To Sleep Better, Stay Cool and Cut Clutter.
Here’s how to tweak your environment for a good night’s rest. By Lisa Esposito | Dec. 30, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. Dark, quiet, cool but not cold, not too humid or dry, calm and uncluttered – that’s the perfect setup for sleeping. So find a noise-free room, clear a space near your bed and turn down your thermostat, because better sleep leads to better health. Here are tips to reduce noise, help you unwind and make your bedroom a serene oasis for sleep. Make Space Having a super-cluttered bedroom may affect how well you sleep, suggests a recent study led by clinical …
Why you really ARE more tired than your other half – and what you can do about it.
If you always think you’re more tired than your husband, you’re right The National Sleep Foundation say women are worse sleepers than men Angela Epstein explores common reasons for insomia – and solutions By ANGELA EPSTEIN FOR THE DAILY MAIL PUBLISHED: 20:30 EST, 30 December 2015 | UPDATED: 03:15 EST, 31 December 2015 At the end of a busy week, do you ever find yourself arguing with your husband about who’s more exhausted? Though it won’t make you feel better in the long-term, take comfort in the fact that you probably are more tired than him. That’s because, according …
Losing sleep: Stress robs us of 64 nights of a sleep a year.
ADULTS lose 64 nights’ worth of sleep every year, usually due to stress, a study has found. PUBLISHED: 19:45, Wed, Dec 30, 2015 | UPDATED: 19:57, Wed, Dec 30, 2015 The average grown-up gets just six hours and 36 minutes’ sleep every night – an hour and 24 minutes less than the recommended eight hours. This amounts to 511 hours over a year – the equivalent of almost 64 eight-hour nights, Stress is the main reason for insomnia, the poll found. A snoring or fidgeting partner, being too hot or cold in bed and worrying about money can also …
Lack Of Deep Sleep May Set The Stage For Alzheimer’s
Updated January 6, 20161:35 PM ET Published January 4, 20165:05 AM ET JON HAMILTON Jeffrey Iliff (right) and Bill Rooney, brain scientists at Oregon Health & Science University, look over an MRI. The school has an especially sensitive MRI unit that should be able to detect precisely when during sleep the brain is being cleansed of toxins. Courtesy of Oregon Health & Science University There’s growing evidence that a lack of sleep can leave the brain vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease. “Changes in sleep habits may actually be setting the stage” for dementia, says Jeffrey Iliff, a brain scientist at …
6 Snoring Facts that May Keep you Awake at Night.
By: jhayward on Friday, January 1st @ 10:00 am Snoring is something many of us live with, whether we’re the one snoring or we’re trying to cover our ears listening to someone else. However, it’s more than just the sawing noise that comes with it that’s not welcomed. Snoring can point to a health problem or lifestyle factors that may need tweaking. While many people just accept snoring as what it is, there are some things to keep in mind that could reduce or eliminate it. Ignoring a major snoring problem could not only drive the others in the home …
Maxillomandibular advancement effectively treats obstructive sleep apnea.
Zaghi S, et al. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015;doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.2678. December 14, 2015 Maxillomandibular advancement was effective in treating patients with obstructive sleep apnea, according to recent data from a retrospective review. “Maxillomandibular advancement is a highly effective treatment for [obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)]. Preoperative severity of OSA is the most reliable predictor of outcome effect size and the likelihood of surgical success and cure,” Soroush Zaghi, MD, from the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues wrote. “Those patients with the most severe measures of OSA tend to benefit to the greatest …
Pulmonary Hypertension And Sleep Apnea.
The rare and severe lung disease called pulmonary hypertension (PH) affects the pulmonary arteries, causing high blood pressure. The pulmonary arteries transport the blood from the right heart ventricle to the lungs, but when affected by the disease, they become narrowed and thickened. The hearts of patients with pulmonary hypertension need to work harder to properly pump the blood, which make them enlarged, weakened and more susceptible to complications like right heart failure. The diagnosis, management and prognosis of pulmonary hypertension are closely related to the causes of the disease. The problem is they are not always completely understood. It …
Poor, limited sleep costs billions of dollars annually.
Stephanie Dickrell, sdickrell@stcloudtimes.com9 a.m. CDT August 1, 2015 By some estimates, lack of sleep costs a whole lot of money: Hundreds of billions of dollars are spent and/or lost annually as a result of poor or limited sleep, according to the Institute of Medicine Committee on Sleep Medicine and Research, part of the National Institutes of Health. There’s the obvious. Daytime sleepiness, inadequate sleep time, insomnia and other sleep disorders burden the health care system. Indirect costs include sickness and death, absenteeism from work and school, disability, loss of productivity, industrial accidents, motor vehicle accidents, hospitalization and increased alcohol consumption. …
A sleep expert reveals the ideal start time for work and school.
ADAM BANICKI, TANYA LEWIS | JAN 1 2015, 2:30 PM Watch video: http://www.businessinsider.com/sleep-expert-says-work-should-start-later-2015-12#ooid=VyeDNrdzoqu6uw_MkgS6syfLY0G2z5cj A startling number of teenagers and young adults are chronically sleep deprived, and the answer is starting school or work later, one sleep expert argues. According to Paul Kelley, a sleep researcher at the University of Oxford, children between the ages of eight and 10 should start school no earlier than 8:30 a.m., 16-year-olds should start at or after 10 a.m., and 18-year-olds at 11 a.m or later. The suggestions come from a recent study published by Kelley and his colleagues in the journal Learning, Media and Technology. “At …
Here’s Why You Want to Sleep More in the Winter.
Men’s Fitness | December 29, 2015 (Photo: Corbis) Starting to miss some of your evening runs and outdoor boot camps yet? It’s officially winter and the shorter days and colder nights make it a real task to get out of bed in the morning, much less actually exercise. If you live in a place that experiences the true four seasons, you know how harsh that winter cold can be and how depressing it is when daylight is gone by the time you leave work (so forget trying to save that sweat session for the end of the day…) The changing weather conditions affect …
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