Cancer and Insomnia
I just ran into an article at http://bit.ly/7Gq0j7 that talks about a prevalent relationship between cancer and insomnia (and other sleep disruptions). A study performed by the Duke Clinical Research Institute and backed by the National Cancer Institute showed that up to half of all cancer patients report some form of sleep interruptions. Things that qualify as a sleep disruption include: difficulty falling asleep; waking once asleep; night sweats, hot flashes, anxiety that caused the person to wake up; and difficulty finding a comfortable position for sleep. It also appears that this problem continues after treatment for the cancer has stopped.
Can you imagine how miserable these people must be? Not only are they sick and going through cancer treatment, but they can’t sleep to boot. Talk about adding insult to injury. Of course, solving sleep disruptions isn’t a really high priority for the doctor because there are very important things to deal with such as surgeries, chemo, and radiation. But, imagine the improvement in the patient’s quality of life if instead of struggling with insomnia they could get some sleep every night.
Something that was not mentioned in the study is how to potentially solve the insomnia. One thing that makes sense to me is looking for a nutritional deficiency. One type of deficiency that often results in insomnia is a magnesium deficiency. Magnesium deficiency may also cause anxiety, problems relaxing, tight muscles, and cramps. It turns out that many people with cancer are very acidic; if they are, their body will pull any magnesium out of the system it can to try to maintain a neutral ph. This acidity can deplete magnesium stores. Also, many of the medications that are used in treating cancer may pull magnesium out of the system.
It is an easy thing to try. If you are struggling with insomnia get a bottle of Natural Calm + Calcium magnesium (which you can find at www.bestmagnesium.com) for about $13.00 plus shipping and give it a try. You will know if it will help you in about 24 hours!
To your health!
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