8 Mistakes Insomniacs Make When They’re Trying to Fall Asleep
BY MICHAEL J. BREUS, PHD, DABSM Trouble falling asleep or staying asleep? Waking too early, or starting the day feeling tired? These are the symptoms of insomnia. Michael Breus, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, a.k.a. The Sleep Doctor, shares common pitfalls in the struggle to sleep well. Going to bed too early WELCOMIA/SHUTTERSTOCKIf you slept poorly the night before, you may want to slide into bed ahead of schedule. But this can actually make sleeplessness worse. People with insomnia frequently have irregular sleep-wake cycles. Sticking with a consistent sleep routine—a regular bedtime, and a regular wake time—strengthens your body’s circadian rhythms and the biological cues (like melatonin …
Sleep texting is turning into the new sleep talking — and it could get you in trouble
Updated 24 December 2017, 14:15 AEDT | By James Carmody | RadioAustralia.net.au Sleep specialists are seeing a growing number of people sending text messages, emails and even making phone calls while sound asleep, as smartphone usage becomes so automatic it invades our subconscious. Sleep specialists are seeing a growing number of people sending text messages, emails and even making phone calls while sound asleep. In most cases, people wake up with no memory of the messages they have sent to any number of unintended and sometimes unfavourable recipients. Termed sleep texting, the phenomenon is expected to soon affect much of …
What A Lack Of Sleep Is Really Doing To Our Bodies
by: Anna Duff | 3 JAN 2018 | Instyle.co.uk We all know how important sleep is for our health, but most of us are probably late to bed more than once or twice a week. In fact, as a nation we’re not getting the recommended seven to nine hours a night. Instead, we get of average 6.3 hours, and almost a fifth of people (19%) get less than five. We’ve already revealed how this lack of rest is affecting our skin, but how is it impacting our bodies in general? Well, it doesn’t make for pleasant reading. It can have …
Hot Flashes, Night Sweats Connected to Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk in Middle-aged Women
Published on January 2, 2018 | SleepReviewMag.com Researchers have found that the hot flashes and night sweats faced by upward of 80% of middle-aged women may be linked to an increased risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This is according to a study published in Menopause. To track OSA occurrence in middle-aged women, researchers used the Data Registry on Experience of Aging, Menopause and Sexuality, which contains health information on women seen in the Women’s Health Clinic at Mayo Clinic. The team found that, of the women seen between May 2015 and December 2016, self-reported severe hot flashes and night sweats were linked …
When you’re thinking about heart health, don’t forget about sleep
By AVERY SCHNEIDER • FEB 19, 2018 | News.WBFO.org February is American Heart Month, and while there are many topics such as diet, exercise, and smoking that people commonly associate with the heart, one important one is sometimes overlooked. 1:28 | WBFO’s Avery Schneider reports. Amid the many things that can lead to a healthy or unhealthy heart is sleep. An estimated 30-million Americans suffer from sleep apnea, but only as many as 6-million are treated. “This is a dangerous disease that involves repeated collapse of the upper airway during sleep,” explained Dr. Ilene Rosen, President of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. …
Couples who sleep apart stay together
Kerry Parnell | December 30, 2017 7:00am | DailyTelegraph.com SO Prince Charles and Camilla not only have separate beds — they have three bedrooms, reports have emerged. According to palace insiders, Charles and Camilla have their own bedrooms at Clarence House, decorated just the way they like and a third one with a double bed they use when the moment takes them. Sounds like a perfectly sensible idea to me. I’d love my own room; to get a good night’s sleep without being woken up by my other half snoring, or a toddler slipping in-between us and thrashing about all …
Lack of Sleep Boosts Levels of Alzheimer’s Proteins
Published on December 28, 2017 | SleepReviewMag.com Have you resolved to take better care of yourself in the new year? Here’s a relatively painless way to do it: Catch a few more zzz’s every night. A third of American adults don’t get enough sleep, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chronic poor sleep has been linked to cognitive decline, and a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis sheds light on why: As a wakeful brain churns away through the night, it produces more of the Alzheimer’s protein amyloid beta than its waste-disposal system can handle. …
Preterm Infants Have Narrowed Upper Airways, Which May Explain Higher Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk
Published on December 26, 2017 | SleepReviewMag.com Infants born preterm have significantly lower nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal volumes, compared with newborn peers carried to full term, and those lower airway volumes are independent of the infants’ gender, ethnicity, or weight. These findings were published published online Dec 16, 2017 in Clinical Imaging. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 10 babies born in the United States is preterm, or born prior to the 37th gestational week. Premature birth leaves these children more susceptible to disordered breathing while sleeping, including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). “In addition to finding some airway volumes …
Weekly Fish Consumption Linked to Better Sleep
Published on December 26, 2017 | SleepReviewMag.com Children who eat fish at least once a week sleep better and have IQ scores that are 4 points higher, on average, than those who consume fish less frequently or not at all. These findings from the University of Pennsylvania are published in Scientific Reports, a Nature journal. Previous studies showed a relationship between omega-3s, the fatty acids in many types of fish, and improved intelligence, as well as omega-3s and better sleep. But they’ve never all been connected before. This work, conducted by Jianghong Liu, Jennifer Pinto-Martin, and Alexandra Hanlon of the School of Nursing …
2018 Goals: Get more sleep. Sleep deprivation is toxic to your health
Jeff Stibel, Special to USA TODAYPublished 4:00 a.m. ET Dec. 22, 2017 | Updated 11:25 a.m. ET Dec. 31, 2017 | USAToday.com If you’ve ever found yourself drifting off to sleep only to be woken by a vigorous, full-body twitch or jerk, don’t feel alarmed. You can live for about three minutes without air, three days without water and about 21 days without food. But in between food and water, there is something else critically essential: sleep. It turns out you can only live about 11 days without sleep. You can give it a try if you don’t believe me, but, just …
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