Posted in depression, digestive health, insomnia, nutrition, relaxation, sleep on April 1st, 2007 2 Comments »
As Scott mentioned in his comment to my first post in the Sunday sleep series, eating too close to bedtime encourages insomnia. I’d like to go into a little more detail about food and sleep, today.
Going to bed on a full stomach will certainly disrupt your sleep, as well as your digestion. Eating sweets just [...]
Posted in insomnia, sleep on March 18th, 2007 No Comments »
Sound or the lack of it can affect your sleep. Certainly unusual sounds at night can keep you awake. We are comforted by what we are used to. Remember that movie, “My Cousin Vinnie”, the lawyer from New York, couldn’t sleep until he was in a noisy environment. I have a friend who needs a [...]
Posted in insomnia, sleep on March 11th, 2007 3 Comments »
We were designed to sleep at night, when it is totally dark. One part of the human body’s cycle is melatonin production. Melatonin is a hormone that helps us to sleep. The pineal gland, which produces melatonin is very sensitive to light, and shuts down production if there is any light. Even if you get [...]
Posted in insomnia, sleep on March 4th, 2007 No Comments »
Chinese Medicine has a broader view of insomnia than Western Medicine does. Rather than just giving you something to make you sleep, Chinese Medicine looks at why you aren’t sleeping. In order to do that we need to know more about your sleep problems, as well as other aspects of your health.
For instance, do you [...]
Posted in exercise, insomnia, relaxation, sleep, stress on February 25th, 2007 No Comments »
How can you sleep if your body is not tired?
Up until about 100 years ago, exercise was a major part of daily life. At the end of the day our bodies were tired, and we slept.
Another way exercise helps sleep is by using up the stress chemicals in our bodies. All day long we are [...]