Your Sleep Might Start Getting Permanently Worse in Your 30s
Published on May 8, 2017 | NYMag.com I’ve always been a really bad sleeper. But one thing I’ve noticed as I’ve moved into my late early 30s, as I am determined to call my current age, is that my sleep is getting measurably worse. Even just a couple drinks seems to wreck my ability to fall asleep, whereas it used to help me pass out (even if the resultant sleep wasn’t particularly restful). I often wake up an hour before I need to for no reason. And playing video games even hours before bedtime elicits way more Tetris effect than …
Health officials: Sleeping beside your baby is not safe
By Mike Montecalvo | Published: May 8, 2017, 5:00 pm | Updated: May 8, 2017, 8:22 pm |WPRI.com EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Sleeping in the same bed with your baby may sound logical, even comforting. But health officials warn it’s not safe. Now, a mother is speaking out after her newborn died right next to her. Amanda Saucedo is a mother of three and said after her second baby, she never really understood the dangers of co-sleeping. She tells Eyewitness News the bedtime routine was the same every night: she would put her newborn son, Ben, to sleep in …
More Sleep, Less Pain?
Sleep loss raises pain sensitivity; rest and caffeine may work better than painkillers By NANCY FLIESLER | May 8, 2017 | Harvard.edu Chronic sleep loss increases pain sensitivity, according to a new study from Harvard Medical School researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The study suggests that chronic pain sufferers can get relief by getting more sleep, or, short of that, by taking medications to promote wakefulness, such as caffeine. Both approaches performed better than standard painkillers in a rigorous study described in Nature Medicine on May 8. Pain physiologist Alban Latremoliere, HMS research fellow …
Eating Less Salt Could Mean Fewer Sleep Interruptions
May 5, 2017 | Written By: Linda Jensen | MedicalNewsBulletin.com A Japanese study suggests that lowering salt intake can reduce the need to get up at night to urinate, resulting in better sleep. Waking up at night to urinate is not uncommon; in fact, doing so once per night is considered normal. However, a chronic need to get up multiple times per night to urinate – known as nocturia – can seriously interfere with sleep quality. If the condition persists over time, it can affect health and quality of life. While there are a number of factors that may contribute …
6 Expert-Backed Ways to Get Better Sleep
Alexandra Sifferlin | May 03, 2017 | Time.com Adults in America are chronically sleep deprived; one in three of us don’t get enough sleep. At the same time, doctors are beginning to realize just how critical sleep is for human health. “I used to say sleep was the third pillar [of health],” said Dr. Matthew Walker, director of the Sleep and Neuroimaging Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley during an expert panel on sleep at Fortune’s Brainstorm Health conference on Wednesday. “I was absolutely wrong. It’s the foundation.” But even though people know they should get the recommended seven …
Consumer Reports: Stop snoring
by Action News Staff | Friday, May 5th 2017 | KEPRTV.com CONSUMER REPORTS — If you’re one of the 37 million americans who snores, you’ll want to keep reading this report. Not only can snoring ruin your partner’s shuteye but it may be a warning sign of a potentially life threatening condition. Consumer Reports has some important advice on how to stop snoring, and on when it might be time to visit a doctor. Nasal strips don’t always work. Instead try lifestyle strategies to help keep your airway open and help you stop snoring. Like easing a stuffy nose – …
Consumer Reports: ‘Nasal strips don’t always work’ to ease snoring
By Jodi Mohrmann – Managing Editor of special projects | May 01, 2017 | News4JAX.com Simple changes to how you sleep, what you do before bed could help JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – While some snoring can be a signal of a real medical issue, not all snoring is a sign of a potentially life threatening situation. But, we do know benign snoring can threaten your relationship if it’s keeping your partner from getting a good night’s sleep. So what can you do to quiet snoring? First, you may be wondering about nasal strips — which stick on your nostrils to open …
SLEEP PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
Sowmya Nath | Interactive Autism Network at Kennedy Krieger Institute | August 14, 2013 | IANCommunity.org Most parents struggle at one time or other to get their children to sleep. Tantrums before bedtime, waking up at night, refusing to fall back asleep are common behaviors in children. If your child is experiencing any of these problems, you are definitely not alone. Though the numbers vary from study to study, researchers estimate that 26 percent to 32 percent of typically-developing children experience sleep problems. An even larger portion of children (estimates range from 53 to 78 percent) with autism spectrum disorder …
We sleep less as we age because our brains don’t think we’re tired
By Claire Maldarelli | April 5, 2017 | PopSCI.com Sadly, there’s nothing we can do about it—yet It’s a known fact that as we age, we sleep less. But the reasoning behind this phenomenon is poorly understood. Do older adults sleep less because they need less sleep, or because they simply can’t get the sleep they need? In a review out today in the journal Neuron, a group of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley argue the latter—that because of certain brain mechanisms that change as we age, we are unable to get a necessary amount of sleep. Researchers …
Improve Your Sleep — and Your Life — With These 8 Tips
June 2, 2016 | PETER GASCA Entrepreneur, Startup Consultant | Entrepreneur.com On a recent flight from London to Atlanta, I had the good fortune to sit next to a very gracious woman. We bonded, not because we had a great number of things in common but rather because she did not complain or object when I inadvertently fell asleep on her shoulder. Maybe not drooling on her neck pillow saved me. When I awoke, we laughed at my narcoleptic tendencies and shared a few tips about how we both manage to sleep on a 500-seat tin can traveling at 567 …
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