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Hi Mara. Because chronic insomnia can be caused by a number of different factors, such as past and present use of medication, amount of salt and animal food intake, alcohol use, psychologic stress, level of physical activity, caffeine use, time in front of computer, etc. it is important that you can provide a little more information for us to evaluate before we can make dietary and other suggestions to you.
In GENERAL, however, insomnia can be from too much yang OR too much yin in the diet. Under normal circumstances
yang is in dominance during the day and it begins to be depleted as physical activity gets exhausted. Then sleep comes and under influence of big night time yin body gets rest and is recharged with yang. Exposure to yin creates need to become yang, and vice versa.
So kidneys control level of activity and water/salt balance. When they are weak from too much yin (and sometimes this is cause bytoo much salt in the body that needs yin to balance) then yang kidney chi is weakened. So is sex drive, and other physical activities. All this requires yang to be raised to a higher
level. Therefore, more wholegrains are preferred to broken down flour products, dairy (especially parmesian cheese) simple sugars, too much liquid, alcohol, pot, raw fruits, salads, coffee, spices, etc. Wholegrains are slow burning and calming – other stuff makes high level of brain agitation.
If you can reveal a little more information about your diet and type of environment you are in, plus work habits, I’m sure we can help you to a higher degree. Quite frequently too much animal fat and salt will hamper release of serotonin neurotransmitter in the brain and this also will cause agitated states. Remember that when there is yin dominance thinking capacity increases as body energy lulls, and when yang is in dominance thinking is decreased and physical actions increase. when you are in front
of a computer this polarity reverses.
I look forward to your reply.
In peace, Roy
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