The Many Health Benefits of Sleeping Naked
January 26, 2017 | Mercola | By Dr. Mercola Can sleeping naked improve your sleep and health? Evidence suggests that, yes, ditching your sleepwear may in fact have a number of benefits, including better sleep. Interestingly enough, a mere 8 percent of Americans admit to sleeping naked.1 Many of these health benefits result from the fact that sleeping naked helps prevent overheating, which can have a significant impact on your sleep quality. As you fall asleep, your body temperature drops, and this drop in core temperature actually helps you sleep better. As you wake, your body temperature rises, which is why …
Anything more than the occasional snore could be a sign medical help is needed
By Jane Palmer | 3:51 PM Sunday Jan 22, 2017 | NZHerald.co.nz Snoring can be infuriating if you are on the receiving end. But next time you feel forced to kick your partner out of bed for keeping you up all night (or take refuge in the spare room), bear in mind that anything more than an occasional snore could be a sign they need medical help. Far from something to be brushed off, these nocturnal noises are rarely benign, writes the Daily Mail. Typically, caused by a combination of physiology and environmental factors, snoring may – rather surprisingly – …
Kids’ tonsillectomies make more sense for sleep apnea than strep throat
Published January 18, 2017 | FoxNews.com Children who have their tonsils removed to treat chronic throat infections or breathing problems during sleep may get more short-term symptom relief than kids who don’t get tonsillectomies, two recent studies suggest. Over time, however, the benefits of surgery for chronic streptococcal throat infections appear to go away. Three years after tonsillectomies, children who had these procedures had roughly the same number of throat infections as kids who didn’t get their tonsils taken out, one of the studies in Pediatrics found. “Tonsillectomy, while very common and generally safe, is not completely without risk,” said …
Arianna Huffington Writes, Performs “Goodnight Smartphone” for Audible
Published on January 18, 2017 | SleepReviewMag.com Audible Studios, a production arm of Audible.com, has released of the audiobook “Goodnight Smartphone,” a soothing and playful adaptation of childhood classics including Margaret Wise Brown’s beloved children’s story “Goodnight Moon” for the digital age, written and performed exclusively for Audible by author, columnist, and Thrive Global founder and CEO Arianna Huffington. This production is now available for free download at audible.com/goodnight. The audiobook includes an original score and a new introduction, also written and performed by Huffington, about her own nightly sleep regimen, why this story is so important to her, and …
1 in 5 Young People Lose Sleep Over Social Media
Published on January 18, 2017 | SleepReviewMag.com One in five young people regularly wake up in the night to send or check messages on social media. This is according to research published in the Journal of Youth Studies. This night-time activity is making teenagers three times more likely to feel constantly tired at school than their peers who do not log on at night, and could be affecting their happiness and wellbeing. Over 900 pupils, aged between 12-15 years, were recruited and asked to complete a questionnaire about how often they woke up at night to use social media and …
Hydrate To Prevent Snoring And 5 Other Ways Foods Can Solve Your Sleep Problems
A balanced plate = a happy bedtime. 01/18/2017 09:34 am ET | Huffington Post In case you’re not already familiar with the statistics, roughly one in three Americans aren’t getting enough sleep ― which could certainly be contributing to our obsessions with coffee guzzling. Many who are sleep deprived point to common problems as the cause of their insomnia, citing issues such as snoring, nightmares and acid reflux as reasons for their restlessness. But how do you put an end to these seemingly small, yet stifling, sleep problems? The answer could be your daily diet. “Food provides the nutrients needed …
Is Snoring Anything To Worry About?
By biotechinasia – January 18, 2017 The noise of snoring is due to vibration, fluttering and open/closing of soft structures in the upper airway (including the tongue and soft palate). OSA = obstructive sleep apnoea. Credits to Habib M’henni / Wikimedia Commons There’s nothing quite like the sound of snoring as the ultimate sleep interrupter. But snoring can be more than just a frustration to those in your vicinity. Sometimes snoring is linked to more serious health problems, such as obstructive sleep apnoea. An emerging line of research suggests snoring may directly contribute to cardiovascular health problems. How does snoring …
Your guide to sleep disorders
January 18, 2017 | News source: Texas A&M University. The content is edited for length and style purposes. If coffee is the lifeblood of the United States workforce, a good night’s sleep could be the transfusion most Americans need. Forty percent of people get less than the recommended seven to nine hours of rest each night. A troubling reality, since a good night’s sleep is essential to maintain a healthy lifestyle. So, what exactly is responsible for this growing epidemic of exhausted Americans? “Many people may suffer from a sleep disorder and not even know it,” said Steven Bender, DDS, …
Veterans plagued with sleep problems
Joseph Arsenault of Bernardston displays the CPAP breathing machine he wears to help with his sleep apnea. Gazette Staff/Sarah Crosby By LISA SPEAR | For The Recorder | Monday, January 16, 2017 – Recorder.com Air Force veteran John Paradis’ snoring stutters like a chainsaw before he stops breathing. Paradis, 53, of Northampton gasps for air, choking back to consciousness after his airways collapse over and over again throughout the night. He is fighting to get a full night’s rest because he suffers from obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that stops his breathing more than 30 times every night. He wakes …
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