Why Sleep Is So Important When You’re Trying To Build Muscle.
Published on September 30, 2016 From injury prevention to an increase in energy, a Life Hacker report explains why sleep is crucial to building muscle You can do intense workouts, eat the right foods and take the right supplements, but your muscles won’t grow without decent sleep. This video from the PictureFit YouTube channel explains how important sleep is for your body when you’re trying to build muscle. In fact, besides your actual workout, sleep is the most important thing. For starters, a lack of sleep means you have less energy to use at the gym during your workouts. You can …
Wearing Sunglasses Before Bed Might Help You Sleep Better, Because Light Has A Surprising Effect On Your Body.
By GEORGINA LAWTON | Sep 29 The side effects that result from a lack of sleep are numerous and worrying: Mood swings, cognitive impairment, irregular heartbeat, increased stress… I could go on. But one strange trick to help you sleep easier that may have escaped mainstream research is wearing sunglasses before bed. I know, I know — it sounds really weird. But bear with me; I promise it’ll be useful. Some scientists postulate that slipping on a pair of sunnies when it gets close to bedtime is the key to better shut-eye, largely because it might help …
Study On Sleep Quality For Astronauts Led By NASA.
OCT 4, 2016 BY JOSE BUTTNER Being out in space in not an easy task, as daily routine can get at least different, if not entirely complicated. This is why NASA decided to study sleep quality as one of the important features of spending time in space. Researchers observed the effects of sleep deprivation and point out the importance of good sleep for space explorers. NASA scientists studied the case of Mir, a Russian space station. The spacecraft functioned for fifteen years (1986-2001), and for almost twelve years it has been inhabited. Vasily Tsibliyev was one of the astronauts …
Poor Sleep Health Could Contribute to Inflammatory Disease
Published on July 7, 2016 A meta-analysis reports that sleep disturbances and long sleep duration are associated with increases in markers of inflammation. “It is important to highlight that both too much and too little sleep appears to be associated with inflammation, a process that contributes to depression as well as many medical illnesses,” says John Krystal, MD, editor of Biological Psychiatry, the journal in which the meta-analysis was published. Substances that increase in response to inflammation and circulate in the blood stream, such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), predict adverse health conditions including cardiovascular events, hypertension, and …
WHY IS IT SO DAMN HARD TO FALL ASLEEP ON SUNDAYS?
In theory, Sundays should be devoted to downtime and total relaxation. There’s nowhere you have to be — except your couch, your kitchen, and maybe a boozy brunch. But in reality, how many of us spend Sundays feeling like crap and eating like crap until we finally turn off Game of Thrones, crawl into bed, and try desperately to sleep? (Guilty as charged.) Then the next thing you know it’s 2am and you’re staring down Monday morning with bloodshot eyes and sweaty palms. If you’ve ever experienced this late-night anxiety on Sundays, know you’re not alone.One survey found that 76% …
WHY WE ALWAYS GET SICK WHILE TRAVELING – AND HOW TO PREVENT IT.
TRAVEL, SLEEP LOSS, AND STRESS CAN ALL WREAK HAVOC ON OUR IMMUNE SYSTEMS By Chelsea Harvey September 14, 2016 Last weekend, bystanders watched as Hillary Clinton unsteadily left a Sept. 11 memorial service in New York City, stumbling as aides helped her into her waiting vehicle. Shortly thereafter, Clinton’s physician released a statement explaining that the Democratic presidential nominee had recently been diagnosed with pneumonia. But it’s not just Clinton who’s been sick, subsequent reports suggest. People reported on Monday that multiple other members of her campaign team have also recently been struck with illnesses ranging from dehydration to respiratory …
For Those With Sleep Apnea, Maybe It’s Time for a Driving Test.
Researchers hope to ID those with higher crash risk due to fatigue TUESDAY, Sept. 6, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Erratic driving may be a problem for people with sleep apnea. People with the sleep disorder were more likely to fail simulated driving tests than people without the disorder (a “control” group). Lane deviation, in particular, was a serious problem for those who failed the tests, a new study found. “Worse lane position deviation is a marker of poor driving performance and this is significantly worse in [sleep apnea] patients who fail the simulator as compared to controls,” wrote Dr. Akshay …
Oral Myofacial Therapy—A Breakthrough Technique to Treat Symptoms Relating to Breathing Problems, TMJ, Headaches and Other Common Ailments.
April 07, 2013 By Dr. Mercola Orofacial myofunctional therapy is a profoundly useful treatment that may help treat the symptoms of a a wide variety of health issues, from opening airways to headaches, temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJ), to poor digestion, just to name a few. It may be the most profound therapy available for the treatment of mild to moderate sleep apnea, which is a pervasive problem that affects many. Myofunctional therapy is the “neuromuscular re-education or re-patterning of the oral and facial muscles1.” The therapy includes facial and tongue exercises and behavior modification techniques to promote proper …
Sleep Apnea Info
Douglas L. Chenin, DDS Obstructive Sleep Apnea Overview Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a potentially life-threatening disorder that causes the airway to collapse either completely or partially, interrupting normal breathing during sleep and thus your ability to get oxygen to the brain and body. Snoring is the most common symptom of OSA and should be taken very seriously. Snoring blocks normal airflow, and as millions of spouses, family members, and roommates of snorers can attest, it often interrupts their sleep as well. Obstructive Sleep Apnea events can be full apneas which are complete closures of the airway which completely stop …
Braebon DentiTrac FDA Cleared for Use with Airway Management TAP Devices.
Published on September 7, 2016 Braebon’s DentiTrac oral appliance compliance system is now FDA cleared in the United States for use with the Airway Management Inc TAP family of oral devices. DentiTrac is a wearable microrecorder and web cloud portal combination that provides objective measurement of oral appliance compliance measurement for sleep apnea. It is an integrated wearable microrecorder embedded inside an oral appliance to reliably and accurately gather detailed information to confirm a patient is following prescribed therapy. The information is then uploaded to the Braebon cloud portal where physicians and dentists can conveniently and securely review patient information …
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