Quality sleep during the winter season can be just as difficult to obtain as it is during a hot, sticky summer. Avoid these cold weather mistakes to keep sleeping soundly: Keeping The House Too Hot. It may be tempting to turn up the heat for a cozy evening, but this action can cause sleep problems […]
Sleep is finally getting the public attention it deserves thanks to a new partnership. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society, have teamed to bring awareness to the health risks associated with insufficient sleep, sleep disorders and drowsy driving. About 30% of adults in […]
Homework, social networking, friends, late sports practices and hormonal changes all contribute to teenagers staying up late on school nights. A new study suggests that teens that go to bed late at night may not just experience academic problems, but emotional ones as well. Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley included 2,700 teens in […]
Dreading those long uncomfortable flights that you know you’ll sleep horrible on? Airbus, a leading aircraft manufacturer is trying to convince airlines to make more room for passengers to snooze. After research was conducted for the company by the London Sleep Centre, Airbus is proposing that an 18-inch wide seat become the standard over the […]
When you think of sleep apnea, you may not think of children having this chronic sleep disorder. The fact is that snoring and sleep apnea are more becoming increasingly common conditions that affect children. The signs may be surprising, but it is helpful to know what to look for: 1. Sleepwalking. It affects about 10% […]
Often times we may wake up to only countdown to the end of the day. We can’t wait finally climb into bed again and rest but, sleep feel like a difficult task. To prevent you from tossing and turning all night, here are things to avoid before your snooze: Don’t Take The Wrong Medication. When […]
A new study is further confirming how dangerous insomnia is to our health. Insomnia is linked with a wide variety of health problems, including anxiety, osteoporosis, and heart attack. Data from the Nord-Trondelag Health Studies conducted between 1995-1997 and 2006-2008 that included 24,715 working people, were examined by researchers from Norway and Finland. The results […]
If you haven’t been sleeping well on a long-term basis, don’t be so quick to diagnosis yourself. Often times sleep is prevented or interrupted by conditions within the body, conditions that can be identified by a licensed physician using the results of a diagnostic sleep study. A diagnostic sleep study, also known as a polysomnogram […]
REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a chronic, yet fascinating sleep condition that researchers are still working to fully understand. One of the defining features of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, the stage in which dreams occur, is paralysis of all body muscles except for the diaphragm (which is spared to permit breathing during REM […]
In the battle of conquering sleep, it is important to make sure we are getting the correct information. The National Sleep Foundation has compiled a short list of common myths about sleep with the real facts in order to protect us and help us sleep better. 1. Daytime sleepiness always means a person isn’t getting […]
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