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Acupuncture
Grapes Protect the
For Sleep Disorders
Acupuncture is a wonderful modality to help address sleep
Heart
disorders, according to Susan Burke, OMD, L.Ac of Berkley,
Michigan’s Acupuncture Health
C
ould eating grapes fi ght high blood pressure and pos-
Alliance.
sibly reduce other factors linked to heart disease? A
“ Sleep deprivation is the
new University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center study
quickest way to the aging process,”
suggests just that, revealing tantalizing clues to the heart-
she says, “The Chinese believe you
healthy power of grapes.
should be in bed by 11:00 p.m.
The study fed laboratory
and sleep until 7:00 a.m., giving
rats a powder of regular
your four organ systems a chance to
table grapes (a blend of
detox (let go of poisons). If you are not in bed when the time of
green, red and black
the organ occurs (i.e. 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. is Gall Bladder’s
grapes, containing the
time), it will not detox.”
skin, fl esh and seeds),
“Many things can affect or interrupt a good night’s sleep,”
mixed into a diet that
says Burke. “Too much stress, something on your mind bother-
was either low or high
ing you, a vitamin defi ciency, overexposure to electromagnetic
in salt. The control
energy (i.e. T.V.), a repressed emotion, the body’s Yin being out
group received no
of balance or medications you’re taking for something else.”
grapes. After 18 weeks,
“Many who receive Acupuncture,” she adds, “notice an
the rats receiving the grape-enriched meals had lower
overall feeling of wellbeing, inner peace and the ability to sleep
blood pressure, better heart function, reduced infl am-
deeply. “
mation throughout their bodies and fewer signs of heart
muscle damage. The grapes’ heart-protective effects are
For more information, contact Susan Burke. OMD, L.Ac
thought to be due to their high level of phytochemicals,
Acupuncture Health Alliance, 2770 Coolidge Hwy, Berkley. 248-
naturally occurring antioxidants contained in whole
582-8888. See ads pages 19 & 42.
grapes.
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