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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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Music Therapy for Insomnia
Music is used to influence physical, emotional, cognitive and social well-being, and improve quality of life for healthy people, as well as those who are disabled or ill. It may ....

 

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Melatonin for Insomnia
The natural hormone known as melatonin helps regulate the sleep/wake cycles (circadian rhythm). Certain diseases such as cancer, prescription medications such as benzodiazepines, and age may decrease melatonin levels. Melatonin ....

 

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Relaxation Therapy for Insomnia
Relaxation techniques include behavioral therapeutic approaches that differ widely in philosophy, methodology, and practice. The primary goal is usually non-directed relaxation. Most techniques share the components of repetitive focus (on a word, sound, ....

 

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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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Guided imagery for Insomnia
Therapeutic guided imagery uses the power of the imagination as a healing tool. Guided imagery may be used to help patients relax and focus on images associated with personal issues ....

 

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DEBBY Melatonin helped with insomnia for my 11 year old.
DEBBY 6 months ago
ELIA I know chewable melatonin help put to sleep a child with attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD).
ELIA 6 months ago
ROCIO I had insomnia for quite some time. Now that I take melatonin every night, I am asleep within 20 minutes.
ROCIO 7 months ago
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Insomnia Expert Articles

Mita Majumdar
Music Therapy for Insomnia and Sleep Apnea
Posted by Mita Majumdar
5 months ago
Lindi Gallagher
Multi-Tasking your way to Insomnia?
Posted by Lindi Gallagher
2 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

www.ahrq.gov

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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