The Negative Impact Intense Workouts Have on Your Sleep.
Brielle Buis | December 16, 2015 You already know the importance of getting adequate nutrition after you workout to promote muscle growth. But, did you know that the true gold standard of your post workout regimen is getting enough sleep? Ironically, this golden ticket that might be the most important is also something that can possibly be hindered by a hard workout. A study conducted by Loughborough University looked into the effect that heavy training has on your sleep. To conduct the experiment the scientists, lead by head researcher S.C. Killer, studied the effects of two nine-day periods of heavy training, on 13 competitive cyclists. …
New Survey Explains the Importance of Sleep
Paula Davis-Laack | Posted: 12/02/2015 7:49 am EST Updated: 12/02/2015 8:59 am EST Are you a sleep worker? No, not a sleepwalker, but a person who goes to work and attempts to function on too little sleep? It turns out, one-third of American workers are sleep working — not getting enough sleep to function at peak levels, according to researchers at Harvard Medical School. On the home front, men and women experience interrupted sleep, but often for different reasons. Women are more than twice as likely to interrupt their sleep to care for others, and once they’re up, they are awake longer: …
One Company’s Mission To Fix Our Sleep Deprivation Crisis.
The health insurance provider Aetna wants you to know the difference a good night’s rest makes. 12/14/2015 11:53 am ET Carolyn Gregoire Senior Health & Science Writer, The Huffington Post Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini has made sleep health a major priority in the workplace. A whopping 40 percent of Americans are getting less than their recommended nightly sleep — an issue the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes as a “public health problem.” But more people and corporations are increasingly waking up to the importance of a healthy night’s sleep. Leading the charge is the Hartford-based health insurance giant Aetna. Under …
Photoplethysmographic Signal to Screen Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients
Feasibility of a Prospective Clinical Pathway Sunil Sharma, MD∗; Paul Mather, MD∗; Jimmy T. Efird, PhD∗,†; Daron Kahn, MD∗; Mohammed Cheema, MD‡; Sharon Rubin, MD∗; Gordon Reeves, MD∗; Raphael Bonita, MD∗; Raymond Malloy, MS∗; David J. Whellan, MD∗ [+] Author Information JCHF. 2015;3(9):725-731. doi:10.1016/j.jchf.2015.04.015 Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the plethysmographic signal-derived oxygen desaturation index (ODI) as an inpatient screening strategy to identify sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Background SDB is highly prevalent among patients hospitalized with CHF but is widely underdiagnosed. We evaluated overnight photoplethysmography as a possible screening …
8 Sleepwalking Stories That Will Give You Nightmares
By PPcorn – Dec 5, 2015 huffingtonpost.com Sleepwalking is an uncommon but well-documented phenomenon that many people find comical. However, some sleepwalking stories are so strange that they might make you afraid of ever sleeping again. Here, we present eight sleepwalking stories that will give you nightmare. Check them out for yourself below. Number Eight: The Divorce. In 2006, one Muslim man was sleeping next to his wife when he said the words “talaq” three times. “Talaq” translates to “divorce,” and saying it three times may be official grounds for separation. Because of this, the couple was forced to separate. Number Seven: …
A Good Night’s Sleep Is Tied to Interruptions, Not Just Hours
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock: A study published last year in the journal Sleep Medicine found that even one night of fragmented sleep negatively impacts mood, attention span and cognitive ability to the same degree as restricting sleep to four hours in a night. Waking up often can cause bad moods and difficulty focusing and thinking What’s the Definition of A Good Night’s Sleep Much has been made about the importance of getting enough hours of sleep – the holy seven to eight hours a night. But what about the continuity of sleep? WSJ’s Sumathi Reddy reports. Photo: Corbis …
Study Finds Evidence of Placental Hypoxia in Mothers with Sleep Disordered Breathing
By PR Rocket on December 2, 2015 A recent study in the journal Pediatric and Developmental Pathology questioned whether sleep disordered breathing in pregnant women was associated with histopathological evidence of placental hypoxia. The research showed that sleep disordered breathing during pregnancy can be linked to fetal development. Lawrence, Kansas (PRWEB) December 02, 2015 Pediatric and Developmental Pathology – Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) can indicate reduction in airflow, habitual snoring, and obstructive sleep apnea. During pregnancy, SDB has been linked to complications such as gestational diabetes. Effects of SDB on the placenta are at the center of current research. A …
What My Father’s Death Taught Me About the Importance of Sleep
November 22, 2015 by Dr. Mark Burhenne If you could have told me in my thirties that my father would die of ALS at the age of 69, I never would have believed you. By all external measures, my dad was an extremely fit and healthy man. If anyone seemed like they could defy death, it was my dad. He was once one of the most celebrated radiologists in the United States. He taught at Harvard, wrote textbooks, and developed the Burhenne technique for removing gallstones. By all external measures, my dad was an extremely fit and healthy man. He …
Depression linked to erectile dysfunction in sleep apnea patients
Health | Thu Nov 19, 2015 3:03pm EST BY LISA RAPAPORT (Reuters Health) – Depression and low quality of life may contribute to erectile dysfunction in men with sleep apnea, a Korean study suggests. Sleep apnea, a common disorder that leads to disrupted breathing or shallow breaths during slumber, has long been tied sexual health problems, researchers note in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. But the current study focused on why some men with sleep apnea may have more difficulty getting or maintaining erections and found the severity of sleep problems may not matter as much as whether the men …
How Better Sleep Can Improve Your Running Performance
In a nutshell: It helps you make the most of your months of hard work and allows you to compete in tip-top shape. Getting ready to run a marathon? Getting enough sleep can help. By Shelby Harris Oct. 20, 2015 | 5:00 a.m. EDT It’s marathon season. As an endurance runner myself, I often feel there are not enough hours to get in my training amidst a world of family, work and other obligations. On top of it all, there never seems to be enough time for sleep. Runners who decide to enter a race (regardless of the distance) typically create …
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