Maureen Cromey, a member of the British Acupuncture Council comments: "Traditional acupuncture is known to be enormously beneficial for helping to correct sleep problems. Most people find treatment wonderfully relaxing, as acupuncture is known to calm the nervous system and also increase endorphin production."

Traditional acupuncture is a natural system of healing that has been practised for over 2,500 years. It is a safe and effective treatment that involves inserting sterile needles, no bigger than a human hair, painlessly at specific points on the body.

Supporting Acupuncture Awareness Week is actress and singer Toyah Willcox who, like many others, feels that acupuncture has made a huge impact to her life. "Having suffered with chronic insomnia since I was 14, I had to learn to make it work for my lifestyle", says Toyah. "However, I realised I needed to do something about it when I was made aware of the detriment it has on your health and immune system. I won't take sleeping pills and it's actually better not to medicate chronic sufferers of insomnia anyway. I now have regular traditional acupuncture to help let my body heal itself. When I'm having a treatment I fall into a deep sleep straight away, which gives me immediate relief."

If you would like to find out more about traditional acupuncture visit the Acupuncture Awareness Week website for all the information you need.