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Herbs That Help You Sleep

by | Sep 21, 2012 | Helpful Articles, Sleep Disorders

There are a variety of diverse sedative and calming herbs that have been gaining popularity as people begin to search for effective alternatives to sleeping pills. Many herbs that help you sleep work in similar ways to commercial sleeping pills, either by reducing...

Parasomnia Disorder

by | Sep 18, 2012 | Sleep Disorders

A parasomnia disorder is a disruptive sleep disorder that occurs during an arousal, or phase of wakefulness, from REM or non-REM sleep. Unlike disorders that keep you from getting to sleep or staying asleep, such as insomnia, restless leg syndrome or sleep apnea,...

REM Atonia

by | Sep 18, 2012 | Sleep Disorders

REM atonia is the scientific name for the phenomenon of sleep paralysis, in which your brain shuts off stimulation to your large muscle groups during Rapid Eye Movement, immobilizing you so you don’t act out your dreams. The natural process of REM atonia likely...

Night Terrors

by | May 11, 2012 | Sleep Disorders

You wake up in the middle of the night gripped by a feeling of dread, the covers tangled around you as though you’ve been trying to fight something off in your sleep, but you can’t remember the bad dream that woke you. If this has ever happened to you, night terrors...

Adult Nightmares

by | Nov 4, 2011 | Sleep Disorders

We’ve all experienced it: you wake up in the middle of the night in your dark room, heart pounding, looking around for the awful threat you’ve escaped… you just had a nightmare! One to two nightmares a week is considered normal in kids, and we still occasionally have...

How To Stop Nightmares

by | Oct 12, 2011 | Sleep Disorders

I’ve outlined some of the basic causes of nightmares elsewhere on this site, as well as steps you can take to alleviate nightmares. However, there’s also an array of mental strategies that can teach you how to stop nightmares. Learning how to lucid dream can be a...