Trouble falling asleep VS constant waking up

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Both associated with insomnia, when asked about your sleeping patterns is important to considerate this two factors because they mean different things in Chinese Medicine.

When you have trouble falling asleep is related to an hyperactivity of the Shen, which means your mind can't shut down and this can be related to the excessive heart yang and yin deficiency of heart and kidneys.

When you keep waking up during sleep, might be associated with vivid dreams that cause your sleep not to be restful and deep, or because your Heart and or liver channels are not balanced , so you keep waking up. Depending on what is the dream about we can associated imbalances in specific organs for example, if you dream you are fighting, or there is a lot of hanger associated we will relate to the liver , or if you are surrounded by water or drowning we associated that with kidneys.

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Sleepy all the time

Sleeping more than 8 hours and feeling tired, feeling sleepy during the day or after meals, all of this characteristics mean different things in the TCM realm, it can be relate to a kidney deficiency, spleen deficiency or stagnation due to damp that affect kidneys and heart energy.

For a better analysis of your sleep pattern in Chinese medicine, book a consultation, in person or online so you can have a broader view of your options.

Tips

Try lavandula tincture, put 20 drops in warm water and drink it 1 hour before going to bed, or even applying Lavender essential oil on your pillow.

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