Insomnia and Sleep Disorders in Boulder

on phone in bed Sleep issues affect millions of Americans, impacting their health and daily functioning. When you can’t fall asleep, wake up frequently, or feel tired despite sleeping, your body struggles to repair and rejuvenate itself.

What Are Sleep Disorders?

Any condition that prevents you from achieving proper rest is considered a disorder. Common signs include difficulty falling asleep, waking up too early, frequent night awakenings, waking up feeling tired, or missing deep REM sleep.

Many people track their rest with devices like Oura rings or phone apps, only to discover their slumber quality is far from optimal. This growing awareness has revealed just how widespread the problem has become.

The Health Impact of Poor Rest

Sleep deprivation affects nearly every aspect of health:

Memory loss and learning difficulties
Decreased reasoning and reaction time
Reduced focus and executive function

Increased risk of high blood pressure, heart attack, and stroke
Greater likelihood of weight gain and obesity
Potential development of psychiatric problems, including depression

Studies show that reduced sleep time presents a greater mortality risk than smoking, high blood pressure, and heart disease combined. While individual requirements vary slightly from person to person, most healthy adults need between 7.5 and 9 hours each night to function at their best. Chances are you haven’t had enough rest if you feel drowsy during the day, even during boring activities.

What’s the Source of These Problems?

Acute insomnia often stems from life stress, illness, physical discomfort, some medications, or environmental factors. Chronic issues may result from anxiety, depression, ongoing stress, or nighttime discomfort.

One significant but often overlooked factor is nerve system imbalance. Many people live in a constant state of “fight or flight” (sympathetic dominance), making quality rest nearly impossible.

How NetworkSpinal Care Can Help You

At Network Wellness Center, your care is focused on the balance between sympathetic (alertness) and parasympathetic (rest and recovery) functions in your nerve system.

When your nerve system runs on high alert constantly, it’s like driving with your foot pressed to the floor—your body produces excess stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline, making relaxation difficult.

NetworkSpinal care helps your body shift from this hyper-vigilant state to a more balanced one. Research shows that Network care increases coherence in your nerve system, allowing your body to regulate between active and restful states properly.

Building Better Habits

While you and your doctors work on your nerve system, you can support better sleep by maintaining consistent sleep and wake times, creating a cool, dark, quiet sleep environment, limiting screen time before bed and using blue light protection, including regular physical activity in your daily routine, and managing stress through relaxation techniques.

Your path to better sleep begins with a properly functioning nerve system. With NetworkSpinal care you can receive a gentle, effective approach to help your body rediscover its natural sleep rhythms.

Contact Network Wellness Center today to learn how we can help you sleep better naturally.

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