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The dictionary defines “stress” as: “A mentally or emotionally disruptive or upsetting condition occurring in response to adverse external influences and capable of affecting physical health, usually characterized by increased heart rate, a rise in blood pressure, muscular tension, irritability, and depression.” That is a pretty good description of how we feel on those nights when we are having a …

What causes insomnia? Why is it that sometimes we just simply cannot fall asleep, or we fall asleep and a couple of hours later we are wide awake�not rested, of course, just wide awake. That is a question that has been asked over and over and over again by those who suffer from insomnia. The reason for the occasional bout …

Everybody has the occasional bout with insomnia. Sometimes the reason for the insomnia is apparent, and sometimes it is simply a mystery. You have done everything just like you always do it as you prepare to go to bed and go to sleep. Then you lay your head down and almost like there is an “open” button on the back …