Healthy Sleep
Often, a person can have difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep. Other individuals complain of intermittent wakefulness during the night or early morning awakening. Still others can have a combination of any of these situations. Chronic or persistent sleep disturbances should be discussed with a physician so that the underlying cause of the problem can be determined and addressed.
In conjunction with your physician, Murray Avenue Apothecary can provide prescription compounded medications that may prove helpful in the correction of sleep problems. More information
In conjunction with your physician, Murray Avenue Apothecary can provide prescription compounded medications that may prove helpful in the correction of sleep problems. More information
Insomnia: The Facts
According to the National Sleep Foundation's 2002 Sleep in America poll, 58% of adults in this country reported at least one symptom of insomnia in the past year.
Sleep helps to organize memories, solidify learning, and improve concentration. Proper sleep, especially sleep where you are actively dreaming (REM sleep), regulates mood as well. Lack of sleep can make you irritable and cranky, affecting your emotions, social interaction, and decision making.
Sleep is essential to the health of the immune system. Without adequate sleep, the immune system becomes weak, and the body becomes more vulnerable to infection and disease. Sleep is also a time of rest and repair for neurons. Many hormones are timed to release during sleep or right before sleep. Growth hormone, for example, is released during sleep, vital to growing children but also for restorative processes like muscle repair.
Evidence suggests that people with insomnia have a ten-fold risk of developing depression and anxiety compared with those who sleep well. Half of those who have experienced insomnia blame the problem on stress and worry.
From peri-menopause to post-menopause, women report the most sleeping problems. The ovaries gradually decrease production of estrogen and progesterone, a sleep promoting hormone. Common sleep disruptions include hot flashes, mood disorders, and sleep-disordered breathing (associated with sleep apnea).
Sleep helps to organize memories, solidify learning, and improve concentration. Proper sleep, especially sleep where you are actively dreaming (REM sleep), regulates mood as well. Lack of sleep can make you irritable and cranky, affecting your emotions, social interaction, and decision making.
Sleep is essential to the health of the immune system. Without adequate sleep, the immune system becomes weak, and the body becomes more vulnerable to infection and disease. Sleep is also a time of rest and repair for neurons. Many hormones are timed to release during sleep or right before sleep. Growth hormone, for example, is released during sleep, vital to growing children but also for restorative processes like muscle repair.
Evidence suggests that people with insomnia have a ten-fold risk of developing depression and anxiety compared with those who sleep well. Half of those who have experienced insomnia blame the problem on stress and worry.
From peri-menopause to post-menopause, women report the most sleeping problems. The ovaries gradually decrease production of estrogen and progesterone, a sleep promoting hormone. Common sleep disruptions include hot flashes, mood disorders, and sleep-disordered breathing (associated with sleep apnea).
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©2010 by Susan Merenstein, Pharmacist and Owner of Murray Avenue Apothecary.
©2010 by Susan Merenstein, Pharmacist and Owner of Murray Avenue Apothecary.
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