Acupuncture for a better sleep

Acupuncture is useful to help relieve both the side effects and causes of poor sleep. It is beneficial to:

• Calm your mind to allow better sleep and balances your system to better deal with change
• Improve immune function and energy levels that result as an effect of poor sleep
• Relieve pain which may be waking you at night
• Help with the symptoms of caffeine or nicotine withdrawal, which you may be removing from your lifestyle in order to sleep better.
• Relieve stress which leads to and results from poor sleep
• Treat TMJD and teeth grinding which may be disrupting your sleep
• Treat other underlying causes of insomnia, such as anxiety, depression, heartburn, and other conditions that lead to poor sleep

Many people take sleep for granted, or consider it to be a luxury.  However, good sleep habits are as important for our health as diet and exercise.  With proper amounts of sleep our memory, immune function, metabolism, pain levels and appearance are all improved.  Good sleep is important for us to experience optimal productivity and creativity, and improves our mental and physical performance.

When our sleep is poor we are tired, irritable, and suffer from headaches – and unfortunately, often unable to realize when our performance is affected.  When our sleep suffers so does our mood and stress levels, and we have a higher risk of being involved in accidents.  People who have prolonged amounts of poor sleep have an increased risk of obesity, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and hypertension.  Enjoying a better sleep has many benefits to your life and longevity.  Consider acupuncture to help you improve your sleep and to maintain better sleeping habits.