During our total health assessments with potential clients, we always ask about the quality of their sleep. We discover interesting insights into our clients' sleep patterns when we see the results of their sleep studies. During sleep, we've often found dominant beta brain waves when we expect to find dominant delta brain waves. Along with other data we gather, we very quickly see that they are not sleeping at night.
So, when we hear complaints of waking up tired, feeling like I ran a marathon in my sleep, falling asleep during the day, foggy brain, forgetfulness, moodiness and fatigue, we know something is going on that involves sleep and endocrine system. Once we carry out additional tests to find endocrine disruptions and imbalances, we begin with proper regulation of their sleep cycles while we are repairing endocrine, neurological, enteric, and nutritional imbalances.
Sleep is not only for rest. We need sleep to repair and rejuvenate our cells, regulate blood pressure and our hormones and appetite. Sleep also helps us to consolidate our memories. What we have accumulated over the span of each day, through our experiences and our learning are collected, sorted, and compartmentalized by the hippocampus. The information are then sent to long term storage in various parts of the brain. When we are not sleeping, we can suffer imbalances with our appetite, digestion, and energy among other problems that can arise.
Some of the things we recommend whenever we notice sleep impairments are:
nutrients absorption test to determine how well the gut is absorbing nutrients
neurotransmitters and neurohormones tests
sleep analysis
behavioral modifications
stress relief therapy
brain waves and sleep entrainment therapy
nutritional and supplementation support, based on the outcomes of the tests.
Because we take a comprehensive investigative approach to sleep impairment, we have been successful with helping people reclaim their sleep health and as a result improve their overall health. If you're experiencing sleep imbalances and have tried some things that didn't quite work, consider having your health care practitioner look into the areas listed above. The sleep problem may require a multi-modal treatment protocol.