Blog & Columns
Useful information about health and Korean medicine.
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My face gets hot and I sleep badly. Is it just my age?
It's a common change around menopause. It's not something to just put up with as "my age," and there are things that can be done. Suddenly your face and neck flush hot and you sweat, then you soon cool down and get chills, and this repeats several times a day. When it happens at night, your sleep gets broken. This is because as female hormones decline, the set point that regulates body temperature becomes more sensitive. Even a little
Why Does the Area Under My Eye Twitch?
Most of the time, it's a temporary twitch caused by fatigue, lack of sleep, or caffeine. In many cases, it goes away on its own within a few days to a few weeks. Many people come in worried after reading online that it's a magnesium deficiency. In reality, it's far more common when you haven't had enough sleep, have had a lot of coffee, or have been using your eyes for a long time. If the twitch doesn't stay under the eye and spreads to the corner of the mouth
Can I Cut Down on Sleeping Pills?
Cutting down can be set as a goal. But the pace and method of cutting down need to be decided with the doctor who prescribed them, and stopping on your own is risky. There's a reason we put this sentence first. When some people hear "quit sleeping pills with Korean medicine," they think they can stop taking them starting today. Stopping suddenly can actually make sleep even harder
Is There Evidence That Acupuncture Helps with Insomnia?
Yes. An analysis of 46 randomized studies found that a higher share of people in the acupuncture groups had their total sleep time increase by more than 3 hours. However, the quality of the pooled studies is uneven. "I can't sleep" covers several different problems. Some people lie awake for a long time before falling asleep, some wake up in the early morning, and some sleep but don't feel rested