Solving Sleep Issues With an East Meets West Approach 🌙

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What a great discussion,.

With nearly 30% of adults worldwide suffering from insomnia, and 70 million Americans struggling with sleep disorders, its such an important topic to address.

The health consequences of lack of sleep are severe: increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, depression, and impaired memory.

Yet the standard medical response often makes things worse.

In this week’s IMA Webinar,** Dr. Joseph Varon**, IMA President and Chief Medical Officer, teams up with his daughter, Dr. Adylle Varon, a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and IMA Senior Fellow, to explore sleep from two distinct but complementary perspectives. What emerges is a case for integrative care where Western medical science and ancient Eastern healing traditions can address not just the symptom of sleeplessness, but its root causes.

They discussed why pills are not the answer, sleep hygiene, how doctors could ask better questions to uncover root causes of insomnia, they explored natural alternatives and rounded it off with questions from the community.

Watch it here: Sleep Matters: Clinical Perspectives from Western and Eastern Medicine

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A great question… and its answered in the show, please do have a watch and let us know what you thought of the discussion.

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@jrgerber walking along the paseo this morning with Helen and our neighbor’s dog, there was a gentleman taking shelter from the rain. He tapped his head to indicate I was loco, and said with a big smile, “I watch out for you everyday.” They all think I’m nuts, but I predict barefoot walking is going to be a huge thing in our neck of the woods within the next 10 years. (Well, I hope it will.) But my barefoot walking keeps me grounded, and I sleep well. Your point is well made.