Try Acupuncture for Pain-Free Sleep
Chronic pain, affecting 10 to 25 percent of adults, dis- turbs sleep for two-thirds of them, increasing the risk of depression and aggravat- ing pain symptoms. Chinese researchers analyzed nine studies of 944 chronic-pain patients and found that
acupuncture treatments were significantly better than drugs at helping patients sleep. It also improved their quality of sleep as self-measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and lowered their scores of perceived pain.
A Natural Solution
to Sleep Apnea According to a National In- stitutes of Health study, most people believe that sleep apnea is caused by a sagging soft pal- let or by some other obstructive tissue in the throat. Actually, it’s the result of a diminishing signal from the brain to the diaphragm (causing one to breathe) that
can occur during the transition from initial semi-wake- fulness into the next stage of lighter sleep prior to REM sleep. In some people, the unintended reduction in the signal is significant enough that breathing goes beyond being shallow and completely stops. After a short period of time, the brain, realizing
Pass Up Sugary Drinks for a Strong Liver
Sugar-sweetened drinks, already linked to weight gain, diabetes and heart disease, carry another risk: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In a meta- review published in the European Journal of Nutrition, Iranian researchers analyzed six high-quality studies that included 6,326 men and women and 1,361 cases of NAFLD. They found those that drank the most sugary drinks had a 40 per- cent higher risk of developing the dis- ease compared to those that consumed the least. Sugary drinks include soda, cola, tonic, fruit punch, lemonade, sweetened, powdered drinks, and sports and energy drinks.
the need to breathe, forces a rapid inhalation to restart respiration that literally drags the sagging localized soft tissues into the airway, as reported in Sleep Apnea: A New Approach to an Emergent Problem by Master Herbal- ist Steven Frank, of Nature’s Rite. For some, there’s no indication of potential problems when they are awake as the tissues remain in their normal state and the throat doesn’t close off during the day or when relaxing or rest- ing, but then they can experience an obstruction prob- lem when trying to go to sleep. Instead of resorting to surgery to remove neck
tissue or using a machine to force air into lungs, try a natural, herbal solution that has been used for thou- sands of years. Lobelia acts as a respiratory stimulant and maintains deep, steady breathing through the stage 2 sleep period. Thyme improves the ability of the lungs to exchanges CO2 for oxygen. While Chamomile and Cramp Bark helps the upper trapezius muscles to relax supporting better nerve transmission.
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