The National Sleep Foundation maintains that eight to nine hours of sleep for adult humans is optimal and that sufficient sleep benefits alertness, memory and problem solving, and overall health, as well as reducing the risk of accidents.
A widely publicized 2003 study performed at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine demonstrated that cognitive performance declines with fewer than eight hours of sleep.
Sleep deprivation can adversely affect brain function. A 2001 Study at Harvard's Medical Institute suggested that sleep deprivation may be linked to more serious diseases, such as heart disease. Studies also have shown that sleep deprivation also can damage the immune system.
What is sleep related disorder?
“Mind isolates itself from external objects and goes into its own self”.
But if mind is not able to isolate and senses are awake and unable to shut down then the sleep becomes disturbed. This condition so happens in many of the associated illnesses or disorders. When the physical stress is high or the mental engagement is non-stopping then it results into a disorder and often accompanies with a sleep disturbance. This causes lack of sleep and further complicates the disorder.
A number of vital tasks carried out during sleep which helps to maintain good health and enable people to function at their best. But due to the manifestation of a disorder if sleep is been deprived then these vital tasks are not effectively carried on.
Therefore in order to eliminate this condition the associated disorder must be eased and the therapy which would benefit the individual holistically must be provided.
Physiological factors causing sleep related disorder
Aching muscles
Dizziness and nausea
Headaches
Irritability
Memory loss
Obesity
Yawning
Temper tantrums in children
Over exhausted
Tiredness
Diet
High blood pressure
Heart disease and
Other Medical conditions
Psychological factors causing sleep related disorder
Depression
Anxiety
Chronic stress
Bipolar disorder
Post traumatic stress disorder
Holistic Perspective
According to our ancient science sleep is tridoshika in nature. Sleep disturbances can be caused according to one's constitution that is prakriti. Depending on the vitiation of a particular dosha, the sleep disturbances is caused, because the sleep cycle itself is divided into vata, pitta and kapha stage. vata constitution people suffer sleep disturbances during the vata stage of sleep that is characterised by difficulty in shutting down their senses and pitta people suffer from sleep disturbances during the mid of the sleep cycle often wakes up with dreams and kapha people generally do not suffer from sleep disturbances however they are challenged with over sleeping condition.
Our approach for diagnosis
Identifying the cause is the most important aspect. A detail consultation which includes the Prakruthi analysis both at the physical and psychological level and the 4 level approaches for assessing the extent of imbalance, a customized treatment plan will be prepared with the unique Ojas treatment methodology.
