If falling asleep becomes challenging, your doctor may prescribe sleeping pills. However, people who take sleeping pills for long periods are concerned about side effects, including sleepwalking, memory loss, and increased risk of dementia. In addition, the longer an individual takes sleeping pills, the less effective they become. Is there an alternative to improve sleep without side effects?
In an episode of the “Health 1+1” program, Erica Kuo, a registered herbalist, shared an analysis of various fragrant herbs and provided formulas to help those who have insomnia to sleep until dawn.
Kuo pointed out that the herbal approach to helping sleep requires a holistic view of the body’s symptoms to understand the cause of insomnia. For example, patients with rheumatoid arthritis insomnia cannot fall asleep due to pain; menopausal patients may have insomnia due to hot flashes; atopic dermatitis (AD) sufferers have insomnia due to persistent itching; and high stress from work or school can affect one’s mood and prevent deep sleep….