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Sleep Apnea

For the one in ten Americans with sleep apnea, there’s no such thing as sound sleep. Just ask their bedmates. The snarfing, gurgling and harrumphing are enough to rattle the walls as well as the nerves.

We’re not talking just snoring here. During serious cases of sleep apnea, the throat relaxes and actually closes during sleep, which stops breathing for anywhere from ten seconds to up to three minutes. The gruff snoring sound occurs when the sleeper gasps for air and resumes breathing. A thorough examination of your sleeping habits can determine if you have sleep apnea, which usually afflicts overweight middle-age men. The natural remedy in this chapter—in conjunction with medical care and used with the approval of your doctor—may help relieve sleep apnea, according to one health professional.

See Your Medical Doctor When...

Your spouse notices that your loud snoring is interrupted by pauses in breathing of ten seconds or more, perhaps followed by gruff snorts or gasps for air.
You snore and also have high blood pressure, leg swelling, memory lapses, trouble concentrating or problems getting or maintaining erections.
You also complain of frequent daytime sleepiness or fall asleep during the day.

Flower Remedy/Essence Therapy

To treat sleep apnea, Eve Campanelli, Ph.D., a holistic family practitioner in Beverly Hills, California, has used the flower remedy Vervain. “Vervain is a very calming essence that is indicated for people with strong feelings about everything,” says Dr. Campanelli. “This personality type seems to be associated with sleep apnea, and when these people use Vervain, it seems to help them solve problems in all areas of their lives, including sleeping problems.”

Flower remedies are available in some health food stores and through mail order (refer to the resource list on page 635). For information on preparing and administering flower remedies, see page 37.

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