New science linking sleep drugs to Alzheimer’s disease has led a rush of people to the insomnia clinic. They all ask the same desperate questions, “Can you help be get off of benzodiazepines?” A benzodiazepine is a medication used to treat insomnia or anxiety that works on a chemical called GABA in the brain. The most common...
New science linking sleep drugs to Alzheimer’s disease has led a rush of people to the insomnia clinic. They all ask the same desperate questions, “Can you help be get off of benzodiazepines?” A benzodiazepine is a medication used to treat insomnia or anxiety that works on a chemical called GABA in the brain. The most common...
The costs of poor sleep or lack of sleep just seem to keep rising. The more we learn about sleep the more we understand how essential it is for maintaining health and happiness and avoiding illness. Some of the most concerning science to come out over the last couple of years has to do with...
I don’t want to offend you. But, I probably will. I’m feeling an overwhelming need to break down a poisonous belief about sleep and pain that keeps people with chronic pain stuck and suffering needlessly. What is this belief? It takes many forms, but most often it sounds something like, “there’s no way I can sleep because...
If you don’t understand the insomnia trap, your chances Of returning to a healthy natural pattern of sleep are slim. Take a look at this webinar I did with Dr. Hanna Chusid of Sleep ASAP. I talk a little about my own personal sleep story and three of the most problematic parts of the insomnia trap....
If you’re Not Stressed You’re Dead Whether by good stress or bad stress, whether we are aware of it or not, we are all stressed. The real question is: are you willing to admit it? Even under some of the most troubling circumstances I find that people have a tendency to minimize their level of...
Ever wondered what came first, the insomnia or the depression? Most people have an opinion about this issue. The opinions usually take one of two forms. 1. “I’m only depressed because I can’t sleep. If only I could get some decent sleep I’d be fine.” or 2. “I can’t sleep because I’m depressed so there’s...
Ever had trouble sleeping because you couldn’t shut your mind off? Welcome to the club. An uncooperative mind is probably the most common reason people have for trouble sleeping. Most people have tried counting backwards, counting sheep, visualizing their “happy place,” and listening to relaxing music. Unfortunately, the almost never work consistently. I believe that...
