Dr. Mercola runs the Natural Health Center in Hoffman Estates, IL. He offers 33 Secrets to a Good Night’s Sleep, a plethora of practical suggestions for getting past common obstacles to healthy rest.

If you’ve ever had trouble sleeping, you’ve probably heard some of these secrets before. Yet Dr. Mercola is currently recommending something called Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Described as “psychological acupressure,” it works much like traditional acupuncture treats physical ailments, but without the needles.

I’ve been working with practitioners of these types of alternative treatments, like Dr. George Pratt, Erika Barrantes, Kris Kirkbride and others in developing informational materials to share with potential patients—and other practitioners—that help with healing through the emotions. Fascinating stuff.

It’s a little like The Secret meets What the Bleep Do We Know? meets traditional western medicine. Perhaps more.

These days, our stress levels may be on high alert. Indeed, life in the United States and around the world has gotten much more challenging in the past eight months, even longer. What do you have to lose by opening up to potentially powerful –if not unorthodox—tools to help navigate through hard times?

Here’s the other benefit: you may actually get a good night’s sleep in the process.

Janet Muniz

Photo Credit: Jacob Bøtter