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Insomnia cures and home remedies “insomnia”
June 30th, 2010 | 
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Causes
Insomnia can be caused by:
* Psychoactive drugs or stimulants, including certain medications, herbs, caffeine, cocaine, ephedrine, amphetamines, methylphenidate, MDMA, methamphetamine and modafinil
* Hormone shifts such as those that precede menstruation and those during menopause
* Life problems like fear, stress, anxiety, emotional or mental tension, work problems, financial stress, unsatisfactory sex life
* Mental disorders such as clinical depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, general anxiety disorder
* Disturbances of the circadian rhythm, such as shift work and jet lag, can cause an inability to sleep at some times of the day and excessive sleepiness at other times of the day.
Jet lag is seen in people who travel through multiple time zones, as the time relative to the rising and setting of the sun no longer coincides with the body’s internal concept of it. The insomnia experienced by shift workers is also a circadian rhythm sleep disorder.
* Insomnia-Estrogen Estrogen is considered to play a significant role in women’s mental health (including insomnia). A conceptual model of how estrogen affects mood was suggested by Douma et al 2005 based on their extensive literature review relating activity of endogenous, bio-identical and synthetic estrogen with mood and
well-being. They concluded the sudden estrogen withdrawal, fluctuating estrogen, and periods of sustained estrogen low levels correlated with significant mood lowering. Clinical
recovery from depression postpartum, perimenopause, and postmenopause was shown to be effective after levels of estrogen were stabilized and/or restored.
* Certain neurological disorders, brain lesions, or a history of traumatic brain injury
* Medical conditions such as hyperthyroidism and Wilson’s syndrome
* Abuse of over-the counter or prescription sleep aids can produce rebound insomnia
* Poor sleep hygiene
* Parasomnia, which includes a number of disruptive sleep events including nightmares, sleepwalking, violent behavior while sleeping, and REM behavior disorder, in which a person moves his/her physical body in response to events within his/her dreams
* The full moon lunar phase
* A rare genetic condition can cause a prion-based, permanent and eventually fatal form of insomnia called fatal familial insomnia
A common misperception is that the amount of sleep a person requires
decreases as he or she ages. The ability to sleep for long periods,
rather than the need for sleep, appears to be lost as people get older. Some elderly insomniacs toss and turn in bed and occasionally fall off the bed at night, diminishing the amount of sleep they receive.
An overactive mind or physical pain may also be causes. Finding the underlying cause of insomnia is usually necessary to cure it. Insomnia can be common after the loss of a loved one, even years or decades after the death, if they have not gone through the grieving process. Overall, symptoms and the degree of their severity affect each individual differently depending on their mental health, physical condition, and attitude or personality.
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massage therapy career school
http://www.betterthanschool.com/bts/massage – Massage therapists, which are in high demand, are sought out by people for relief form pain, accident injuries, and disabling conditions or to simply eliminate stress. Massage therapy programs teach intro anatomy and physiology. They teach different ways massage can relieve pain and promote relaxation. Jobs are usually found in spas, resorts, hotels, cruise ships, chiropractor offices and personally owned businesses.
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Simple Yoga Online.com brings you Down Dog by Sara Plummer
This yoga exercise is great for the lower back and shoulders, used with caution and at your own pace and level, being aware of the breath and expanding your body letting that tension go.
Duration : 0:1:28
Head and Shoulder Massage for Couples
Connie Weatherman demonstrates how she teaches couples to relieve stress and tension through head and shoulder massage techniques
Duration : 0:10:0
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Tags: BodyUnique, Demonstration, health, massage, relief, stress |
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Tai Chi for Back Pain
Tai Chi for Back Pain Instructional DVD
Duration: 120 mins.
For more information or to place order:
http://www.taichiproductions.com/secureshop/product.php?ProductID=229
Designed to relieve back pain, restore the ability to work and play, improve health and quality of life, this program will also help people in wheelchairs and with other medical conditions. This Tai Chi set is adapted from Tai Chi for Arthritis with additional material and different approach in teaching.
Tai chi is a gentle exercise shown by many scientific studies to relieve pain, strengthen muscles, improve stamina, blood circulation, balance and relaxation.
There are numerous forms of tai chi. This program places special emphasis on strengthening the deep stabilizing muscles of the spine and contains adaptations for people with other chronic disabilities. It aims at helping you cope better with daily tasks, as well as improving your mental and physical health. No prior knowledge of tai chi is necessary.
According to new medical findings, the deep muscles close to the spine stabilize and protect the spine. Strengthening these muscles will reduce pain and improve physical function.
Contents
We begin with an introduction of tai chi followed by information on back pain provided by a panel of medical experts: Dr Ashish Diwan, Chief of Spine Service from the University of NSW; Dr Klaus Stelter, an experienced family physician and Trish Wisbey-Roth, a manipulative and sports physiotherapist, and the physiotherapist for the Australian Olympic team in 1996, 2000 and 2004.
This program will be divided into 8 lessons. Depending on your physical ability and time available, you can learn each lesson in one or several sittings. If you are unable or uncomfortable to do the full extent of the movements, simply do what you can and visualize the full extent.
Lesson 1 – stationary
” Warm up, stretching and cooling exercises
” Qigong exercises:
1. The Posture of Infinity
2. The Posture of Tai Chi
3. The Posture of Opening and Closing
” Movement 1. Commencement
Lesson 2 – stationary
” Qigong exercises:
4. The Posture of Yin Yang Harmony
” Movement 2 – Opening and Closing Hands
” Movement 3 – Single Whip
Lesson 3 – stationary
” Movement 4 – Waving Hands in the Cloud.
” Movement 5 – Opening and Closing Hands
” Movement 6 – Closing
” Both sides of the six movements
Lesson 4 – moving
” Warm up, stretching and cooling exercises
” Qigong exercises
” Both sides of the six movements
Lesson 5 – moving
” Advanced movement 1 – Brush Knee
” Advanced movement 2 – Playing the Lute
Lesson 6 – moving
” Advanced movement 3 – Parry and Punch
Lesson 7 – moving
” Advanced movement 4 – Apparent close up
” Advanced movement 5 – Pushing the Mountain
” Advanced movement 6 – Opening and Closing
Lesson 8 – moving
” Both sides of the six advanced movements
Demonstration – both sides of the complete 12 movements
” Front on
” Back on
Duration : 0:5:46