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Need Better Sleep? Try These Specific Physical Activities

Need Better Sleep? Try These Specific Physical Activities

According to new research, there are numerous forms of exercise that can help you sleep better, compared to not exercising at all. Presented at SLEEP 2015, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shared their findings, showing that physical activities such as biking, golfing, running, weight-lifting, yoga/Pilates, gardening, aerobics/calisthenics, and […]

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Not Sure If You Have Sleep Apnea? Check Out These Signs

Not Sure If You Have Sleep Apnea? Check Out These Signs

Sleep apnea is uncommonly diagnosed because doctors don’t regularly check its symptoms, and the signs can be easily overlooked. Characterized by pausing in breathing, sometimes hundreds of times a night, this sleep disorder is particularly dangerous because those constant sleep disruptions cause the sleeper to lose oxygen. Often, the disruptions do not cause a person […]

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History: Dreaming Since Beginning of Time

History: Dreaming Since Beginning of Time

What’s in a dream? According to Dream Moods, humans have been trying to properly interpret their dreams since 3000-4000 B.C, using clay tablets to record their nighttime trips. These personal, mysterious experiences are sometimes vivid and full of strong of emotions, while others seem to fade from memory in minutes, making writing down dream content—emotions, […]

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Access to Electricity Linked to Shorter Sleep

Access to Electricity Linked to Shorter Sleep

Does electricity and artificial light hold us all back from getting more quality sleep? Researchers from the University of Washington believe so, and they’ve got new research to back it up! Published online in the Journal of Biological Rhythms, the study compared the days of traditional hunter-gatherer living conditions to our modern environment, revealing that […]

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Insomnia May Decrease the Empathy of Healthcare Workers

Insomnia May Decrease the Empathy of Healthcare Workers

Sleep issues aren’t new to those who work in health care, but a new study suggests that insomnia may significantly impact the treatment of their patients. Published online in the journal Sleep, lead study author Dr. Venkatesh Basappa Krishnamurthy and his team found that the sleep disorder decreases empathy health care workers feel toward their […]

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Poor Sleep Impacts Lifestyle Choices and Future Health

Poor Sleep Impacts Lifestyle Choices and Future Health

According to new research, consistently getting quality sleep is important to our future health as it has a huge influence over our lifestyle choices. Published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, the study has provided evidence that poor sleep makes us more likely to make unhealthy lifestyle decisions by collecting data from 37, 508 adults […]

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