 top sleep aid machines worth trying:

Zeo Personal Sleep Coach: one of the best sleep training machines around. It measures your sleep quality and sleep quantity at home and helps you figure out what you need to do to get proper sleep at home. It tracks your sleep quantity, how long it took to go to sleep, and more.

BioBrite Sunrise Clock Advanced Model: derived from medical research on light and human behavior, this clock helps get your body in its natural sleeping cycle. It’s a decent alarm clock too.

Sleeping Aid Dreamate Acupressure Band: it’s not your everyday sleeping gadget. It uses acupressure technique to retune the biological clock and train your body to relax and sleep by massaging key acupoints on your inner wrist. It can help reduce your stress as well.

Ecotones Duet Sleep Sound Machine: comes with 10 high quality natural sound recordings that help you get in sleeping mood. Sound therapy can be quite effective for most folks. Certainly worth a try before taking medication.

Sound Oasis Sound Therapy System: another cool sound therapy sleep machine system that you can use as a last resort before going to your doctor for pills. Comes with noises that relax you and put you to sleep. It can be upgraded as well. It’s pretty affordable.

What’s been your experience with the above sleeping aid machines?