It is common to hear someone complain, “I can’t sleep at night. I feel so cranky. What should I do?”
If you often find it difficult to fall asleep, have many dreams while sleeping, or still feel tired after waking up, you probably suffer from insomnia.
​​While some people turn to sleep pills for help, TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) practitioners suggest alternative methods to alleviate all those symptoms. They include acupoint massage, hot water baths, foot baths, and avoiding strenuous exercise before bed to improve sleep quality.
Insomnia was expounded as early as 2,000 years ago in the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine (the fundamental doctrinal source of ancient Chinese medicine)….