The Shift Doctors’ good friend and colleague Melanie Smith is co-owner of Well Within Natural Medicine, Inc., Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Acupuncture Physician, Eden Energy Medicine Advanced Practitioner and Senior Faculty Member of Donna Eden’s Energy Medicine Certification Program. Well Within Natural Medicine, Inc.’s overall mission is to “Transform Lives Through Energy Medicine.”  For more information about Melanie or to order items from her Energy Medicine Store, check out her website. In this article, Melanie shares information about menopause and energy medicine tips to rebalance the energies. Click here to visit Well Within Natural Medicine, Inc

Energy Medicine Tips For Sleep: The Key to Health by Melanie Smith, O.M.D.

If you are feeling tired, you are not alone, it is estimated that 50 to 70 million Americans are sleep deprived.  Good sleep is by far one of the most critical factors in our overall health.  It is also one of the most commonly overlooked and undervalued.   For many people, sleep challenges have become a way of life.  Chronic tiredness, depression, anxiety and much more have become part of their daily existence.  It does not have to be that way, sleep problems are an energetic imbalance that can be resolved.  There are many things you can do on your own for better sleep and there are numerous energy medicine approaches that a skilled Acupuncturist or Energy Medicine Practitioner can do to shift your sleepless pattern.  Read on and learn more about a “Healthy Sleep Style.”

Why is sleep so important to our overall health?

Our society is sleeping less and less and doing more and more.  Energetically, when we are sleep deprived we don’t have all of our resources available to handle daily life challenges.  Our judgment becomes impaired and what would have been a minor difficulty (on a good nights sleep) becomes a major issue when we are sleep deprived.  Good sleep is a crucial self-care habit that helps our bodies energies run optimally.  Other important reasons for a “healthy sleep style,” are that sleep:

•  Reduces emotional imbalances such as irritability, depression, anxiety

•  Helps the body to repair and rejuvenate itself

•  Strengthens the immune system

•  Enhances alertness, memory, communication and overall mental performance Read More→