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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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