According to Eastern Medicine, it is important to properly transition your Yang energy that is active during the day into Yin areas of the body at night otherwise you will be unable to fall asleep, which causes insomnia overtime. Additionally, the accompaniment and balance between your spleen and liver is essential to support proper blood circulation and production to help you sleep well. Difficulty of falling asleep or waking up often at night is also the result of excessive internal heat in the body that is usually caused by an unhealthy diet and lifestyle. Acupuncture will help the body relax, promote blood circulation, and return balance in the body without negative side effects compared to Western Medicine. Therefore, by achieving equilibrium within the body’s internal functions and organs, as well as a healthy lifestyle and diet, your insomnia will be cured, allowing you to have a good night’s sleep.
Psychological causes such as anxiety, stress, and depression or major factors to causing insomnia. Often, patients experiencing insomnia have high amounts of tension, helplessness, negativity, and worries.
External causes of insomnia may be the result of the body’s physical changes in conditions such as menstruation, pregnancy, menopause which are all outcomes of hormonal imbalances. More causes of insomnia would be the lack of melatonin production in the body which becomes more detrimental as a person ages as well as general aspects like allergies, pain, and high blood pressure that make it difficult to sleep.