From a wellness standpoint, sleep forms the base.
Amey Vance, Live Well 6:11 p.m. MST March 7, 2016 Why do people need to sleep? Science is constantly searching for the answer to that very question. It has been discovered that there are biological and chemical changes that take place in the body during sleep that make sleep a necessary part of each 24-hour cycle. Kirk Watkins is a sleep disorder specialist at the Dixie Regional Medical Center Sleep Disorders Clinic. He helps people sleep well. Watkins explained one of the biochemical processes that occur during sleep this way: “It is …
How the End of Daylight Saving Time Can Affect Health.
By GILLIAN MOHNEY | Nov 6, 2016, 6:36 AM ET http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/video/daylight-saving-basics-37557125 This Sunday, nearly everyone in the U.S. will need to set back their clocks one hour as daylight saving time comes to an end. While this means an extra hour of sleep, surprisingly it can also take a toll on health. An extra hour of sleep can be a welcome respite for many people. But it can also disrupt normal sleep patterns, which puts strain on the body. The change in schedule can throw off the body’s internal clock, or circadian rhythm, Dr. Samuel Friedlander, assistant clinical professor …
Sleep problems often at core of wider health problems, experts say.
Melanie Swan September 16, 2016 Updated: September 16, 2016 11:20 PM DUBAI // Under-diagnosis of sleep disorders is believed to be the cause of a wide range of health conditions, from depression to heart attacks. Human beings spend more than a third of their lives asleep, so it should not really be a surprise that a lack of it can be behind so many major health problems. Dr Mohammed Al Houqani, director of the Al Ain Sleep Laboratory and assistant dean for medical education at the college of medicine and health sciences at UAE University, said health professionals needed …
Not sleeping well? It’s no wonder you can’t remember anything…
Loss of a single night’s sleep is enough to block your brain’s natural reset mechanism. Wed, Aug 24, 2016, 12:04 Updated: Wed, Aug 24, 2016, 12:05 Ian Sample For Jules Verne it was the friend who keeps us waiting. For Edgar Allan Poeso many little slices of death. But though the reason we spend a third of our lives asleep has so far resisted scientific explanation, research into the impact of sleepless nights on brain function has shed new light on the mystery – and also offered intriguing clues to potential new treatments for depression. In a study published …
Study Shows Why Teens Want to Sleep Late
Tue 8:45 PM, Aug 09, 2016 | Updated: Wed 2:10 PM, Aug 10, 2016 As school approaches, many parents dread the thought of pulling their sleeping teens out of bed, but a new study shows just why teens have such a hard time getting up early in the morning. According to a study at the Cleveland Clinic, teens’ bodies are wired to operate on a delayed sleep-wake cycle. This means biologically, their bodies want them to stay up and wake up late. Teens require around nine hours of sleep. Doctors say keeping their schedule free from non-essential activities, allowing enough …
Bedtime should be the same time year-round, say sleep experts
By Leslie Mann | Chicago Tribune July 25, 2016 10:07 AM There’s not much they can do about Independence Day, said Eric Bennion of the no-matter-what, 9 p.m.-bedtime rule he and his wife, Shelly, impose on their sons, William, 12, and Walker, 10. “The fireworks don’t start until later, so that’s one day we make an exception,” said Eric Bennion, 40, of Downers Grove. RELATED: TRENDING LIFE & STYLE NEWS THIS HOUR Otherwise, the best way they can protect their kids’ sleep, despite the starting and stopping of school and activities, is to have them go to bed and …
How sleeping position impacts the quality of sleep.
By Admin Added 7th July 2016 04:40 PM Poor sleepers consistently spend more time on their back with their heads straight Maintain the natural curves of your spine while you sleep to reduce the strain on your neck, back, and knees. Do this by sleeping on your back with your head slightly raised or by curling on your side with a pillow between your knees The latter is recommended for pregnant women and those who have sleep apnea. Ayurveda advises against sleeping on your tummy and with your head toward the north. The importance of posture cannot be stated enough …
Chronic Stress Test
Published on July 31, 2015 Avram R. Gold, MD, links sleep-disordered breathing to functional somatic syndromes and anxiety disorders via an out of the box paradigm. The iconoclast posits a connection via hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activation, a theory that moves away from commonly held beliefs. By Cassandra Perez | Photography by Christopher Appoldt As Avram R. Gold, MD, sees it, the link between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and functional somatic syndromes (FSS) and anxiety disorders is evident from recent sleep literature. But the medical director at Stony Brook University (SBU) Sleep Disorders Center does not buy into the commonly held belief …
How Sleep Helps Manage Diabetes.
Eat healthy, be active and sleep well. By Toby Smithson | Contributor June 22, 2016, at 6:00 a.m. Often, people with diabetes blame what they ate or their inactivity as the culprit for an out-of-range blood glucose level. But there are other health behaviors that can affect blood glucose levels, and poor sleep habits is a common – and maybe unnoticed – one. Not only do poor sleep habits affect the circadian rhythm, which can lead to higher blood glucose levels, but they also increase low-level stress, increasing heart disease risk factors. Dreaming of obtaining a good night’s sleep …
25 Important Facts You Should Probably Know About Sleep.
Robert Anthony in ENVISION May 22, 2016 2:14pm Sleeping is a lot more important than you might think. In today’s “rise and grind” world, we’re urged to sleep less and work more. We’re told that “sleep is for the weak.” We’re told “sleep is the cousin of death.” But is it really? Or is the whole anti-sleep narrative actually just fabricated folklore working against us? It’s important that we understand all of the different ways sleep is important for the human body. For instance, did you know sleeping for less than 7 hours a night shortens your life expectancy exponentially? Let’s …
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