Sleep Disturbances
You're exhausted all day long, but when you get into bed at night your mind can't stop racing. You wake up throughout the night and can't get back to sleep.
Are you one of about 70 million Americans who suffer from sleep disorders? There are between 70 and 80 types of sleep disorders, and while some of them can only be addressed medically, others respond well to holistic healthcare and lifestyle changes.
Dr. Kane has had remarkable success helping her patients improve their sleep through acupuncture, hypnosis, supplements, and lifestyle changes.
Sleep Is Needed for Your Body to Function Properly.
Sleep disorders prevent a night of restful sleep and often result in daytime sleepiness and dysfunction. Some of the more common sleep disorders that Dr. Kane has helped in her practice include insomnia and restless leg syndrome.
With insomnia, people may have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, waking up too early, or they feel unrefreshed by sleep. As a result, they experience fatigue, sleepiness, mood or concentration problems, or accidents during the day.
Restless leg syndrome is the intense urge to move the legs. It occurs most frequently at rest or during the night and makes it difficult to fall asleep or stay asleep. This often leads to fatigue and sleepiness during the day, as well as irritability and difficulty concentrating.
Dr. Kane approaches sleep disorders with acupuncture or hypnosis coupled with lifestyle modifications. Acupuncture can help to balance the body and calm the mind. It can also be effective at reducing or eliminating the symptoms of restless leg syndrome. When sleep disorders are associated with stresses and worries and difficulty shutting off the mind, Dr. Kane has found hypnosis to be very effective.
Regardless of the type of treatment, lifestyle modifications are an important part of improving sleep quality and quantity. Eating foods that reduce inflammation and promote health and healing, exercising regularly, reducing or avoiding caffeine and alcohol, using meditation and breathing to calm the mind, following a consistent sleep pattern, and creating bedtime rituals are all important aspects of improving sleep.
There Are Four Stages that Your Body Must Go Through to Achieve a Good Night's Sleep.
This cycles over and over throughout the night.
Stage 1
Light sleep and relaxation of the muscles occurs (transition to sleep). You can be awakened easily in this stage.
Stage 2
Activity in the brain slows down and eye movement stops. In this stage, your body is preparing for deep sleep.
Stage 3
Brain waves become slow (delta waves) and small quick waves occur. This is also referred to as deep sleep.
Stage 4
Dreams occur during REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, which occurs about 90 minutes after you fall asleep.
Each sleep cycle usually takes about an hour and a half to complete.
During the deep stages of NREM sleep, the body repairs and regrows tissues, builds bone and muscle, and strengthens the immune system. Sleep is needed for your body to function properly, so do what it takes to achieve a good night's sleep.
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