Subscribe to the BlogWhat harm could there be in taking sleeping pills? Although it may appear that taking a sleep aid would be beneficial in helping get more and better sleep the results of taking a sleep aid can do more harm than good.
- Increase in mortality rate
- Addiction
- Anxiety
- Forgetfulness
- What appears to be Alzheimers in older people
- Possibly cancer
- Shallow breathing - lack of oxygen
- Doing thing in your sleep you would not normally do
- Infections
- Heart disease
When I told my Traditions Chinese Medicine Doctor that I was writing this blog, he said that sleeping pills are one of the most dangerous drugs on the market; they are mind altering drugs. He attributes sleep problems to our fast paced American life style.
Dr. Daniel Kripke, of the University of California gives this warning in his lecture.
Lack of sleep? Sleeping pills are not the answer. So what is? I will be showing you more of what I have found in the way of sleep help.
Sheila
