 Sleep Issues?
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Whatever happened to warm milk?
Bet you didn't know this interesting factoid: There are NO DRUGS (prescription or over-the-counter) that are currently approved for the treatment of insomnia in children.
This doesn't stop mainstream doctors from prescribing them for childhood sleep problems anyway, apparently. The results of a survey published in the journal Pediatrics revealed that more than 50 percent of all primary care pediatricians have written prescriptions for patent drugs for the treatment of sleeplessness in children — and more than 75 percent have recommended over-the-counter medicines for the same conditions!
And I'll bet you didn't know this, either: As many as one in four children currently suffers from sleep problems.
Doesn't this sound a bit high to you?
I'll wager it wasn't anywhere near this high a ratio 30 years ago. Could it be because of all the energy-spiking sugar and carbs we cram into our kids — and all the time they spend in front of various screens instead of outside running, playing, burning fat, and getting tuckered enough to conk out at night? And let's not forget SUNLIGHT DEPRIVATION — probably the most important reason of all for childhood insomnia!
My question is this: Why don't conventional doctors simply recommend some simple changes to these harmful dietary and lifestyle trends instead of writing those prescriptions or recommending Benadryl? I already know the answer: It's because they've been brainwashed by all the "educational" propaganda put forth by drug companies and their legislative lapdogs up on The Hill. They honestly believe that these kids are sick — but the truth is that they're just NOT TIRED.
But I'm both sick AND tired of all of this kind of quackery. I'm going to drink myself a glass of warm milk and get some sleep. Maybe when I wake up I'll realize it was all just a bad dream.
Just food for thought.
Cheers,
D
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07-20-2004, 04:31 PM
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