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 Many physicians try Behavior Therapy as the first line of defense against sleep disorders including Insomnia, Aging, 3rd Shift Workers, Pregnancy and Jet Lag. It includes education on good sleep hygiene, starting good sleep habits as well as relaxation techniques to help you achieve a good night sleep.
Relaxation Training
Yoga, Meditation, Deep Breathing Exercises, Relaxing Music, Baths are some examples of these techniques.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Training people to use the bedroom just for sleep and sex. That means removing TV's, phones, and any other stimuli from the bedroom.
Getting up after 15 minutes if you haven't fallen asleep
Keep your bedroom dark
Keep your bedroom soundproof
Exercise
Avoid Caffeine Products
Develop regular sleep and wake times
Relaxation Techniques
Sleep Hygeine
Circadian Rhythms are our body’s natural cycles that control appetite, energy, mood, sleep and libido. When our body is out of sync with nature, we suffer from a Circadian Rhythm Disorder. This could be due to:
Shift work
Pregnancy
Time zone changes
Medications
Changes in routine
Circadian rhythm disorders are treated based on the kind of disorder that is present. The goal of treatment is to fit a persons sleep pattern into a schedule that can allow the person to meet the demands of a desired lifestyle. Bright light therapy also known as chronotherapy . Chronotherapy is a behavioral technique in which the bedtime is gradually and systematically adjusted until a desired bedtime is achieved. Bright-light therapy is designed to reset a persons circadian rhythm to a desired pattern.
Products that can help with Behavior Therapy are:
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