Is Quality Sleep a Problem for You?

Do you lie awake at night wishing sleep would come? Or do you have trouble getting to sleep only to wake up in the middle of the night? 

You are not alone 33-45% of Australian adults in 2016 had problems sleeping (Sleep Health Survey 2016).

Health Risks with Sleep Deprivation

The effects on our health due to sleep deprivation warrant a closer look (John Hopkins Medicine):

• 3x the risk for Type II Diabetes
• 36% increase in risk for colonrectal cancer
• 50% higher risk for obesity if you get less than 5 hours sleep
• 33% increase risk of dementia
• Greater risk for depression, anxiety and fuzzy thinking
• Increased risk of higher blood pressure
• 48% increase risk of developing heart disease
• Age your brain by 3-5 years
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I’m Exhausted why can’t I sleep?

You might well think I’m exhausted, surely, I should be able to sleep. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. Your body needs energy to sleep and thus, begins the cycle that perpetuates you feeling exhausted, cranky and washed out.

Bowen Therapy Can Help with Sleep Issues

Bowen Therapy is the catalyst for changing your body’s pattern that moves your body, from ‘fright, flight and freeze’ mode to a state to ‘rest, relax and repair’ mode, allowing it to restore itself.

Bowen gives your body a message to rebuild the energy reserves to allow the body to sleep better.  By hitting the reset button, utilising the autonomic nervous system. These changes allow a profound release from stress and shift towards parasympathetic dominance, helping you sleep better. This is how Bowen Therapy helps with sleep issues.

Improve Your Sleep and Health

Clients often comment on feeling a general sense of wellbeing, extremely relaxed, or even sleepy after treatment.  Bowen Therapy is a natural, non-invasive therapy that utilises the body’s ability to heal itself.

Usually most people feel a difference or improvement in their sleep cycle after 3 sessions depending on their individual situation. Monthly treatments may be all that’s necessary to maintain your body’s overall health and wellbeing.

This article has been taken from Bowen Health Worx, please follow link for more details: www.bowenhealthworx.com.au