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Don't Lose Sleep Over It - research on insomnia - Brief Article
Better Nutrition, July, 2001
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association this month revealed that the cure for insomnia is not necessarily in a bottle, and could be all in your head.
Dr. Jack D. Edinger and colleagues, of Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., conducted a six-month study on 75 patients suffering from chronic insomnia. At the end of the study, the patients who were treated without drugs and were, instead, educated about better sleeping habits and put on a consistent sleep schedule (including a nightly routine to get ready for bed) got over 50 percent more sleep through the night than without the therapy. Patients who took sleeping pills reported a 16 percent reduction in the amount of time they spent awake at night and those taking a placebo reported only a 12 percent reduction.
Edinger's study shows that many patients are unaware of proper bedtime habits and those who tend to wake up during the night do not practice these behaviors. Therefore, taking simple steps such as developing a consistent routine, sleeping the same number of hours each night and eliminating daytime naps, can help you sleep through the night without making a pit-stop for the medicine chest.
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