When worries stop sleep and then you worry about not sleeping.
By Cathy Johnson Posted yesterday at 21:07 Updated yesterday at 21:42 Being awake at an ungodly hour, your mind a tangle of anxious thoughts, is a wretched experience. Whether you’re thinking about work or family worries, the events of the day, or tasks you face tomorrow, it tends to kill off the chance of sleep. It’s a common problem, with “thoughts” second only to “needing to go to the toilet” in the list of sleep disrupters identified by the 20,018 people who completed the ABC’s Sleep Snapshot survey a few weeks ago. And when asked to describe in their …
WHY WE ALWAYS GET SICK WHILE TRAVELING – AND HOW TO PREVENT IT.
TRAVEL, SLEEP LOSS, AND STRESS CAN ALL WREAK HAVOC ON OUR IMMUNE SYSTEMS By Chelsea Harvey September 14, 2016 Last weekend, bystanders watched as Hillary Clinton unsteadily left a Sept. 11 memorial service in New York City, stumbling as aides helped her into her waiting vehicle. Shortly thereafter, Clinton’s physician released a statement explaining that the Democratic presidential nominee had recently been diagnosed with pneumonia. But it’s not just Clinton who’s been sick, subsequent reports suggest. People reported on Monday that multiple other members of her campaign team have also recently been struck with illnesses ranging from dehydration to respiratory …
Sleep apnea takes a toll on brain function.
Researchers find changes in two key brain chemicals in patients with most common type of this disorder Date: February 12, 2016 Source: University of California – Los Angeles Summary: People with sleep apnea show significant changes in the levels of two important brain chemicals, which could be a reason that many have symptoms that impact their day-to-day lives, new research concludes. One in 15 adults has moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder in which a person’s breathing is frequently interrupted during sleep — as many as 30 times per hour. People with sleep …
Data Spotlights Average Sleep Patterns in U.S. Cities.
By James A. Martin | Feb 26, 2015 6:19 AM PT How does your average sleep time compare to other people in your city and across the United States? The folks at Northcube AB, developer of the Sleep Cycle sleep-monitoring app, crunched their numbers and came up with some valuable insights. Jacksonville, Fla., is the most stressed-out city in the United States, according to data from the folks behind Sleep Cycle, a sleep-tracking app for Android and iOS. Who knew? I’d have predicted New York, Chicago, Boston or Washington, D.C. Sleep Cycle is just one of many apps, wearables, and …