Category Sleep and sleep problems
Sleep problems, and their implications
How is your sleep? Are you sleeping as well as you would like to do? Are you tired through the day, due to never really getting quite the sleep quality you would like? Do you sometimes (or regularly) resort to…
Relax the mind to sleep
This is the December 2012 issue of the Integrating Awareness Newsletter. The focus for this issue is Relax the Mind to Sleep, with articles about: Insomnia; what it is, what causes it, how it affects you, and treatments; Good Sleep…
Good sleep tips
Sleep deprivation can be detrimental to both your mental-emotional and your physical health & wellbeing. If sleep deprivation becomes a chronic problem, you most likely need to consider Relax-the-Mind Sleep Therapy to come to terms with your sleep problem. However,…
Insomnia
Contrary to what a lot of people believe, the term “insomnia” doesn’t only refer to when people can’t sleep at all. It also refers to the common kind of sleep problem; struggles to fall asleep at night, or waking up…
Sleep and its associated problems
Here is the first Newsletter from Integrating Awareness for 2012, with a few bits and pieces that I hope will be of interest to you. The theme for this issue is sleep and its associated problems, with articles about: The…
Sleep medication may cause premature death
Research published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry [ref. 1] has uncovered some worrying facts about the possible effects of sleep medication commonly used for treating insomnia and anxiety. It appears that taking such sleep medication increases the risk of…
Sleep deprivation and its effects on your physical and emotional wellbeing
Sleep needs are probably genetically determined, and can vary between individuals from as little as 4-5 h/day to 9-10 h/day, with an average of 7-8 h How much sleep someone needs cannot be stated simply as a certain number of…
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and sleep problems
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a chronic psychiatric condition resulting from the experience of a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, combat experience, natural disaster experiences, motor vehicle collisions and other accidents. PTSD sufferers commonly experience fear, hopelessness, recurring mental…
Sleep problems and fibromyalgia
Research at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology involving more than 12,000 women, indicates that, over a 10 year period, women with sleep problems are at significantly higher risk of developing fibromyalgia than women without sleep problems. Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia…
