Sleep Problems: A Modern-Day Guide to Insomnia
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Sleep problems are rife amongst women. Sometimes it’s because you’re working overtime, have a new-found passion for gourmet coffee or imbalanced hormones. And as the days go by and you toil to sleep, you experience a string of negative effects – irritability, drowsiness, an inability to focus. Now multiply those incidences by a million. That should give you an idea of our country’s current and all-too-common problem – insomnia.
That’s Life!
We live in a stressful, competitive, 24/7 society. And these modern-day pressures can cause a decrease in our brain’s production of melatonin, the neurochemical that promotes sleep. Combined with the use of electronic devices like computers and cell phones in our bedrooms, our brains can stay active for hours, hindering relaxation and stimulating wakefulness.
Other contemporary influences like round-the-clock cable networks, the internet and email all add up to why there is an ever-increasing number of women suffering from insomnia. And although these ‘progressive’ changes have given us more opportunity to do things, even during bedtime, they also have serious effects on the way we sleep – or don’t. Overall, any change to our natural sleep pattern poses an increased risk of insomnia.
The Cost of Insomnia
According to current, national research, the average American woman gets only 6.5 hours of sleep. The National Sleep Foundation recommends 7 to 8 hours per night. Consequently, more than 50 percent of adult, American women suffer from insomnia and other types of sleep problems.
And different types of people have different variations of sleeplessness. While some can wake up refreshed and recharged with only five hours of sleep, many of us wake up fatigued and miserable. For this reason, sleeplessness is subjective.
But did you know that the cost of not treating a sleep problem like insomnia is more expensive than the actual cost of receiving treatment? It’s true. Insomnia weakens the body’s immune system, leaving us much more susceptible to illness. The annual health care bill of a person who suffers with sleep problems is about twice as much as the yearly total of a person who gets enough sleep.
Thankfully today, there are more and more treatment options being introduced to remedy sleep problems. And to avoid over-the-counter or prescription medications, many of the modern cures involve highly-effective, physical and mental relaxation techniques instead.
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By Imogen Caterer