Natural Health Information Articles

Sleep – Quality Sleep Patterns

Excerpt from Sleep Guidance – Nutritional News. Pg 9-11 and Dr Janice Ann Priest registered naturopathic practitioner CHNP. Healthy Options mag. Aug 09.

Sleep – Quality Sleep Patterns
When you suffer from stress, fatigue, anxiety or depression you can have more trouble getting a good night’s sleep.

When you suffer from stress, fatigue, anxiety or depression you can have more trouble getting a good night’s sleep. Stress and sleeplessness then becomes a vicious circle, as the more tired you are, the less capable you are to handle stress. Earlier research revealed that stress decreases the time spent in the deepest, most restorative sleep stages and disrupts dream/rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. In one study, chronic insomniacs reported that during the time their sleep problems began they also experienced a greater number of stressful life events.

Find more sleep solutions in the main article.

Please Note: this is just part of a full article. Sign-up or Login to the view full articles.
  • Share This Article: