Dr. Ruth Lever Kidson is a physician, author and broadcaster who has trained in a number of complementary therapies. Her book “Is Acupuncture Right for You?” can be found at http://www.innertraditions.com.

Acupuncture can be a very effective treatment for insomnia as it works in a holistic way, treating not just the symptoms but the whole patient, restoring the body's energy system to a balanced state.

In the treatment of insomnia, homeopathy has two great advantages over the use of sleeping tablets - it has no side effects and it treats the whole patient, not just the symptoms.