Fertility Acupuncture and Sleep Quality

How well do you sleep? Is that a question that you have asked yourself or do you take sleep for granted? Sleep, good quality sleep that is, means that you can tackle a busy day with calm and confidence. If you are tired frustration may creep in and everything will be that much more difficult to deal with.

But your health suffers many other ways as well if you are not getting enough sleep every night and at Fertility Acupuncture South Yarra we can show you how to blissful, refreshing sleep every night with our fertility acupuncture for sleep quality.

Many people do not realise that, apart from affecting your general health, lack of sleep affects the fertility of both men and women. Areas like immune system regulation, ovulation, sperm production and stress levels all contribute to infertility and can all be improved with regular, good quality sleep.

The Benefits of Good Sleep

So how much sleep is ideal for us every night? Well experts recommend 8 – 9 hours every night of sleep to maintain our bodies and live a balanced lifestyle, anything less and you may ne compromising your health. Lets have a look at some of the advantages of a good night sleep:

1. Overall fertility for you and your partner will be improved;

2. For women sleep helps to balance your menstrual cycle and ensure that it is regular;

3. As you are sleeping you are producing the sex hormones that you need;

4. Sperm production happens during sleep so the more a man sleeps the better his sperm production should be;

5. Weight loss is easier when you are not tired and your metabolism is higher making excess fat easier to burn;

6. Sleep helps to regulate your immune system;

7. You will naturally have more stamina to cope with your daily activities;

8. You will feel more emotionally stable and are less likely to experience mood swings;

9. Less stress and an elevated ability to cope with any that comes your way;

10. Sleep elevates the odds in favour of carrying a baby to full term

Fertility Improves with Sleep

Women that work in areas with regular interrupted sleep and sleeping patterns are notorious for experiencing problems conceiving. Jobs that involve night shifts or crossing time zones in particular will interrupt sleep and in turn reduce fertility. It will often mean that menstrual cycles are irregular and if this is the case ovulation will be disrupted.

Lack of sleep for men who also work some form of night shift has similar fertility reducing results. Sperm production can be significantly impacted and testosterone, which is produced during sleep, will not be at optimal levels.

Weight Loss is more Difficult when you are Tired

The statistics for weight loss and sleep deprivation state that people who are tired on an average lose 55% less weight than those that are well rested. The two reasons being that metabolism is more sluggish when people are tired and the appetite increases.

Get Some Sleep

Do you need some help getting to sleep? Here are some quick tips to help you create the optimal conditions for a great nights rest;

1. A bedroom is a place of rest. It needs to be comfortable, quiet and a moderate temperature. Oh and dark is good as well, make sure that there is not too much ambient light , heavy curtains are helpful if you find the reflected light from outside is keeping you awake;

2. If you overheat while you are sleeping odds are you wont be getting quality sleep;

3. The bed should only be used for 2 things: sex and sleep;

4. Don’t go to bed when you are wide awake, make sure you are already sleepy when you retire to the bedroom;

5. If you have difficulty unwinding and getting sleepy a hot bath or herbal tea may do the trick to relax you before bed;

6. Establish a routine for when you go to bed and when you get up.

Acupuncture and Sleep

At Fertility Acupuncture South Yarra we will help you to relax so that falling asleep becomes a breeze. We understand how important sleep is to fertility and can assist you in forming better sleep patterns and habits so that your fertility improves to enable you to conceive as well as to improve you general health and quality of life.

Get in touch with Fertility Acupuncture South Yarra:

Our special pregnancy and fertility acupuncture treatments are designed to boost your fertility and take the backache out of pregnancy. Our professional and experienced practitioners can help you solve all of your health issues in a relaxed, confidential and supportive environment.

Get in touch with Fertility Acupuncture South Yarra because we are the experts in our field.