CLINICAL APPROACH

The optimal length of sleep varies from person to person. Also, even the same person will change depending on their physical condition and life pattern. There is no fixed ideal sleep time, which is how many hours you have to sleep a day. Some people sleep well for five hours, while others can't get up cleanly in the morning without sleeping for eight hours. Napoleon is said to have slept only three hours a day, while it is said that he often slept on horses during the day.

One in five adults is said to have insomnia. I'm sleeping at normal times, but I can't get a satisfying sleep. It is a disease that interferes with daily life, such as physical discomfort during the day, difficulty in working, and irritation.

Looking at the cycle of the day in oriental medicine, the daytime is "yang" and the nighttime is "yin". In the daytime, the cheerfulness is active and the "consciousness" is clear and clear, so you don't get too sleepy. On the contrary, at night, the gloomy becomes active and the "consciousness" calms down and becomes sleepy.

With this balance of yin and yang in your body, you will naturally become sleepy and sleep soundly as the night goes on. However, if for some reason this yin-yang balance is disturbed, you will not be able to sleep even late at night. What is important is whether the excitement and sedation of "consciousness" is accompanied by the natural flow of day and night.

When stress and tiredness build up, the autonomic nerves become unbalanced, and the sympathetic nerves (the nerves that work in the active mode) do not switch well to the parasympathetic nerves (the nerves that work in the relaxed mode), and the body is always active and sleeps. It becomes difficult to enter.

I think that "consciousness" is controlled by the heart of the five organs. This is called "the mind controls the gods." Insomnia occurs when the gods are disturbed at night when "consciousness" should calm down. Insomnia may occur due to disturbance of the function of the liver of the five organs that control mental emotions. There is also the phrase, "If you do it right, you will have a good night's sleep." That's true, but there are nights when you can't sleep even if your lifestyle and behavioral rhythm are correct. If that continues, it is a good idea to stabilize the functions of the heart and liver of the five organs and bring the level of "consciousness" closer to the natural state.

In Thai traditional medicine, the treatment is centered on the approach to the "heart" and "liver". Many clients have commented that they slept slowly after the procedure.