SLEEP APNEA

AYURVEDA PERSPECTIVE ON SLEEP APNEA

Sleep apnea has consequence beyond feeling tired and drowsy. Sleep apnea also causes hypoxia in tissues that leads to oxidative and inflammatory damage. It is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and causes hypertension.

• Lose weight: Helps reduce the severity of the condition. Deal with underlying diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension.
• Exercising: Exercising may improve muscle tone in the upper airway and make it less likely to collapse during sleep.
• Avoiding alcohol and sedatives: Substances that relax the muscles in the airway can make sleep apnea worse.
• Sleeping on your side: Sleeping on your back can cause the airway to collapse, so sleeping on your side may help reduce sleep apnea symptoms.
• Eating a healthy diet: Eating a diet that is high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and low in processed foods can help with weight loss and improve overall health.
• Practicing good sleep hygiene: Establishing a regular sleep schedule, avoiding caffeine and electronics close to bedtime, and creating a comfortable sleep environment can all help improve sleep quality.
• Using a humidifier: Dry air can aggravate sleep apnea symptoms, so using a humidifier can help keep the airway moist and reduce discomfort.
• Practicing breathing exercises: Yoga, meditation, and other breathing exercises can help strengthen the muscles in the airway and improve overall breathing function.
• Dental devices: Dental devices hold the tongue in place which prevents the throat from compressing. Some people prefer these over CPAP machines.
• Reduce congestion

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DIET REMEDIES FOR 'SLEEP APNEA'

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HERBS & SUPPLEMENTS FOR 'SLEEP APNEA'

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• Aggravates

  Avoid alcohol

• Neutral (Tridoshic)

  Quit smoking
  Regular exercise

• Reduces

  Sleep on side

• Reduces

  Lose weight

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HOW TO ADDRESS ISSUES IN STAGE OF DISEASE #2

SLEEP APNEA IS IN STAGE OF DISEASE #2 - AFFECTING BLOOD & EMOTIONS

Affecting Blood: Initially, imbalances are localized, often in the digestive tract. As an imbalance grows, it starts to affect your body systemically, via the blood. If you have symptoms in this category it means that your imbalances are starting to spread, have entered the bloodstream, and are now systemic. Pay particular attention to the biocharacteristics, tastes, and doshas out of balance systemically, so you know how to strengthen your body as a whole, and reduce physical stress on your organs. At this stage of imbalance you will begin to experience generalized discomfort, imbalanced emotions, and may develop sensitivities to temperature. It may take several weeks of strict adherence to a specific remedial diet to clear blood level imbalances. Blood cleansing herbs may reduce symptoms. A several day cleanse may shorten the recovery time. (See all disease stages on JB)

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AVOID DIETS, LIFESTYLES & HERBS THAT AGGRAVATE THESE EFFECTS

According to Ayurveda, one or more of the following doshas and biocharacteristics may aggravate 'Sleep Apnea'. If you have an excess of one of these doshas or biocharacteristics below, Ayurveda recommends reducing foods and lifestyle habits that aggravate them. Click on the biocharacteristic to learn what foods and lifestyle habits should be reduced.

Symptoms Tell A Story

The first step to healing is learning patterns from your symptoms. Symptoms are clues that reveal underlying imbalances. Symptoms show you where your body is weakened. Ultimately, all disease has a root in tissues too weak to defend itself. Ayurveda describes these patterns of weakness using doshas & biocharacteristics. If you notice a biocharacteristic or dosha appears next to many of your symptoms, it helps you establish a pattern that may be systemic.