Insomnia
Life in modern western society is far more stressful
than life in ancient China, but the way the emotions relate
to organs continues to be relevant, as is taking a holistic
approach to health.
As everyone knows, insomnia is a very common
problem in Australia. In Chinese medicine way, insomnia is
related to “heart”. The Chinese concept of heart should not
be confused with the idea of heart disease in conventional
medicine: having a “Heart” disharmony dose not mean that you
are going to have a heart attack!
The “heart” is the seat of individual consciousness,
giving us the ability to be calm and therefore to sleep soundly.
The “heart” is often involved in insomnia, which is likely
to result from the presence of heart, producing hyperactivity,
or a deficiency. Besides “heart”, other organs or triggers
may be involved in insomnia, such as lack of “Blood” causing
the mind to wander, or imbalance of Yin and Yang in kidney,
leading sweating, or a disharmonious liver, causing restlessness.
Identifying the exact cause is important in order to select
an appropriate remedy.
In our clinic, we have had plenty of successful
cases in treating insomnia. According to the different condition
of bodies, we help the insomniac with individual Chinese herb
medicine formula. For some cases they may need acupuncture
as well to help their bodies get improvement quickly, particularly
for those patients who have already been suffering from insomnia
for long time.
In general, a quite number of insomniacs have
the other symptoms such as anxiety, palpitations, tiredness,
and depression. Normally those symptoms will be relieved after
improvement in insomnia.
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