Sometimes sleep eludes me for various reasons: caffeine, kids, stress, blogging.

So, when my real life friend and fellow blogger (and Twitterer), Trapper told me about Sleep Secret Audio that proclaims I could "be asleep in seven minutes", I was curious.

Insomnia affects a lot of people and some people are looking for an effective, medication-free way to get better sleep, and I wondered if this could help.

Sleep Secret Audio is a system of five mp3 files that are easily downloaded to your iPod or other device. They have music and instructions specially designed to help you achieve a deep, sound, peaceful sleep.

The first track one is the introduction track and the second one is peaceful, original music (composed by Claus D. Jensen of Denmark) combined with suggestions to help your body and mind relax to fall asleep and stay asleep.

The third track is the lovely music, while the third and fourth tracks are subliminal sleep tracks.

So, did it work? That's what you want to know, isn't it?

It's an interesting task to try to evaluate a sleep system. You're supposed to relax, but you have to be alert and pay attention to what you're reviewing and that requires some attentiveness.

The files were easily downloaded and transferred to my iPod. The first night I put the iPod on it's dock since I couldn't find my ear phones and I began listening. I woke up the next day with the iPod still lit up, so I have no idea if I fell asleep in the allotted seven minutes. I asked Busy Dad if it helped him in any way, and he was all, "Sngsfsdfdzzz, wha'?

Clearly not the target audience.

The next few nights, I fell asleep right away and I have no idea what to attribute it to, but the music is pleasant enough, so either way, that's good.

I wanted to give it a test run on a night where I may have had a little too much caffeine a little too late in the day. It didn't take too long to find a night that met that criteria, so I put it on and listened, and I have to say that once I got settled down, I was surprised at how quickly I was able to relax and got sleepy. Again, I haven't quite figured out how to watch the clock to time how long it took me to get to sleep while I'm actually trying to get to sleep, but I feel like I was spared a night of being wide awake for hours on end.

I'm not much for subliminal suggestion things, I think my control issues are too great for them to be as effective as possible on me, but I have to say that I've found Sleep Secret Audio to be helpful and I hope you will too.

This kind of sleep help could be great for new parents, people who work "off" shifts such as nurses, doctors or firefighters, or even bloggers who stay up to late and have to go to work the next day (oops, projecting). Trapper discovered a new use for it as he relaxed outside in his yard.

Sleep Secret Audio retails for $29.97 also comes with 2 free bonuses, The Sleep Secret eBook and Natural Cures for Insomnia. The great thing is that it also comes with a 100% Money Back Guarantee (from the Sleep Secret Audio site):

If for any reason, you aren't thrilled and satisfied with our product, just contact us within 60 days and we'll refund 100% of your purchase price. No hard feelings."