Sleeping Pills Called ‘as Risky as Cigarettes’

WebMD Health News, February 27, 2012: The top third of sleeping-pill users had a 5.3-fold higher death risk. They also had a 35% higher risk of cancer, the study found. “We are not certain. But it looks like sleeping pills could be as risky as smoking cigarettes. It looks much more dangerous to take these pills than to treat insomnia another way,” study leader Daniel F. Kripke, MD, tells WebMD.

The sleeping pills in question are known as hypnotics. They include newer drugs such as zolpidem (the best known brand name is Ambien) as well as older drugs such as temazepam (the best known brand name is Restoril). Hypnotic sleeping pills actually cause a person to fall asleep. This sets them apart from other sleeping aids, such as the supplement melatonin, which promote sleep through relaxation.

Over an average of 2.5 years, the death rate for those who did not use sleeping pills was 1.2%. It was 6.1% for people with sleeping pill prescriptions. Even those prescribed 18 or fewer sleeping pills a year had a 3.6-fold higher death risk. Based on these findings, Kripke and colleagues estimate that sleeping pills are linked to 320,000 to 507,000 U.S. deaths each year.

“We think these sleeping pills are very dangerous. We think they cause death. We think they cause cancers,” Kripke says. “It is possible but not proven that reducing the use of these pills would lower the U.S. death rate.” Hypnotic sleeping pills affect the quality of sleep. When used too often, he says, “people don’t feel as restored after sleeping with them.” He also points out that many hypnotic sleeping pills are habit forming. “For those at risk of addiction, or with other addictions, they can be dangerous,” he says. “And most of these drugs increase the effects of alcohol.”

It may sound surprising, but sleeping pills are not the best way to treat insomnia. The drugs clearly help people with short-term trouble getting to sleep. But for most insomnia sufferers, they are not the answer.

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Does it really make sense to you as a non-smoker to take sleeping pills when there are other safe alternatives that do not include putting chemicals into your body? I understand that sleep is a major health problem for many people. I remember years ago what it was like to not be able to sleep. Now, thanks to hypnosis and other relaxation techniques, my head hardly hits the pillow and I am out for the night.

Are you one of the many people who can’t sleep? Call or email me and find out how you can learn self-hypnosis for sleep. Get the danger of sleeping pills out of your life and sleep peacefully throughout the night.

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Simple Tips To Improve Your Quality Of Sleep

I’m featuring Sleep, Sleep, Sleep as this weeks featured hypnosis MP3 download from the Hypnosis Health Info Store because I am getting more and more inquiries about hypnosis for sleep. People seem to be more stressed out again and why wouldn’t they be? Between working longer hours, gas and food costing more, the economy sucks our political parties are a joke and as a nation we are fat and sick. Not a very optimistic view, I know, but this is the world view I hear from my clients. What I know is that with self-hypnosis, we have the power to change within each of us our own world view. You can create peace, prosperity, wisdom and joy within you. You do have the choice as to how you respond.

Does stress have you awake at night? Are you having difficulty with stress management and waking up exhausted?  If you are ready to sleep like a baby and wake up rested, then read Sleep, Sleep, Sleep Hypnosis CD.

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Is stress keeping you from your sleep? Can’t go to sleep? Do you wake up in the middle of the night and can’t go back to sleep? Self-hypnosis for stress reduction can make a big difference in improving your ability to sleep. If insomnia is devastating your life, hypnotherapy may be the answer for you. Orange Blossom is my free 27 minutes hypnosis download to relax your stress away. Sleep, Sleep, Sleep is my MP3 download to lull you into a deep restorative sleep. Learn hypnosis and relax your stress away and sleep soundly through the night.

Many Sleep-Deprived Americans Blame Stress

From WebMD Health News Nov. 12, 2010: Millions of Americans say they’re not getting enough sleep and that the lack of shut-eye affects their personal relationships, job performance, and mental and physical health, according to a new study.

A global survey of more than 30,000 people in 23 countries commissioned by the Philips Center for Health and Well-Being shows that people in the U.S. have one of the highest rates of sleep deprivation. The survey finds that 37% of Americans feel they don’t get enough sleep. Only France at 45% and Taiwan at 50% had higher incidences of sleep deprivation.

What’s Keeping Us From Sleeping? 49% of Americans who don’t get enough sleep blame stress and worry. And Americans realize that not getting enough sleep affects their lives.

* 57% say sleep deprivation is a factor in their level of physical health.
* 48% say lack of sleep affects their mental health.
* 46% say it affects their home life.
* 43% say it affects performance on the job.
* 41% report that it affects their relationships with others.
* 34% say it affects their level of community involvement.

Americans, like people in most countries, report that they are dissatisfied with the amount of stress in their lives. In a question on stress in general, 66% of Americans said they worried about having enough money to pay bills.

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It is easy for you to learn hypnosis for stress reduction here at Hypnosis Health Info. With a little bit of practice, you can use self-hypnosis frequently throughout your day and to help you sleep peacefully through the night. With hypnotherapy you can make positive changes in your life.

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For a good nights sleep, put on Sleep, Sleep, Sleep when you are ready to go to sleep. Snuggle in, close your eyes and have a wonderful night of restorative sleep with this hypnosis MP3.

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Weight loss hypnosis works for sleep apnea – it really does. New research shows that weight loss can alleviate sleep apnea and research shows that hypnotherapy is proven to work for weight loss. Since 1996 in the Seattle weight loss and Bainbridge Island weight loss offices of Slender For Life™ clients have been losing weight and ending their need for a CPAP machine. Are you curious about hypnosis and wondering if you can be hypnotized? Get my free hypnosis download and find out how self-hypnosis can change your life.

ScienceDaily (Sep. 28, 2009) — More than 12 million people in the U.S. suffer from sleep apnea, most common among the overweight and obese. More than just loud snoring, it can lead to high blood pressure, stroke, cardiovascular disease and a poor quality of life. For years, doctors have told patients with sleep apnea that their best bet for alleviating it would be to lose weight, but there’s been very little research-based evidence to prove that.

Foster and colleagues from six other universities recently completed the largest randomized study on the effects of weight loss on sleep apnea in patients with type 2 diabetes. They found that among patients with severe sleep apnea, those who lost the recommended weight were three times more likely to nearly eliminate the number of sleep apnea episodes compared to those who did not lose weight. The results are published in the Sept. 28 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.

The new study, called Sleep AHEAD, looked at 264 obese patients with type 2 diabetes already enrolled in the Look AHEAD trial, an ongoing 16-site study investigating the long-term health impact of an intensive lifestyle intervention in 5,145 overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes. Participants were between 45 and 75 years old.

The 264 participants were broken into two randomized groups: the first received a group behavioral weight loss program developed especially for obese patients with type 2 diabetes, portion-controlled diets, and a prescribed exercise regimen of 175 minutes per week. The second attended three group informational sessions over a one-year period that focused on diabetes management through diet, physical activity and social support.

After one year, members of the first group lost an average of 24 pounds. More than three times as many participants in this group had complete remission of their sleep apnea (13.6 percent compared to 3.5 percent), and also had about half the instances of severe sleep apnea as the second group. Further, participants in the second group only lost about a pound, and saw significant worsening of their sleep apnea, which suggested to Foster and his team that without treatment, the disorder can progress rapidly.

“These results show that doctors as well as patients can expect a significant improvement in their sleep apnea with weight loss,” said Foster, the study’s lead author. “And a reduction in sleep apnea has a number of benefits for overall health and well-being.” Read Linking Weight Loss To Less Sleep Apnea.

Here at Hypnosis Health Info you can find many tools and resources to support you with your weight loss and other health and wellness goals. My free hypnosis down load answers your questions about hypnotherapy and how you can use it to create positive changes in your life. You can also read about hypnosis and find out that you can be hypnotized.

Slender For Life™ clients learn self-hypnosis so that they have a life long tool for success. If you live to far from my Seattle weight loss and Bainbridge Island weight loss offices, we can set up a phone and internet program for you. My book Becoming Slender For Life gives you the at home support.

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Your Hypnosis Health Info Hypnotic Suggestion for today:

I release the excess weight so that I breathe easily and sleep soundly throughout each night.

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Sleep, Sleep, Sleep, my hypnosis CD gets rave reviews from most who use it. Hypnotherapy isn’t just for weight loss or stop smoking, you can learn how to do hypnosis for most anything. Hypnosis uses the power of your subconscious mind. You can use hypnosis mind control and change your life. Learning self-hypnosis is easy here at Hypnosis Health Info. Here is what one Seattle hypnosis client had to say:

August 10, 2009
Dear Roger,

Last Thursday when I was in I purchased Sleep, Sleep, Sleep from you.  You may recall that for years I have had difficulty falling asleep and when I did it was restless sleep. I always woke up in the morning tired and exhausted.

Thursday night after reading snuggled in bed next to my husband, I turned out the lights, put in my ear buds with no expectation that this would help. I’m not sure how long I lasted, I t wasn’t long.  When I woke up in the morning my ear buds were in  my hand and for the first time in years felt excited about getting up.

Friday night and Saturday night were similar experiences. Over the weekend I and my family, couldn’t believe the difference in my attitude and energy level.

Last night, my husband and I were in bed reading. He said I read about ten minutes before falling asleep. (that just never happens to me!) He took my book and my glasses and turned out the lights. I woke up this morning feeling great. This is so unbelievable to me! I am thrilled and excited.

If this is what happens with sleep, which isn’t why I came to see you, I can’t wait to get going with Slender For Life™!

Thank you so much Roger!

Yours,

Jessica

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Your Hypnosis Health Info Hypnotic Suggestion for today:

I sleep soundly and restfully throughout the night.

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Here are some simple tips to improve the quality of your sleep and free self-hypnosis techniques that you can use to help you sleep. Here at Seattle Hypnosis Health Info you can learn how to hypnotize yourself and Sleep, Sleep, Sleep…..!

Deb Zucker, N.D., L.M.P., a naturopathic physician at Bastyr Center for Natural Health wrote in the Seattle PI that “One of the most fundamental things we can do to support the long-term health of our bodies is to get a good night’s sleep. While we sleep, our bodies are regenerating tissues, breaking down fats, normalizing blood sugar, and cleansing our blood and tissues of toxins. Sleep promotes optimal concentration and memory, increased stress tolerance, reduced muscle tension, improved immune function, balanced moods, and increased energy. It is counterproductive to sacrifice sleep in order to ‘get things done.’”

Moore On Hypnosis gives you free self-hypnosis techniques so you can learn how to hypnotize yourself for sleep, weight loss, stopping smoking, stress reduction and to achieve any other goal that you may have. Learn how to hypnotize with self-hypnosis – you can sleep like a baby!

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