While dreams can provide inspiration, happiness and great entertainment, nightmares can be a problem for many people. Sleep disruptions due to nightmares are a threat to our overall health, with chronic nightmares possibly tied up to stress, anxiety and depression problems. Poor sleep quality and quantity can lead to a weakened immune system, poor memory, […]
Does your child snore at night? According to Everyday Health, about 8-12% of children commonly snore, which is a sign that sleep apnea may be present. The sleep disorder has been linked to negative impacts on a child’s emotional, cognitive, and physical development, as well as cardiovascular health. However, only 3-5% of children have sleep […]
If you are one of the millions of U.S. adults who aren’t getting enough sleep, you may need a little motivation. There are plenty of health issues associated with a lack of proper sleep, including cancer, heart disease, obesity, dementia and an earlier death. However, before those issues have a chance to impact you, every […]
As the importance of sleep becomes more well-known, many companies are looking to the benefits of snooze for more productive employees. Places to nap, a more flexible schedule or just making sleep an open conversation are becoming common perks provided by employers in the United States. In addition, there could be another helpful sleep perk […]
Breaking up with your phone before bedtime can be hard to do. Many of us are even guilty of falling asleep with it in our hands as we scroll down our Instagram feed, check our emails or engage in a seemingly necessary Candy Crush binge. However, the blue light that emits from your favorite device […]
If your plan is to catch up on sleep after passing the middle-age mark, we’ve got some bad news. According to new research from Baylor University, the snooze you collect after middle-age isn’t linked to memory and won’t protect you against its decline. Dr. Michael K. Scullin, director of Baylor’s Sleep Neuroscience and Cognition Laboratory, […]
It’s all too easy to take the benefits of sleep for granted. When we decide to stay up an hour later to watch Netflix or eat chips in bed, we don’t always realize that we are negatively impacting our health, happiness and productivity. To remind you of why sleeping 7-9 hours each night makes your […]
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) brings along serious health risks, and having asthma could increase your chances of developing sleep disorder. Published in the January 13th issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Dr. Mihaela Teodorescu and her team found that the longer their participants had asthma, the stronger the risk was for OSA. […]
Researchers at Mississippi State University are the first to show that insomnia plays a huge role in the relationship between alcohol use and suicide risk. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accounting for more than 38,000 deaths in the U.S. each […]
When you are sleep deprived and tired, you might try just about anything to get better shut-eye. It may be tempting to make medication your first choice to beat insomnia woes, but there are many ways to boost your snooze without the serious side effects that can come along with drugs. Check out what we […]
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