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HOLISTIC SLEEP THERAPY
THE FIELD OF SLEEP MEDICINE IS NEW AND IS RAPIDLY CHANGING. SLEEP AND WAKEFULNESS ARE FUNCTIONS THAT ARE CONTROLLED BY THE BRAIN VIA NEURAL PATHWAYS MEDIATED BY A VAST ARRAY OF NEUROCHEMICALS. IT HAS BEEN SHOWN THAT A DECREASE OR ABSENCE OF CERTAIN OF THESE CHEMICALS DIRECTLY LEADS TO SPECIFIC SLEEP DISORDERS, WHEREAS AN EXCESS AMOUNT OF THESE NEUROCHEMICALS CAN BE EQUALLY PROBLEMATIC IN TERMS OF DISRUPTION OF NORMAL SLEEP AND WAKEFULNESS.
✒ BY
JENNIFER TAYLOR
