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Hi Mara. I think you need more time in order for body to become balanced -- especially when you have hypoglycemia (who typically display the symptoms of insomnia). There may also be some thyroid condition that needs to be addressed as well. In any case you need to stick to the dietary plan and maybe use a little more seaweed than normal, especially bladderwrack and dulse.
Dream states indicate excess yin. Quite frequently undigested food makes ammonia gas in brain and makes dreams. Better to not eat for 2 hrs before going to bed. You might also want to align your bed from north to south and sleep with head in the north with open window so cold air makes more yang. You may also want to try Valerian Root extract or capsules which will induce sleep. This is an interesting herb because it is a root that pulls energy from head to feet, but grows in damp soil so is slightly yin. The fresh or dired root smells quite bad, like cat poop! Yeah, better to use capsules. Start off with two caps per night for 1 week, then reduce to 1 cap per night. The idea of Valium is based on Valerian, but valium is addictive and Valium not. See what happens after 2 weeks.
Make sure you are not taking any medications or simple sugars at this time. Good luck with acupucnturist -- maybe he/she will read pulse (make sure it is taken on left wrist) and find better herbal combination to balance internal defiecienies. Most acupuncturists do not follow macrobiotic ideas of yin/yang but use symtomatic treatment. Still it can be helpful. Good luck.
In peace, Roy
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