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The B’s of Sleep Apnea Treatment
Behavioral therapy is the big “B” therapy of sleep apnea. This is a form of psychological therapy that looks specifically at ways to alter behavior and the cognitive processes that go with it. Cognitive behavioral therapy (often abbreviated to CBT) is based in cognitive theory and its subsequent research and it also lends heavily from behavior modification theory.
Bach flower remedies (also sometimes called flower remedy/essence therapy) revolve around the use of thirty-eight different flowers which each work on upon a mental or emotional attitude to improve upon it. The flower used the most often to treat sleep apnea is vervain, which can be purchased at a health food store or through the Internet. Besides relieving problems with breathing during sleep, the Bach flower remedies are also excellent at lowering levels of stress and tension in the body, promoting rest and relaxation and fighting the debilitating effects of depression.
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Summary of some sleeping aids & remedies described in greater detail and with recipes and instructions, in the following pages.
How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep
How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep
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Rosalind D. Cartwright is Professor Emeritus of Rush University Medical Center’s Graduate College Neuroscience Division, and was chair of the College’s Department of Behavioral Sciences until 2008. In her new book, The Twenty-Four Hour Mind: The Role of Sleep and Dreaming in Our Emotional Lives, Cartwright brings together decades of research into the bizarre sleep disorders known as parasomnias to propose a new theory of how the human mind works consistently throughout waking and sleeping hours. In the excerpt below we learn how important it is to slow down and get the appropriate amount of sleep.
We live in a culture that values speed; fast foods, fast cars, fast service, and fast decisions. All of this takes a toll. Fast food is blamed for the epidemic of obesity, fast cars for motor vehicle accidents, and the wish for fast service and decisions for an increase in the general level of frustration when we are inevitably put on hold. This “hurry up” lifestyle also has an impact on sleep – it has notably shortened the number of hours we as a society devote to it. When sleep experts speak to general audiences, one question they are often asked is, “How can I spend less time sleeping?” Those who ask this question tell us that sleep is a waste of time. Not only is that notion wrong, but the attitude behind it is largely responsible for the increase of several major public health problems.
Discovery Health “Natural Home Remedies for Insomnia”
Natural Home Remedies for Insomnia
Insomnia can make you a poster child for the walking dead. Fortunately, home remedies from your kitchen can help you cope with sleepless nights. Try the remedies listed below to find which work for you.
Home Remedies From the Cupboard
Herbs for Sleep: Natural Alternatives For Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders
Herbs for Sleep Natural Alternatives For Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders
There are many herbs that have originally been folk remedies for sleeping problems and have later been shown to have modes of action similar to pharmaceuticals used to aid sleep. As these herbs have tranquilizing and soothing properties, they can also combat anxiety, worry and restlessness. Be careful, though, if using them during the daytime.
Lemon Balm
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The Importance of Sleep
The Importance of Sleep
Sleep: it is quintessential to our lives. Every human being has the major basic functions in common. One of these vital necessities is the need to sleep. Though we all have different sleep patterns, sleep different amounts, and the quality of our slumber varies greatly, sleep is literally necessary to stay alive. Strangely, though it is just as important as breathing, many people live with agonizing and life altering sleep disorders. The importance of sleep is often overlooked.
Your sleep problems could soon be over
I realized that what I needed was not sleeping pills, but an effective sleep management program to change my bad sleeping habits.
I needed a sleep system that made use of effective, powerful, sleep-inducing methods instead of chemical substances.
It was clear that my sleep problems were part of a psychological problem, not a medical problem. They were due to faulty sleep behavior patterns.
Sleep Techniques
Sleep Techniques
This article takes a look at some practical sleep techniques. These are just some basic sleep techniques to help you deal with insomnia. If you are interested in more advanced sleep techniques, simply sign up for my free newsletter at the bottom of this article.
Get Some Sleep
It’s 2 A.M. and you’ve counted enough sheep to fill a paddock, but you still can’t get the shut-eye you need. Do you a) start counting goats; b) get out of bed and read; or c) take a sleeping pill? If you picked reading, your restless nights may soon be over. According to a report in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, adopting a few basic habits–like limiting the amount of time you spend in bed–works better than pills or goats in controlling chronic insomnia.
Led by Charles Morin, a professor of psychology at Laval University in Quebec, the J.A.M.A. study is the latest in a series of sleep experiments stretching back 50 years. Much remains mysterious. Despite thousands of hours measuring the brain waves of unconscious subjects, monitoring their breathing and noting the effects of sleep deprivation, scientists still don’t know the answers to some of the most basic questions, like why we need to sleep in the first place. That hasn’t stopped some wild ideas from gaining popularity. In December, Pocket Books paid a whopping $200,000 advance for a yet-to-be published book that claims you can lose weight by sleeping longer. (Darn! Why didn’t I think of that one?)