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Sleep Tips: Top 10 Sleep Mistakes And Their Solutions

Steven Wilson — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:33:11 +0000

Although we may not like to admit it, many of the sleep problems we experience are the result of bad habits and behaviors. We stay up late or sleep in late. We eat foods that disagree with us or enjoy a drink late at night, oblivious to their disruptive impact on our sleep rhythms. Over...

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Sleep Effected by Menopause Hot Flashes

Steven Wilson — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:11:09 +0000

Sleeplessness is second only to hot flashes as a reason my menopausal and perimenopausal patients ask about hormones. While writing this blog I can say that on every day that I have seen patients more than one has described the loss of sleep as the worst part of “the change” for them. Investigators often relate...

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How To Ensure A Better Night’s Rest

Steven Wilson — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:12:20 +0000

Sleep Hygiene 101 Sleep is actually a combination of 2 systems, your sleep drive (like hunger) and a biological clock that tells you when to sleep. When both are working well together, you sleep best. This is why a regular sleep schedule is so important. Interestingly enough, with all the sleep research out there, we...

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Traditional Chinese Medicine Approach to Sleep

Steven Wilson — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:26:51 +0000

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Treatments for insomnia could include one or more of the following therapies: acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutritional counseling, Chinese massage (acupressure/tuina), and qigong. Acupuncture Acupuncture is the insertion of needles into specific points of the body to reduce pain, to promote relaxation, and to treat various health concerns. Insomnia and sleep disorders...

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Sleep As the Key to Happiness and Peak Performance

Steven Wilson — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:05:24 +0000

Tony Schwartz, whose new book, The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working: The Four Forgotten Needs that Energize Great Performance (coming out in May), has a whole chapter on the importance of sleep. As Schwartz puts it, “the way we are working (and the way the world works) isn’t working, for most people or most organizations.”...

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Acupressure Points Chart for Sleep Disorders

Steven Wilson — Sat, 22 May 2010 14:01:27 +0000

Holographic chips are used on specific acupressure points to help the balance the body and get a safe, better night’s sleep without sleeping pills. These Sleep Chips revitalize you with a deeper, REM sleep, giving you quality sleep so that you wake up refreshed and clear-headed. A good nights sleep nourishes the body and provides...

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