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Yes, Women Are Different From Men In Their Sleep Too
Even when it comes to sleep, women are different from men. One sleep expert today explains the potential that even young girls have to sleep better than boys. Females have more of the restorative form of sleep, deep or slow wave sleep, than males. Girls wake up less during the night than do boys. But, [...]
Sleep Apnea News
Sleep Apnea Could be Affecting Your Kid
If you have a child that is often grumpy and seems tired and sleepy all the time, you may want to watch them more closely when they are sleeping at night. Your child could be experiencing sleep apnea which disturbs sleep in both adults and children. Sleep apnea is a sneaky disorder that can rob [...]
Sleep Apnea & Other Sleep Disorders Raise Risk of Death
A study out of the University of Pennsylvania shows patients with Sleep Apnea disorder were more likely to die. Particularly if they struggled for a long period of time and if the sleep loss caused excessive sleepiness during the day. Sleep apnea and excessive daytime sleepiness combine to cause an elevation in risk [...]
Sleep Apnea: Is it the Cause – or the Result -of Heart Disease
While studies show there is a connection between sleep apnea and heart disease, that’s about as far as they’ve gotten. There are some theories as to how and why but nothing conclusive yet. It does seem to make sense that if your breathing stops while you are sleeping there has to be some effect on [...]
Sleep Apnea and Obesity May Increase Stroke Risk
There just isn’t any good news when it comes to obesity. This epidemic condition is causing more health problems than we can keep track of. One of the most overlooked and yet most serious issues obesity is related to is sleep apnea. Sleep apnea occurs when a person stops breathing for extended periods during sleep [...]
Can Home Remedies Work for Snoring?
Snoring happens in over 90 million adults. It can be a real problem for the person who snores in terms of getting a good night’s sleep — but it can also keep up their bed partner. Snoring is not just annoying – people who snore are more prone to accidents Snoring can be a serious [...]
Insomnia News
Sleep disorders treatment sometimes just takes some simple home remedies that scientists find out the hard way. A new study from the University of Pittsburgh has found that colling down the head while a person with insomnia tries to fall asleep can speed up sleep onset. It used to be that people would say that [...]
Previous research has already shown that adverse childhood experiences, including abuse (emotional, physical, or sexual), can increase the risk of a large number of different medical as well as psychological conditions later in life. These problems include the obvious ones such as depression, alcohol and smoking problems, but also obesity and heart disease, high blood [...]
According to the new study by the Mayo Clinic you should avoid computer and television at least one hour before bed. When you watch television or check your emails right before going to bed you’re telling your brain to keep you awake by exposing yourself to the light from these devices. Children are also affected [...]
When there are high levels of anxiety and other issues, trouble sleeping is the first thing that can occur, when there is trouble sleeping, anxiety levels go higher and a vicious cycle is created. The connection between lack of sleep and how we function and cope with life is clear. Treatments for disturbed sleep [...]
In the largest study of it kind to establish a link between sleep and diabetes, researchers found that people with diabetes who sleep poorly have higher insulin resistance, and a harder time controlling the disease. The findings, published in the June issue of Diabetes Care, suggest that poor sleep may contribute to worse outcomes in [...]
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