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Insomnia is difficulty in falling asleep, staying asleep, and waking up too early in the morning. It is a common health problem that can cause excessive daytime sleepiness and a lack of energy. Long-term insomnia can cause an individual to feel tired, depressed or irritable, have trouble paying attention, learning, and remembering, and not be able to perform fully on the job or at school. Severe insomnia can result in neurochemical (brain chemical) changes that may cause problems such .... Read more

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Ayurveda for Insomnia
Ayurveda, which originated in ancient India over 5,000 years ago, is probably the world's oldest system of natural medicine. There is evidence from one well-designed study that a traditional Ayurvedic formula (Blissful Sleep‚®, ....

 

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Yoga for Insomnia
Yoga is an ancient system of relaxation, exercise, and healing with origins in Indian philosophy. Preliminary research reports that yoga may benefit sleep efficiency, total sleep time, number of awakenings, ....

 

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Acupuncture for Insomnia
 The practice of acupuncture, or the insertion of needles, originated in China 5,000 years ago. Traditional Chinese medicine commonly uses acupuncture to treat insomnia. A review of the available studies found reports of ....

 

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Massage for Insomnia
   Summary:Various forms of therapeutic superficial tissue manipulation have been practiced for thousands of years across cultures. Interest in massage surged in the 1970s, particularly in athletes and as a complementary ....

 

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Acupressure for Insomnia
Shiatsu literally means finger (Shi) pressure (Atsu) in Japanese. Shiatsu technique involves finger pressure at acupoints and along body meridians (divisions). It can incorporate palm pressure, stretching, massaging and other ....

 

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DEBBY Melatonin helped with insomnia for my 11 year old.
DEBBY 7 months ago
ELIA I know chewable melatonin help put to sleep a child with attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD).
ELIA 7 months ago
ROCIO I had insomnia for quite some time. Now that I take melatonin every night, I am asleep within 20 minutes.
ROCIO 8 months ago
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Insomnia Expert Articles

Mita Majumdar
Music Therapy for Insomnia and Sleep Apnea
Posted by Mita Majumdar
6 months ago
Lindi Gallagher
Multi-Tasking your way to Insomnia?
Posted by Lindi Gallagher
3 months ago

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Food That Help Us Sleep

www.naturalnews.com

Insomnia can be caused by deficiency in nutrients such as tryptophan, melatonin, and omega-3 fatty acids. And these nutrients are easily available in bananas, chamomile tea, almonds, flaxseeds, potatoes (oh, yes!), honey and oatmeal.

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Relaxation Therapy for Chronic Insomnia

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Insomnia maybe a common complaint but it has significant health problems and affects the wellness of the individual. This study suggests that relaxation therapy and (CBT) cognitive/behavioral therapy are effective alternative methods in the management of chronic insomnia. However, the researchers feel the neeed for more large scale randomized clinical trials.

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Put Sleep Apnea to Bed with Green Tea

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 The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine has published a study which points to the reviving powers of green tea. Sleep apnea can literally be moved using the anti-oxidant properties of green tea and chronic patients have a ray of hope here.

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