Insomnia
Insomnia is difficulty in falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking in the early hours and not being able to get back to sleep. Poor diet, blood sugar imbalance, caffeine, stress, alcohol, anxiety, depression, hormonal imbalance especially around the menopause and some medicines can contribute. The need for one long period of sleep at night reduces as we get older.
Sleep Onset insomnia
- Anxiety or tension
- Environmental changes
- Emotional arousal
- Fear of insomnia
- Phobia of sleep
- Disruptive environment
- Pain or discomfort
- Caffeine and alcohol
Sleep maintenance insomnia
- Depression
- Environmental change
- Sleep apnoea
- Hypoglycaemia
- Parasomnias
- Pain or discomfort
- Alcohol or drugs
Memory and concentration: foggy short term memory, poor concentration, mind wanders, not clear thinking.
We have found that insomnia often has a hormonal cause, such as an imbalance in blood sugar or even adrenal fatigue. We test this using the 'Health Detective Screening System' which can check for subtle changes in the hormones. Blood test only pick up on the more obvious cases but changes can be made by the body for months or years with clients gradually feeling the symptoms.
Sometimes food intolerances can be a trigger and this can be tested together with the above and any offending foods can subsequently be removed from the diet for a few weeks. There can also be deficiencies in key nutrients such as magnesium which is normally pushed into the cells at night to move calcium out.
We have had much success in helping restore balance to the body thus re-establishing restful sleep. This is often one of the quickest things to improve once balance has been restored, with clients seeing improvements in just a few weeks.
Please telephone or email to book an appointment for a 'Food/ Hormone/ Vitamin and Mineral Test'. It will take approx. one hour.
We have a number of specific products available on our On-line Shop 'Nervous System, Sleep Problems'. If you are unsure which product would be most beneficial for you, please contact us and we will be pleased to advise.
The information provided here is not a substitute for professional medical advice and any health concerns should be investigated by your Doctor. Professional medical advice should be sought before embarking on any change of diet or supplementation programme.
