Stress and Insomnia

Balancing the Sympathetic (fight or flight) and Parasympathetic (relaxation response) Nervous Systems, can have a profound impact on sleep. Learning how to produce a ‘relaxation response’, helps to turn off ‘fight or flight’ response and bring the body back to balanced pre-stress levels. Research has shown that regular use of a progressive relaxation audio daily, can produce a relaxation response, that can really help any health problem, that is caused or exacerbated by chronic stress such as Insomnia and many others.

The using Herbert Benson’s 5-week relaxation response program, produced remarkable results for insomnia patients... 100% of Insomnia Patients Reported Improved Sleep and 91% Either Eliminated or Reduced Sleeping Medication Use. (The American Journal of Medicine, Volume 100, pages 212-216, 1996.)

• 5-Week Stress-Relief Program. For a deep dive…consider doing the full program.

• Relaxing into Sleep Audio. 20 minutes every day before bed.

Acupuncture and the Yin and Yang of Sleep

Acupuncture is a huge resource to relax and rebalance your nervous system and sleep cycles. To balance the Sympathetic nervous system (Yang) with the Parasympathetic Nervous System (Yin) is the basic truth of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for thousands of years of experiential wisdom. In Chinese Medicine, sleep and wake are viewed as yin-yang to each other. According to this, consciousness and waking are the result of yang energy rising to the head. Sleep is the result of the yang energy descending back to the core, after it has been used by the day’s requirements to be nurtured by the yin. During sleep, yang energy that has been depleted is nourished and revitalized to be used again upon awakening.  The body’s yin and yang energy follow the light of the sun and ascend and descend according to the cycles of our planet that evolved us. In February 2018, a clinical trial study found acupuncture to be more effective than certain drugs types similar to those routinely prescribed for the treatment of insomnia.

Sleep-Ease, $35.99

Supports a natural, quality sleep*

Sleep-Ease is a classic, Traditional Chinese Medicine formula for famous for insomnia. It supports getting a good night’s sleep naturally, without dangerous side-effects. One in every two Americans experienced some difficulty falling asleep last year; one in three experienced insomnia on a regular basis. Some turn to over-the-counter medicines to help the sleep, while ten million rely on prescription medicine. Many drugs that help induce sleep are not designed for long-term use, and can have serious side effects, leaving a hung-over feeling in the morning, and work to further disrupt sleep patterns. This classic formula is widely used for insomnia, helps to calm nervous tension, promotes mental alertness, and relieves occasional sleeplessness - so you can get a good restful rejuvenating sleep.

Tranquil, $35.99

Calms the nerves and eases anxious feelings*

Anxiety is defined as “an unpleasant emotional state ranging from mild unease to intense fear.” Anxiety, however, differs from fear in that fear is a rational response to a real danger. Anxiety often lacks a clear, realistic cause, and thus results in a constant “free-floating” feeling of fear and worry. Tranquil is a calming formula that includes some world-class herbal stars. This classic Traditional Chinese Medicine formula is centered around Ziziphus, a popular sedative that calms the heart while nourishing its “yin”.