Article: How you can fall asleep more easily

JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Jerusalem Post
08-05-2001
Headline: How you can fall asleep more easily
Byline: JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Edition; Daily
Section: Health
Page: 08

Sunday, August 5, 2001 -- I am a 75-year-old woman. I enjoy fairly good health but have had trouble sleeping for a few years now. I am tired of taking sleeping pills. As they don't seem to help, I was wondering if you know of anything that would help with my sleeping problem other than sleeping pills?

I have tried taking hot showers before bed, reading before bed - but nothing seems to work.

D.G., Jerusalem

Dr. Ron Peled, a senior sleep expert at the Technion's sleep lab in Haifa, comments:

You are right to try to avoid sleeping ...

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