Managing Insomnia Naturally

Nearly everyone has experienced an occasional sleepless night. But when does the inability to sleep turn into insomnia? To answer that question, we need to look at how insomnia is defined medically.
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In many research papers, insomnia is described as a disorder with one or more of the following criteria: 

• Difficulty falling asleep
• Inability to stay asleep
• Experiencing non-restorative sleep
• Daytime impairment or distress associated with lack of sleep
• Sleep difficulty that takes place at least three times per week and has persisted for at least one month

Having any of these sleep issues can lead to a diagnosis of insomnia. There are two basic types of insomnia: acute (short-term/several weeks) or chronic (ongoing/several months).

What is insomnia?

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