A recent research has indicated that undergoing surgical menopause may worsen insomnia in women. Surgical menopause is often accompanied by more psychological and physical difficulties and nearly 20% of post-menopausal women reported sleep disturbances. Research has linked insomnia to high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, Diabetes and other ailments.
Research also indicates that about 93% of Indians are sleep deprived. The causative are: Lifestyle habits to health conditions. Insomnia is seen as a sign and a symptom that can accompany several sleep, medical, and psychiatric disorders characterised by difficulty falling asleep. Dr KK Aggarwal, Group Editor-in-Chief of IJCP, said: “To counter insomnia, concentrate on the present. About 20 minutes of meditation morning and evening provides the same biochemical benefit as gathered from 7 hours of deep sleep.”