Sleep Enough

More people are sleeping late these days. And many people do not quite understand why sleeping late at night is bad for health. Having had some experience with Eastern medicine, I can attest that from its standpoint, sleeping late at night – is indeed not good for health. For the uninitiated, Eastern medicine is deeply rooted in the culture and lifestyle of Asia, encompassing billions of people, and practiced for thousands of years. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m going to give the Solfeggio Frequencies a try. The Solfeggio Frequencies are 6 types of sound vibrations that supposedly have healing effects on the body and mind. They are used in Gregorian and Buddhist chants which have a legacy dating all the way back hundreds, even thousands of years ago. What I’m interested in is their effect on the nervous system, brain waves, and sleep. Can it help with insomnia? Read the rest of this entry »

I realize insomnia is a complex problem and there is no one size fits all approach to cure it. Also, insomnia can be caused by different causes at different times. So, that’s why not every remedy works every time. Insomnia caused by deep seated and long term stress is one of the most difficult health problems to fix.

Fixing the underlying cause of the stress will alleviate the insomnia, and that is why if you are having long term insomnia, you need to get to the bottom of the problem; only then will you overcome it. But if you have an urgent need to sleep ASAP, you may need to take a sleep medication after all. Read the rest of this entry »

Tryptophan is one of the sleep aids if you’re looking for something natural. This is one of the essential amino acids that we all need on a daily basis, but some probably don’t get enough of.

Tryptophan is converted into serotonin by the body. Serotonin in turn, is converted into melatonin, which as we know, is the sleep hormone. In other words, tryptophan is a precursor of melatonin. If you don’t want to take supplemental melatonin or cannot obtain it in your country, tryptophan can be considered. Read the rest of this entry »

Sleep paralysis seems to be quite an intriguing aspect of sleep that generates a lot of fear and confusion (and a load of theories) as to what it is. While common enough, not everyone seems to experience it, and yet others do on a regular basis. Sleep paralysis has been described as a temporary condition in which a person is aware of his/her surroundings, but is unable to move his/her body at all, and is frequently accompanied with a sense of fear or dread of some malevolent presence nearby.

The phenomenon occurs when the mind inadvertently awakens from the REM stage, while the body is still in a paralyzed state. You could liken it to an in-between stage when the person is neither asleep nor awake in that sense. About 20% of the world’s population has experienced sleep paralysis at least once in their lifetime. Read the rest of this entry »