Discover the benefits of a good night’s sleep and the vital role sleep plays in our lives. More about this topic is available in our CCNH course, NHW123, Elements of Traditional Naturopathy. Sleep or rest, movement, and other natural elements of pure water, healthy food, clean air, and sunlight, all work in harmony with our bodies to support our internal healing powers. Some books that teach about these powerful natural abilities and some basics of healthy lifestyles include: The Promise of Sleep, by William C. Dement; Free Your Breath, Free Your Life, by Dennis Lewis; The Healing Sun, by Richard Hobday; and The Healing Power of Water, by Masaru Emoto.

Healthy Sleep

Check out your Natural Health IQ with our quiz. Learn more about the vital links between healthy sleep and our health, wellness, and overall well-being!

1. DeMent’s 1999 book, The Promise of Sleep, explains that healthy sleep provides:

a. very little contribution to the support of good health.
b. important support for nutrient absorption in the digestive system.
c. the foundation for good health.
d. All of the above.


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2. Our brain waves will normally shift to a lower vibrational frequency as we:

a. return to the level of conscious wakefulness.
b. move from deeper stages of sleep, such as rapid eye movement (REM), into the lighter levels.
c. transition out of a dream state into a lighter level of sleep.
d. move from the initial stages of sleep to the deeper stages, such as the rapid eye movement stage (REM).


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3. The National Sleep Foundation reports that most American adults experience:

a. sleepiness during normal daytime waking hours.
b. normal sleep and wake cycles.
c. irrational thought patterns that interfere with daytime alertness.
d. normal daytime alertness with no sleepiness.


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4. As a result of experiments conducted at the Max Planck Institute, for many years it was mistakenly believed that:

a. synchronicity had no effect on the circadian rhythms.
b. the circadian rhythms are not affected by microwave frequencies.
c. the biological clock is dependent on the seasons.
d. light had no effect on the biological clock.


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5. The normal sleep and wake cycle is known as:

a. the sleep-wake rhythm.
b. the circadian rhythm.
c. the synchronous rhythm.
d. the harmonious integration.


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6. Deep sleep is the time when we are able to:

a. restore and replenish our energy.
b. do deep healing work.
c. heal body, mind, and spirit.
d. All of the above.


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7. While the invention of the light bulb has allowed for many technological advances, it has also:

a. allowed us to sleep better and deeper.
b. interfered with biological growth.
c. interfered with natural sleep and biological cycles.
d. None of the above.


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8. The aging process normally requires that we need __________ sleep at night.

a. more
b. less
c. the same amount of
d. lighter


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9. Relaxation, meditation, and breathwork are all modalities that can help with difficulties such as:

a. insomnia.
b. falling asleep easily, then waking in the middle of the night.
c. inability to relax the mind.
d. All of the above.


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10. According to Dement, the human biological clock is closely connected to:

a. celestial rhythms such as the sun, moon, and stars.
b. all of the seasons, but especially spring.
c. synchronicity as defined by Jung.
d. sound waves beyond the range of our hearing.


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