Tag: sleep
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Me Fuimaono-Poe, Pacific College Faculty, Featured on CBD for Sleep
Categories: In the NewsINSIDER recently featured Pacific College medical cannabis faculty member Me Fuimaono-Poe on how best to use CBD to enhance your sleep. It’s not as straightforward as you might think; some research has found that smaller doses of CBD may stimulate instead of sedating, making sleep more difficult or of lower quality. Fuimaono-Poe suggests starting with…
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Tips to Get a Good Night’s Sleep
Categories: Research & ArticlesMay is Better Sleep Month! Here are some tips to improve the quality of your shut-eye.
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Ayurveda and Sleep
Categories: Research & ArticlesSleep is a key ingredient for a healthy and joyful life. Good sleep acts as a rejuvenator of the mind and regenerator of the body, enabling us to perform optimally during our waking hours. Even powerful medicine is of hardly any use if this fundamental ingredient of life is missing. Unfortunately, the modern approach to…
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Holistic Tips for Better Sleep
Categories: Research & ArticlesThe quality of your sleep can affect your quality of life, from your concentration at work to your mood. Insomnia can lead to muscle aches, exhaustion, irritability, and even fibromyalgia and other health concerns. Whether you sleep for many hours and it’s fitful, or you have difficulty falling asleep, there are natural ways to help.…
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Traditional Chinese Medicine Encourages Restful Sleep: Alternative Treatment for Insomnia, Nightmares, or Fitful Sleeping
Categories: Research & ArticlesThe ancient practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers some insight to the varying causes of sleeplessness. The pairing of acupuncture with herbal remedies can bring relief to patients with chronic insomnia, nightmares, and even sleep apnea. Patients battling chronic insomnia can tell you that insufficient or poor quality sleep leads not only to irritability…
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Massage and Chronic Fatigue
Categories: Research & ArticlesMassages used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM are known for their therapeutic value, particularly for the treatment of common ailments and disorders. One of the most common disorders with which TCM is used is chronic fatigue syndrome, an illness that manifests itself through a variety of symptoms, many of which are similar to other…
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Acupuncture May Help With Sleep Apnea
Categories: Research & ArticlesSleep apnea is a condition in which people simply stop breathing for short periods of time while they sleep. These episodes can occur up to 100 times in one hour. Most people don’t completely wake up when this occurs, but will feel exhausted in the morning and tired during the day. In some cases, sleep…
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Acupuncture for Insomnia and Sleep Disorders
Categories: Research & ArticlesIn today’s fast paced stressed-out world insomnia and sleep disorders are on the increase. The proverbial good night’s sleep seems more elusive than ever. So many people are facing so many sleepless nights, and yet they fear the side effects and addictive nature of sleep medications – as well they should. TCM recognizes the importance…
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Oriental Medicine Lays Insomnia to Rest
Categories: Research & ArticlesInsomnia is more than tossing and turning. It’s more serious than an inability to fall asleep early and has more debilitating effects than are commonly recognized. An estimated 32 million people – about one in eight – suffer from insomnia in the U.S. Oriental medicine, with its focus on healing whole syndromes rather than individual…