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Sunday Aug 25, 2019
OPT2LIV Managing Insomnia
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
Dr. Amy Banter and Eric Banter share that 40% of people are affected by insomnia or sleep difficulties. Insomnia can affect your health, energy, the mind (mental & emotional), productivity, and focus.
Dr. Amy shares that the effects of insomnia include:
1) Decreased Longevity- sleep deprivation (<7hr/night) can cause premature shortening of telomere length
2) Cognitive Impairment
3) Decreased mood and poor judgement
4) Increased risk of heart disease
5) Lower immune function
6) Increased rates of weight gain and obesity and slowed metabolism
Dr. Amy promotes natural foods and supplements to treat insomnia and cautions on the chronic use of sleeping medications because of their potential to affect memory, increase risk of dementia, cause daytime somnolence or affect focus and clarity.
These include tryptophan producing foods such as turkey, poultry, eggs, nuts, soy, bananas, dairy, salmon, shrimp, spinach and greens. Supplements include Melatonin, Magnesium, GABA, Valerian, Lavender oil aromatherapy, Chamomile and Passion flower teas.
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