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"Stress can disrupt the regular circadian (time-related) secretion of Cortisol and can be a major cause of sleep problems. Cortisol normally obeys the body's inner clock and responds to light and dark, morning and night. Cortisol levels are highest in the early morning, lower in the afternoon, and lowest at night. Cortisol helps to synchronize activity, patterns of eating, and patterns of sleeping. Adaptogens for Improved Sleep Adaptogens regulate the production of Cortisol, reducing stress. A relaxed, less stressful body allows for better and more rejuvenating sleep. 50." - David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes, Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief (Get the book.)

"And if we do not take in the right essential fats on a daily basis almost any and everything can go wrong, from blood pressure to blood sugar, allergies, 89 hay fever, arthritis, gout, fibromyalgia, constipation, sleep problems, low muscle tone, and skin, kidney, liver, lung, and heart problems. You name it, it will relate back to the hormonal system and this system simply will not work properly without the two essential fats commonly known as Omega 3 and Omega 6. Yes, fats are essential in your diet, but the majority of people consume the wrong kinds of fats." - Mary-Ann Shearer, Perfect Health the Natural Way (Get the book.)

"It also helped to prevent stress-related sleep problems, weight loss, fatigue, depression, and poor job performance. Other studies, in both animals and humans, have shown that rhaponticum enhances immune system function, helps stabilize blood sugar levels, has a protective effect on the heart and brain, and prevents hemolytic anemia (excessive destruction of red blood cells) associated with chemotherapy and radiation. It also enhances sexual functioning in men." - David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes, Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief (Get the book.)

"While smoking may seem to have a calming effect, nicotine is actually a neurostimulant and can cause sleep problems. Q Avoid heavy meals three hours before bedtime. Q Avoid bacon, cheese, chocolate, eggplant, ham, potatoes, sauerkraut, sugar, sausage, spinach, tomatoes, and wine close to bedtime. These foods contain tyramine, which increases the release of norepinephrine, a brain stimulant. Q Avoid taking nasal decongestants and other cold medications late in the day." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"Any person feeling the effects of wear and tear, poor mood, stress intolerance, sleep problems, and increasing aches or pains is now into the realm of adrenal fatigue. The adrenal glands have been working overtime, trying to keep up with the wear and tear of life. And, finally, they can't. Tolerance for stress has been depleted. The person now enters the zone of ongoing inflammation, a serious turning point in health. The hallmarks of this poor condition are no energy to exercise, feeling worse after moderate exercise, and/or persisting fatigue that is difficult to overcome." - Byron J. Richards, The Leptin Diet: How Fit Is Your Fat? (Get the book.)

"The timing of its use is critical. For sleep problems or seasonal depression, take melatonin one to two hours before bedtime. Do not drive after taking melatonin. To reduce jet lag, start taking melatonin a day or two before you travel, about one to two hours before you would go to sleep in the new time zone. Thyroid Drugs Principal use: To treat depression, lack of energy, or weight gain, particularly among women between the ages of forty-five and sixty. What else you should know: Thyroid hormone typically refers to two hormones: T3 and T4." - Jack Challem, The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems--and Feel Good Again (Get the book.)

"For example, documented adverse reactions include headaches, dizziness, memory loss, mood swings, nausea, seizures, convulsions, weight gain, sleep problems, reduced libido, loss of blood sugar control, changes in heart rate, breathing difficulties, aggravated PMS symptoms, skin rashes, water retention, vision problems, ear buzzing, diarrhea, stomach cramping, nausea, muscle aches, fatigue, muscular sclerosis-like symptoms, and other neurological problems." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

"Ninety-one percent had sleep problems. Ninety-four percent had depression or mood swings. Ninety-seven percent had constipation. One hundred percent had an acidic body pH, which means, according to Dr. Morter, they are prone to get cancer. The list goes on. The question is why does fast food apparently cause so much disease and illness? There are many factors. I believe the most important factor, which is overlooked and virtually never discussed, is that fast food is loaded with CHEMICALS!" - Kevin Trudeau, More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease (Get the book.)

"Wnile the sleep problems that often plague teens and adults are widely known, a new study has found that many young children may not be getting enough sleep either. Approximately 12 to 15 hours of sleep is usually recommended for children ages one to five, according to Christine Acebo, an assistant professor at Brown University Medical School. But the children in her study fell short of that goal." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"The number of people who have intermittent or chronic sleep problems is enormous, perhaps as many as 70 million.672 That means that one in five of us is all too familiar with sleeplessness.673 Perhaps people slept better in past centuries. Back before Thomas Edison invented the electric lightbulb, even adults slept an average of 10 hours a night. But average sleep time has been dropping ever since. A poll in 2002 showed that the average American gets fewer than 7 hours of shut-eye on weeknights. And the deficit can't all be made up on weekends or holidays." - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book.) "Breaking the Vicious Pill Cycle It may be difficult for people with chronic sleep problems to break out of the medication merry-go-round. Anyone who has relied on sleeping pills like diazepam (Valium), lorazepam (Ativan), or temazepam (Restoril) will discover that stopping suddenly may lead to several sleepless nights. Often, this sets in motion a vicious cycle in which the insomniac reverts to the medication just to get a little sleep but finds once again that when he or she stops the medicine, rebound insomnia kicks in." - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book.)

"Other proposed causes of chronic fatigue syndrome include anemia, arthritis, chronic mercury poisoning from amalgam dental fillings, hypoglycemia, hypothyroidism, infection with the fungus Candida albicans, and sleep problems. Fibromyalgia, a muscle disorder that causes muscle weakness and fatigue, has been found in many people with chronic fatigue syndrome. Intestinal parasites are also comparatively common in people with this condition." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"The truth is that sleep problems affect 70 percent of Americans, up from 60 percent in 1990. A sleep disorder is defined as having a problem sleeping or not feeling rested at least a few nights per week. And that's enough to chip away at your health—and longevity. The good thing, however, is that 50 percent of people with sleep disorders can be helped by simple behavioral changes Humans die faster without sleep than they do without food. But the truth is that even people who don't think they sleep at all usually get two to four hours of rest a night." - Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (Get the book.)

"While avoidance of factors that disturb the body clock is the best way to prevent ongoing sleep problems, even shift workers and frequent flyers can use these therapies to their advantage. Free-Running and Entrained Circadian Rhythms Alternative Therapies to Reset Your Body Clock To comprehend how disruptions in circadian rhythms can cause sleep disorders, it's important to understand how the body clock keeps time. As described in chapter 1, a bundle of nerves in the hypothalamus called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) measures the passage of time." - Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac., Alternative Medicine Magazine's Definitive Guide to Sleep Disorders: 7 Smart Ways to Help You Get a Good Night's Rest (Get the book.) "One clue as to whether you have a sleep disorder is a large sleep debt, the cumulative amount of sleep you've missed, whether due to choice or sleep problems. The multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) is the gold standard by which doctors measure sleep debt, but the Epworth Sleepiness Scale below will give you a good idea of how much sleep you're missing.38 Ask yourself how likely you are to doze off or fall asleep in the scenarios below. Rate your response according to the following scale and add up your total score for an evaluation of your sleep debt." - Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac., Alternative Medicine Magazine's Definitive Guide to Sleep Disorders: 7 Smart Ways to Help You Get a Good Night's Rest (Get the book.) "Given that both Cortisol and hypoglycemia can disrupt sleep, food allergies can potentially play major role in sleep problems. Unfortunately, the connection between sugar disorders (such as hypoglycemia) and food allergies is poorly understood and often overlooked, and thus remains undiagnosed and untreated. Drugs, Alcohol, and Nicotine The sleeping process can be significantly disturbed by a variety of over-the-counter and prescription drugs. Drugs that may lead to insomnia include thyroid preparations, oral contraceptives, beta-blockers, and marijuana." - Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac., Alternative Medicine Magazine's Definitive Guide to Sleep Disorders: 7 Smart Ways to Help You Get a Good Night's Rest (Get the book.)

"For those of us whose sleep problems crop up intermittently during stressful times at work or when we travel, the occasional sleeping pill can help. But that doesn't make sleeplessness a sickness. What both the National Sleep Foundation and its corporate sponsors did was conflate serious, chronic insomnia, which can be truly debilitating, with garden-variety trouble sleeping." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.)

"Limited data suggest benefits of oral melatonin in blind adults with free-running sleep-wake rhythms (Haimov & Lavie, 1995; Cavallo, 1993; Arendt et al, 1988). sleep problems in these patients were considered related to an inability to remain synchronized to the normal 24-hour day, due at least in part to lack of light-dark perception. Therapy with melatonin resulted in normal sleep (without early awakening and day sleeps), attributed to resynchronization of the sleep-wake activity cycle. Effective doses have been 5 mg nightly at normal bedtime." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.)

"More established and severe sleep problems may also benefit from some of this advice, but if insomnia begins to disrupt your overall quality of life, consult an experienced homeopathic practitioner. ^ Coffea: If a poor sleep pattern develops after drinking too much coffee or other caffeinated drinks during the day, or too late at night, try Coffea. Irritating and infuriating symptoms include feeling physically exhausted, but mentally alert. Sleep, when achieved, is fitful and so light that you are woken up by the slightest sound." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.)

"Tossing and turning works for salads, not sleep problems. If you can't fall asleep within fifteen minutes, the answer is not to keep trying. Don't force yourself to stay in bed, because the wait will be interminable. Instead, get out of bed and do some light activity. Getting your mind off sleep resets and reboots your system. Try a yoga pose, meditation, or a short walk. To get back to sleep, music and meditation seem to work best. YOU Tip: Know the Nos." - Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (Get the book.)

"Another example of an essence versus appearance: We can take a tranquilizer to sleep better, avoid sleep problems, hold down acting-out, stop feeling anxious, be less aggressive and less depressed, stop bedwetting and premature ejaculation, and stop using alcohol and taking drugs. One specific pain pill can accomplish this universal task. Why? Because the essence, pain, is behind all of those disparate symptoms. Pain will always remain pain no matter what label we pin on it or how we choose to deny it." - Dr. Arthur Janov, Primal Healing: Access the Incredible Power of Feelings to Improve Your Health (Get the book.)

"Medco could not determine whether the alleged disorder or the medication used in treatment was causing the sleep problems.33 Let's see, insomnia is a reported adverse reaction in every one of the "medications" used in the "treatment" of ADHD, but no one can be sure what is causing kids to need sleep medication? Why should anyone be surprised by this conclusion? No one in mental-health officialdom knows anything about what causes ADHD or even how the drugs work in the individual brain for treating ADHD." - Kelly Patricia O'Meara, Psyched Out: How Psychiatry Sells Mental Illness and Pushes Pills That Kill (Get the book.)

"Other problems that have been reported in statin users: peripheral neuropathy (numbness, pain, or tingling in extremities), sleep problems, sexual problems, fatigue, dizziness, unexplained swelling, shortness of breath, vision changes, weight change, changes in blood sugar or blood pressure, nausea, upset stomach, and ringing in the ears. If you don't feel like yourself while on statins, don't let anyone tell you that it couldn't possibly be the effects of the medication." - Hyla Cass, M.D., Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition (Get the book.)

"Borderline sleep problems. Read on. More than 12: Are those toothpicks in your eyes? all due respect to your favorite recliner or antique armoire, is there a finer piece of furniture than your bed? Really. Your kids bounce on it. Your dog hides under it. You probably started your family in it. And you're very likely reading these very words in it. In a way, your bed is one of life's few sanctuaries." - Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (Get the book.) "People who have sleep problems often don't make it to REM sleep because it takes up to sixty minutes to make it to REM. If you're having frequent awakenings before you make it to REM, then you're never getting that restorative, healthy sleep. Now, complex changes occur in your body and mind as you awaken. Your melatonin levels have peaked, the stress hormone Cortisol is on the rise, your body temperature has bottomed out, and your psyche is immersed in your dreams." - Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (Get the book.)

"Nux vomica: Try this remedy for easing sleep problems that set in as a result of living in the fast lane. Symptoms include tension in muscles that refuse to relax at night, an alert mind that refuses to switch off, and a tendency to fall into a sound sleep just before thej alarm goes off. Additional triggers include relying on too much caffeine to keep going during the day, and alcohol to unwind at night." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.)

"They found that late-night TV leaves children in a state of'heightened alertness' at a time when their minds should be winding down, preventing them from developing natural sleep patterns which would otherwise become ingrained, so they're more likely to have sleep problems throughout their lives. Other technological gadgets can be just as harmful. A Belgian researcher found the sleep of young teenagers was disturbed by incoming text messages on their mobile phones, and also that they slept at a different level because they were constantly aware of the phone, waiting for communications." - Sue Palmer, Toxic Childhood: How the Modern World is Damaging Our Children and What We Can Do About it (Get the book.)

"Other problems that have been reported in statin users: peripheral neuropathy (numbness, pain, or tingling in extremities), sleep problems, sexual problems, fatigue, dizziness, unexplained swelling, shortness of breath, vision changes, weight change, changes in blood sugar or blood pressure, nausea, upset stomach, and ringing in the ears. If you don't feel like yourself while on statins, don't let anyone tell you that it couldn't possibly be the effects of the medication." - Hyla Cass, Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition (Get the book.)

"But what this study shows is that, in depressed youths, not all sleep problems are the same," said [Xianchen] Liu, [M.D., Ph.D.]. "Insomnia and sleepiness is 'double trouble.' Youths having both of these had more severe depression than youths with just one sleep problem." (http://www.sciencedailv.com/releases/2007/01/070101104155.htm) As you likely noticed, Dr. Liu stressed that it was the combination of insomnia and sleepiness, (or drowsiness), that is considered as "double trouble"." - Dr David W Tanton, Ph.D., Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, And Stimulants - Dangerous Drugs on Trial (Get the book.)

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