A Third of U.S. Adults Don’t Get Regular, Refreshing Sleep.
February 19, 2016 | By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) — One of every three Americans doesn’t get enough sleep on a regular basis, a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. About 35 percent of U.S. adults are sleeping less than seven hours a night, increasing their risk of a wide variety of health problems, CDC researchers reported on Feb. 18 in the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Getting less than seven hours of sleep a night has been associated with increased risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, …
Dental screening that could save your life.
By Dr. Mark Burhenne, Special to CNN | Updated 7:18 AM ET, Tue April 16, 2013 Getting a poor night’s sleep? Ask your dentist if you grind your teeth — a red flag for sleep apnea. We all know about the importance of sleep, and we know we should be getting more of it. When we wake up exhausted, drag ourselves to work or hit that afternoon slump, we blame ourselves: “Should have gotten more sleep last night.” But instead of “Did I get eight hours?” we should be asking ourselves, “How well did I sleep?” We tolerate feeling …
Snoring a nuisance to others, but accompanied by other symptoms, it may indicate more serious problem
By Arlene Hittle | Originally Published: February 17, 2016 6 a.m. On its own, snoring isn’t necessarily a serious concern. That’s the word from Dr. Robert Rosenberg, medical director of the Sleep Disorders Center of Prescott Valley and the author of “Sleep Soundly Every Night, Feel Fantastic Every Day.” “Almost everybody with sleep apnea snores, but not everybody who snores has sleep apnea,” Rosenberg said. He cited statistics to back that up: while 40 percent of men and 20 to 25 percent of women snore habitually, only 12 percent of men and 8 percent of women have sleep apnea. The …
10 ways police officers can get better sleep
How safe do you feel knowing your backup officer hasn’t had a restful night’s sleep in weeks and is struggling to stay awake? Feb 12, 2016 Sleep is important because it is the body’s way of recharging and rejuvenating. Once sleep is lost, it cannot be made up. Many first responders suffer from sleep-related issues, “…due in-part to odd shifts and long hours without adequate rest between shifts” (Johnson, 2013). Sleep deprivation has numerous health and safety concerns (i.e., increased blood pressure, accident prone, weight gain, depression, increased cancer risks, etc.). How safe do you feel knowing your backup officer …
Poor REM Sleep May Be Linked to Higher Risk for Anxiety, Depression.
Preliminary study suggests that emotional stress builds when this phase is disturbed, creating a ‘vicious cycle’ By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Feb. 8, 2016 (HealthDay News) — REM (rapid eye movement) sleep is the phase when dreams are made, and a lack of good REM sleep has long been associated with chronic insomnia. But new research is building on that association, suggesting that the bad and “restless” REM sleep experienced by insomnia patients may, in turn, undermine their ability to overcome emotional distress, raising their risk for chronic depression or anxiety. “Previous studies have pointed to REM sleep as …
More Couples Aren’t Sleeping Together, But Lost Love Isn’t Always Why.
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock: Why not treat your snoring and obstructive sleep apnea and sleep together instead? More people are saying they prefer sleeping alone than with their partner, but that doesn’t always mean the relationship is in trouble. By Ben Lawson | February 5, 2016 More and more couples are starting to sleep separately. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re unhappy. A survey from the Better Sleep Council found 26 percent of respondents said they sleep better alone than they do with a partner. A housing developer even told Newsy’s partners at WFTX that more homes have two master bedrooms. “About 15-20 percent of …
7 things a sleep scientist does to get a good night’s sleep.
Julia Calderone, Tech Insider Feb. 11, 2016, 12:35 PM Sleep is one of the most fundamental and basic things humans do. Without it, we’d literally die. But many find it extremely challenging to not only get an adequate and consistent amount of sleep every night, but to do it well. We turned to an expert — sleep scientist Patrick Fuller, an associate professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School — to get some answers. He gave us the lowdown on what he does to ensure a good night’s sleep every single night. While this routine works for Fuller, it may not be feasible for everyone’s lifestyle …
Can You Really ‘Catch Up’ on Sleep?
It’s tempting, but does it actually work? BY MACAELA MACKENZIE | October 27, 2015 Tell us if this sounds familiar: You sacrifice sleep all week long to juggle work, workouts, and—oh, yeah—a social life, telling yourself that you’ll “catch up” on sleep over the weekend. Welcome to the club. Sadly, your foolproof planning for making up those Zzz’s isn’t really legit, say experts—and by trying to do so, you might actually be doing more damage to your body. “Trying to make up all the hours actually distorts your body clock,” says Janet Kennedy, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist who specializes in treating …
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