Snoring may cause cancer tumours to grow and spread.
By Western Daily Press | Posted: March 12, 2016 Snoring may cause cancer tumours to grow and spread Snoring may cause cancer tumours to grow and spread, a new study warned. People who suffer from sleep apnea have far worse cancer outcomes than those who sleep soundly. The condition occurs when the walls of the throat relax and narrow during sleep, interrupting normal breathing by blocking the airways for 10 seconds or more. It is suggested this starves vital organs of oxygen, so the body releases a signal protein to form more blood vessels which feed tumours allowing them to …
8 Ways to Improve Your Sleep Without Sleeping Tabs.
02/29/2016 08:28 am ET | Updated Feb 29, 2016 Toby Nwazor Credit According to the Centre of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), between a third and half of all Americans have insomnia and complain of poor sleep. A lot of factors contribute to the growing cases of insomnia and sleep disorders. It could be significant life stress, emotional or physical discomfort, environmental factors or an illness. Whatever the cause too many people have become dependent on sleeping pills to improve their sleep. Sleeping tabs are often used as sedatives and anesthetics. But when used regularly, they have a number of …
Sleep Apnea and Weight Gain: Reasons and Answers
Mar 02, 2016 | Tamara Kaye Sellman, RPSGT, CCSH | sleep apnea, sleep apnea and weight gain You may have noticed that we’re big fans of healthy weight management at Sound Sleep Health, and that’s no coincidence: we know first-hand how untreated sleep apnea can lead to weight gain and how being overweight can contribute to sleep apnea. Research shows that up to 80 percent of sleep apnea sufferers are obese. But what about the 20 percent who aren’t obese? They also have sleep apnea. So which comes first… Obesity or sleep apnea? How weight gain can cause sleep apnea …
Sleeping with your mouth open damages teeth ‘as much as a fizzy drink before bed.
Dry mouth causes acid levels to rise, eroding teeth Breathing through mouth dries it out – removing protective effect of saliva Saliva has natural ability to kill the bacteria in the mouth that produce acid As acid levels rise through the night, tooth erosion and decay can begin Some mouth sleepers mouths, acidity levels rose as high as pH 3.6 This is high akin to having glass of orange juice or fizzy drink before bed By COLIN FERNANDEZ, SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT FOR THE DAILY MAIL PUBLISHED: 13:02 EST, 5 February 2016 | UPDATED: 17:03 EST, 5 February 2016 For those of …
What Happens in Your Body When You’re Sleep Deprived?
March 03, 2016 By Dr. Mercola Lack of sleep has many ramifications, from minor to major, depending on your accumulated sleep debt. Short term, lack of sleep tends to have an immediate effect on your mental and emotional states. Over the long term, poor sleep can contribute to a whole host of chronic health problems, from obesity and diabetes to immune problems and an increased risk for cancer. Plus it raises your risk of accidents and occupational errors. Unfortunately, few are those who sleep well on a regular basis. Part of the problem is our propensity for using artificial lighting …
6 Surprising Sleep Habits From Around The World.
Sleeping on the job, sleeping when scared, sleeping in groups… 02/22/2016 11:07 am ET | Updated Feb 22, 2016 | Krithika Varagur Ever felt like the toughest sleep decision you make is whether to sleep on your back or stomach? That’s really just the tip of the iceberg. Adequate sleep is an essential part of being healthy. But in the United States, more than a third of the population is sleep deprived — a depressing statistic. So we decided to take a cue from other populations around the world: How does everyone else do sleep? What we found demonstrates that the …
Snoring Can Affect Kids’ Health, Learning Abilities.
By IANS | Published: 01st March 2016 03:49 PM | Last Updated: 01st March 2016 03:49 PM LONDON: Children with frequent snoring and breathing problems during sleep are prone to an increased risk of poor concentration level and learning abilities, finds a study. The study showed that while periodic snoring is usual in children, persistent snoring can lead to sleep apnea where the quality of sleep is affected, which in turn, can be linked with daytime tiredness, concentration and learning difficulties, bedwetting and delayed growth. “Children with persistent snoring often have a reduced quality of life. In particular, this applies …
The organizational cost of insufficient sleep.
By Nick van Dam and Els van der Helm February 2016 Sleep-awareness programs can produce better leaders. Thou hast no figures nor no fantasies, Which busy care draws in the brains of men; Therefore thou sleep’st so sound. —William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar In the passage above, the playwright’s tragic antihero Brutus enviously reflects on the timeless truth that people without worries and anxieties (in this case, his servant Lucius) generally enjoy the most peaceful and uninterrupted rest. Some senior business people skillfully and consciously manage their sleep, emerging refreshed and alert after crossing multiple time zones or working late …
Sleep disorders and heart disease: Complicated relationship needs more research.
Cardiology Today, February 2016 In recent years, strong evidence has emerged linking sleep disorders to various forms of heart disease — in particular, HF and hypertension. What is less certain, however, is whether treatment of sleep disorders before the onset of heart disease can prevent heart disease, and how to incorporate evaluation of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea into a cardiologist’s general clinical practice. “Untreated, sleep apnea is associated with increased CHD events, such as MI, atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias, stroke, sudden death and progression to HF,” Rami Khayat, MD, associate professor of medicine at Ohio State University …
Did sleep apnea contribute to Justice Scalia’s death? His unplugged breathing machine raises that question.
By Ariana Eunjung Cha | February 24 The procession for the funeral mass for Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington on Feb. 20. (Doug Mills/New York Times via AP) U.S. Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia was known for the exacting style of his opinions, the way he labored over each and every word. His hotel room the night of his death on Feb. 13 in Texas reflected this obsession with detail. According to a sheriff’s report obtained by The Washington Post this week, he was lying in …
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