Bel Marra Nutritionals, well know for offering high-quality,
specially formulated vitamins and nutritional supplements,
supports research studies of insomnia and the overuse of
prescription sleeping pills and the impact it has on overall
health. A study published in the British Medical Journal Open on
February 27, 2012 examined the impact of prescription sleep
medications, commonly taken for insomnia and sleep problems, on
mortality and cancer. The study looked at over 10,000 people
taking sleeping pills and found that those taking prescription
sleep medications were 4.6 times more likely to die. Occasional
sleep problems can occur for many people, as many as 25% of
Americans report having them. One of the most common sleep
problems is insomnia, which is a trouble falling asleep or
staying asleep during the night. Chronic sleep problems such as
insomnia affect around 10% of people. As CEO of Bel Marra
Nutritionals Jim Chiang says, a lack of sleep caused by insomnia
can negatively affect the ability to carry o