Sleep Loss May Cause Brain Damage and Accelerate Onset of Alzheimer’s, Two New Studies Show
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock: Two more studies on the dangers of sleep deprivation and obstructive sleep apnea. April 03, 2014 Visit the Mercola Video Library By Dr. Mercola Could poor sleeping habits cause brain damage and even accelerate onset of Alzheimer’s disease? According to recent research, the answer is yes on both accounts. According to neuroscientist Dr. Sigrid Veasey, associate professor of Medicine and a member of the Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology at the Perelman School of Medicine, this is the first time they’ve been able to show that sleep loss actually results in the loss of …
Snoring During Pregnancy May Harm Your Baby’s Health
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock:Pregnant women who snore, can increase their risk of pre-eclampsia or high blood pressure. By Eric Cohen, MD Published Mar 12, 2014 For a lot of us, snoring is simply a part of life. But while millions deal with and have learned to live with snoring, it could have a significant impact on expectant mothers. Scientists have looked into how snoring can affect a woman during pregnancy, but a recent study showed that snoring can also affect an unborn child. Snoring can sometimes be attributed to a sleep disorder known as sleep apnea, which causes one to momentarily stop …
Are you kept awake by your partner’s snoring? Get them to sing.
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock:Singing may not cure snoring or obstructive sleep apnea but increased muscle tone from singing may be somewhat helpful. 10:30am Friday 7th March 2014 in News Rock choir helps reduce snoring PEOPLE suffering from bad nights sleep or kept awake by their partner’s snoring, should start singing. According to research joining a Rock Choir group can help boost people’s mental health and wellbeing, while reducing snoring. Helen Just, leader of the Droitwich Spa, Great Malvern and Worcester Rock Choir, said a study carried out by the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust found preliminary evidence that …
Should Obesity Be a ‘Disease’?
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock:Please read what the NY Times has to say about obesity. Gray Matter By CRYSTAL L. HOYT and JENI L. BURNETTE IN June 2013, millions of Americans contracted a disease. They developed it not because of some pathogen or illness, but thanks to the American Medical Association’s decision to label obesity a “multi-metabolic and hormonal disease state.” On its surface, this seemed like a good move: Calling obesity a disease provides a clear warning of the significant health risks associated with excessive weight. And the obesity-is-a-disease message sparked attention, funding and research aimed at finding medically driven remedies. …
Police: Burglar found asleep on victim’s couch holding knife
Notes from Dr. Norman BlumenstockSnoring and sleeping issues can get you arrested Posted: 8:57 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — A Mount Dora woman said she woke up to find an alleged burglar asleep on her couch and holding one of her kitchen knives. The burglary suspect, 26-year-old Duane Immich, was booked into the Lake County Jail. According to police, Immich burglarized several nearby businesses before making his way into the woman’s home. “I was in my kitchen going to make coffee and I heard snoring,” victim Judith Smolinski said. Smolinski said she was immediately startled by the snoring because …
New Trucking Study Says Two Nights Sleep Safer than One
Notes from Dr. Norman BlumenstockThe U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released findings from what government officials are calling a “real world, third-party study” that shows two nights rest is better than one.The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released findings from what government officials are calling a “real world, third-party study” that shows two nights rest is better than one. The FMCSA news release says the latest study provides further scientific evidence that the restart provision in the current hours-of-service rule for truck drivers is more effective at combatting fatigue than …
Connected clothing can tell how soundly your baby is sleeping
Notes from Dr. Norman BlumenstockHere is a device for parents to monitor their sleeping infants. Nick Barber February 4, 2014@nickjb Singing along to the Disney movie playing in the background, Dulcie Madden helped hand-package thousands of high-tech baby clothes from her start up in Boston’s Leather District. Madden is the CEO and co-founder of Rest …
Obesity Is Found to Gain Its Hold in Earliest Years
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock Since obesity has such a strong connection with obstructive sleep apnea, its important to prevent it even in children. By GINA KOLATAJAN. 29, 2014 For many obese adults, the die was cast by the time they were 5 years old. A major new study of more than 7,000 children has found that a third of children who were overweight in kindergarten were obese by eighth grade. And almost every child who was very obese remained that way. Some obese or overweight kindergartners lost their excess weight, and some children of normal weight got fat over the years. But …
The smart bed that can track your sleep – and reveal how long your partner was REALLY snoring for
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock: I’m not sure about the accuracy of this device but its another interesting consumer device in the area of sleep disordered breathing. By MARK PRIGG PUBLISHED: 15:29 EST, 17 January 2014 | UPDATED: 16:03 EST, 17 January 2014 Strap is placed across the bed to monitor sleep quality, heart rate and snoring levels Can download data to an app revealing exactly when you snored – and how loud Algorithm creates a ‘sleep score’ every morning It could finally end the morning rows over exactly how loudly, and how often your partner was snoring. A new gadget can turn any mattress …
For Sleep Apnea Patients, a Possible Alternative to Masks
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock: Long-term impact of stimulation of the nerve in the jaw, called the hypoglossal nerve, is not known. By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS Stephen Maturen for The New York TimesJackie Kopplin of Coon Rapids, Minn., had an upper airway stimulator implanted to help treat obstructive sleep apnea. The standard treatment for people with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea is a mask worn at night that helps them breathe without interruption. The mask is unwieldy and uncomfortable, however; one study found that46 percent to 83 percent of patients with obstructive sleep apneado not wear it diligently. Now scientists …
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