According to the National Sleep Foundation, most people need eight hours of sleep each night. However, a 1998 Women and Sleep Poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation found that most women between the ages of 30 and 60 only sleep six hours and forty-one minutes during the week. Between balancing a career and a family there is no question as to why women are not getting their eight hours of sleep every night. But, of course, it’s not just the women but the men, too, can have problems with sleep and the most apparent reason is stress and between the two, women can be more stressed out taking in consideration the “balancing act” they are doing. Here are some insomnia tips that you should try. Drink warm milk before bedtime. It will help your body to get relaxed. Listen to music when able and talking about listening, there is a new therapy on this site that “uses your ears” to help you move on to Sleepsville with any use of any forms of medication like sleep-inducing drugs.