Do you have difficulty falling asleep every night? You aren’t alone! According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, an estimated 60 million people in our nation battle insomnia on any given night. However, poor sleep isn’t doing you any favors as it makes days seem much longer, stressful and increases your health […]
With all the sacrifices our veterans have made to serve and protect our country, they more than deserve high-quality sleep. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-I) could be the answer for many of service men and women with insomnia, according to new research. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine reports that this is the first study to […]
Obtaining proper sleep doesn’t come easy for insomniacs, and the list of health concerns for the sleep-deprived just keeps getting longer. According to new research, insomniacs who regularly take longer than 14 minutes to fall asleep are at a greater risk for developing hypertension. Insomnia is a sleep disorder that is characterized by having difficulty […]
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 […]
Sleepless nights of insomnia can really get the best of you. According to researchers at the University of Arizona and the Arizona Respiratory Center, persistent insomnia is linked to higher levels of inflammation in the body and a 58% increased risk of death. Published in The American Journal of Medicine, the UA study analyzed data […]
For patients looking to beat the disease of addiction, insomnia may be a real threat to their success. A new study published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine has identified insomnia as a “prevalent and persistent” problem during the early phases of during their treatment, making it more likely for a relapse to occur. With […]
Suffering from insomnia increases major health risks, and plenty of unintended drowsy driving. New research has revealed that insomnia is major contributor to the number of deaths that occur due to motor vehicle crashes and unintentional fatal injuries. 54,399 men and women, ages 20-89, had their data collected from a population based survey and were […]
Take a moment to think about how much sleep you’ve been getting lately. Often times we may know we are sleep-deprived, but simply ignore the signs. In order to bring more awareness to the signs of chronic sleep loss, YouBeauty Expert and director of Behavorial Sleep Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, […]
Insomnia can get the get the best of us, even when all we want is to sleep. It always happens that the nights that you need shut-eye the most, you find yourself awake and staring at the wall. So what do you do to ensure that you get those much needed hours of high-quality snooze? Check […]
It’s no secret that as we age, great night’s of sleep become harder to obtain. Aging patients often turn to prescription medication to help with sleep problems, panic attacks and anxiety. However, The Washington Post has the results of new research that suggests that the long-term use of these medications increases their risk of developing […]
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