Getting Older, Sleeping Less
JANUARY 16, 2017 – The New York Times| Personal Health | By JANE E. BRODY | Photo Credit Paul Rogers Insomnia is like a thief in the night, robbing millions — especially those older than 60 — of much-needed restorative sleep. As the king laments in Shakespeare’s “Henry IV, Part 2”: O sleep, O gentle sleep, Nature’s soft nurse, how have I frightened thee. That thou no more will weigh my eyelids down, And steep my senses in forgetfulness? The causes of insomnia are many, and they increase in number and severity as people age. Yet the problem is often …
Scientists Identified 8 Genes That May Be Causing A Lot Of Sleep Problems
Some of the same genes also relate to schizophrenia, obesity and restless legs syndrome. 01/12/2017 05:27 pm ET | Updated Jan 17, 2017 | Huffington Post Sometimes a bout of insomnia can be linked to a specific stressful event or circumstance, but for many, it’s simply the way their brains and bodies work. Now, new research has identified for the first time eight specific genes that are linked to insomnia or excessive daytime sleepiness, which refers to when someone feels tired for an unusually high percentage of their waking hours. (This can be a symptom caused by not getting enough …
7 scientific tricks for falling asleep
Kevin Loria | Dec. 24, 2016, 1:00 PM If you have a few days off over the holidays, there’s one thing you can do to take care of yourself that will significantly change your life for the better — try to fix your sleeping schedule. Of course, sometimes that’s easier said than done. In our busy, wired, non-stop culture, 40% of people sleep less than the recommended seven to nine hours a night. Indeed, between a third and half of all adults in the US and around the world suffer from insomnia at some point in their lives. In up …
Healthier Me: Adding Sleep to Your New Year’s Resolutions
By Danielle Barber | Posted: Thu 6:51 AM, Jan 05, 2017 Diet and exercise are often at the top of the list for New Year’s resolutions, but experts are encouraging people to add sleep to their list this year. Valley News Team’s, Danielle Barber, explains how to start getting more sleep and how it can improve your overall health. “Sleep is one of those things that can affect every system in your body,” said Sanford Sleep Medicine Specialist, Mary Saunders. “So, when you want to feel rested, you want to be healthy to fight off disease, have good mental health, …
Experts Recommend 7-8 Hours of Sleep Each Day for Better Brain Health
Published on January 11, 2017 | SleepReviewMag.com If you want to maintain your brain health as you age, then get the recommended 7 to 8 hours of sleep per day. This is according to a new consensus report issued by the Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH). The expert recommendations include a wealth of information and practical tips for all adults age 50-plus to improve and maintain healthy sleep habits. A recent AARP consumer survey found that 99% of adults age 50-plus believe that sleep is important for their brain health, but over four in 10 (43%) say they don’t …
Schumer: Sleep Apnea Testing Programs for Railroads Must Finally and Immediately Be Implemented
Published on January 9, 2017 | SleepReviewMag.com Following the recent Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) derailment at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn that injured more than 100 people, US Senator Charles E. Schumer demanded a federal-led comprehensive safety review and report on passenger railroad systems nationwide. And the Senator wants that report made public. “Enough with the one-off approach to passenger rail safety,” says Sen Charles Schumer in a release. “For too long, what has been happening is this: a derailment occurs and then that one individual system promises a change, but then nothing is done. Railroads aren’t heeding lessons from …
Workplaces Are Tracking Their Employees’ Sleep
Employers aren’t just tracking your steps anymore, but your zzz’s. posted on Jan. 6, 2017, at 11:01 a.m. | Stephanie M. Lee | BuzzFeed News Reporter Dan Roberts has been tired for what feels like his whole life. Between depression and anxiety, a packed work schedule, irregular eating habits, and a mind that’s prone to racing when it should be drifting off, the 36-year-old is lucky to get more than four hours of shut-eye virtually every weeknight. So during the day, “every minute feels like an hour,” Roberts told BuzzFeed News. “You feel really sluggish and down, maybe not quite …
Largest Consumer Sleep Study Just Released at CES 2017
SleepScore Labs Reports Provocative New Insights from 1.5 Million Nights of Sleep Highlights: 79% of people get less than the recommended seven hours of sleep America’s SleepScore is 77 (out of 100) More than 30% have a SleepScore of 55 or less Women sleep longer – men average 5 hours, 45 minutes, while women average 6 hours, 9 minutes On average, Americans go to bed at 10:21 p.m. and wake up at 7:41 a.m. – people in the Pacific time zone go to bed latest, and people in the Eastern time zone get up earliest 30 minutes of exercise correlates …
WARNING! Don’t ignore the snore
Kalpana Sharma | TNN | Updated: Jan 9, 2017, 12.53 PM IST Snoring is seen more of a bedtime annoyance for people sleeping together, but little do they know that snoring could be a sign of an underlying health issue called Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). It is one of the most under diagnosed sleep disorders and is more like a silent epidemic. Very few know about the condition and fewer seek treatment. So how do you know if you are suffering from OSA? Dr Navdeep Kumar MD (Medicine), DNB (Neurology) at Indo Gulf Hospital & Diagnostics informs, “If you snore, …
Struggling to get a good night’s sleep? Ditch those alarm apps for a start
Sleep hygiene is a priority for our tech-obsessed society in 2017. Dec 29th 2016, 9:45 PM | TheJournal.ie AT THE BEST of times, a good night’s sleep can feel like the most elusive thing ever. Getting enough sleep plays a vital role in ensuring a healthy lifestyle yet with busier lives, more distractions and the many stresses of day-to-day life, getting enough sleep can feel like an impossible task. The good news is if you’re not suffering from a condition, it’s more than possible to get a regular sleep pattern again. The bad news is it will require you to …
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