Acupuncture and Insomnia

Insomnia and Sleep problems: Chinese and western medical approaches By Tai Lahans DOM Conventional medicine and Insomnia From a conventional medical point of view, there are two types and varying depths of sleep. NREM ( non-rapid eye movement ) sleep accounts for about 75% of sleep time. It is the initial phase of sleep characterized by slow EEG waves ( brain waves ), lowered respiratory and heart rates and lowered muscle tone. REM ( rapid eye movement ) sleep occupies […]