| Insomnia or sleeplessness is a common disorder | | | | harm). |
| people are facing. This disorder came into existence | | | | Alternative therapies like Yoga, magneto therapy and |
| in the modern world and was not even known in the | | | | acupressure instruments, Indian head massage too |
| ancient times. Physicians and scientists believe that | | | | help to some extent for the Insomnia Treatment. |
| this disorder is created through an individual behavior | | | | There is one remedy to treat insomnia which is called |
| and eating habits. In medical terms Insomnia is a | | | | "YOGA". Yoga's meditation technique is considered |
| condition when a person is unable to attain full sleep | | | | one of the best tools in fighting against insomnia. As |
| and practices partial sleep. In case of partial sleep, an | | | | we know that Insomnia is caused due to mental |
| individual feels drowsy and even sleep but his or her | | | | stress and depression hence practicing meditation |
| sleep is disturbed in the middle and he /she is awake | | | | thoroughly helps in getting rid of the problem and |
| leading to sleeplessness. Insomnia is hazardous | | | | ultimately the sleepless ness. The major posture for |
| situation in which an individual is unable to get sound | | | | medication is like lying idle over the floor (place a |
| sleep and this leads to mental degradation and | | | | cloth / carpet over the floor as it reduces magnetic |
| tiredness. The problem is mainly found in people with | | | | behavior of earth which detracts mental nerves) and |
| ages between 30-50 and mostly the working | | | | put your body in full relaxation along with your mind, |
| professionals and businessmen who are always | | | | until you feel that you are in neutral phase of your |
| surrounded with several responsibilities which most of | | | | mind unable to think or do any activity, over that |
| them considered as "Tensions". Health Stats have | | | | state concentrate on any of your body part and |
| shown that developed nations like USA, Europe | | | | start analyzing not through your eyes but through |
| & Australia have shown high rise in insomnia / | | | | your mind - a virtual world, this ultimately calms the |
| sleeplessness cases. | | | | mind and help in taming your mental activities. |
| So what are the causes of Insomnia? There are | | | | Practicing meditation for a long time really helps in |
| several causes the main ones are as follows: | | | | getting rid of sleeplessness or insomnia. |
| - Mental Tension | | | | According to Webster's Dictionary magnetotherapy is |
| - Depression | | | | the treatment of disease by the application of |
| - Frustration | | | | magnets to the surface of the body. Now a days |
| - Anxiety | | | | different magneto therapy and acupressure |
| - Indigestion (improper working of digestive system) | | | | instruments are available in markets, like E.N.T. Magnet |
| - High intake of caffeine (Coffee, Cold drinks, drugs) | | | | Pair, Power Mat, and Magnetic Pillow with Pyramid |
| - Irregular diet (eating frequent meals randomly | | | | etc. Magnets have the power to promote the |
| throughout the day) | | | | growth of cells and they increase the number of |
| - Sitting or lying idle all the time and practicing no | | | | healthy red blood corpuscles (RBC). The RBC contains |
| physical exercises | | | | hemoglobin and the hemoglobin contains iron. The |
| - Psychological problem (in this person considers | | | | magnets influence the iron in the blood through which |
| himself awake all the time and so induces insomnia | | | | it reaches every part of the body. Thus, it removes |
| symptoms) | | | | calcium, cholesterol and other minerals that get |
| - Sleeping place is noisy and lighted all the time | | | | deposited. This therapy has no side effects but there |
| degrading sleep etc. | | | | are some guidelines that need to be considered. |
| All these factors in one way or the other causes | | | | Indian head massage is a relaxing treatment, which as |
| insomnia though there are several medical factors | | | | the name suggests, concentrates on the head, neck, |
| too. As a result the insomnia patient feels tired and | | | | and shoulders. It is an extremely safe form of |
| mental fatigue throughout the day; also the patient | | | | massage that can promote stress relief, healthy hair |
| may feel drowsy which could lead to accident if the | | | | and relief from general tension and aches and pains. |
| victim is driving. If the person does not start up any | | | | It improves blood circulation to the head and neck |
| treatment he / she may acquire chronic insomnia | | | | area, therefore speeding up the disposal of waste |
| which leads to disease cropping in the body, and it | | | | products. It helps to improve the mobility of the head |
| becomes very difficult to cure. | | | | and neck area which gives relieves in mental and |
| Now the burning questions - Is there any treatment | | | | physical strain. It also helps in relieving eyestrain, |
| for Insomnia? Off course there is. Modern physicians | | | | headaches, congestion and Insomnia. It balances the |
| usually prefer in prescribing sleeping pills, sedatives | | | | Charkas (energy centers) therefore helping the body |
| and even tranquilizers to make the patient sleep but | | | | to work in a more harmonious manner. |
| it is a known fact that they are not the permanent | | | | Thus, combining the alternative therapy with the |
| treatment for Insomnia and if these medicines are | | | | modern therapy, and the love and support of family |
| practiced for a long time may cause other problems | | | | members can help in the treatment of not only |
| like hormonal disturbance, Hypertension etc. (I am not | | | | Insomnia but all the stress and mental related |
| totally rejecting the Western medicine but | | | | diseases. |
| emphasizing that their long term intake might cause | | | | |