The Risks of Insufficient Sleep
BY HealthAfter50 Getting a good night’s sleep is often more easily said than done. The realities of modern life mean that we have far more distractions and sleep stealers than ever before. We can work, shop, and bank 24 hours a day right from our living rooms. It doesn’t get easier as we get older. With age, we tend to sleep more lightly and for fewer hours, although our sleep needs don’t change. Contrary to what some sleep-deprived folks may claim, you cannot “train” your body to require less sleep. You become sleep deprived when you don’t get sufficient sleep to …
Chronic Insomnia Raises Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Written by Kathleen Doheny | EndocrineWeb.com Insomnia raises the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, a new study confirms, and that risk increases with the duration of insomnia. Younger people, those under age 40, are especially vulnerable to developing diabetes if they have persistent insomnia, according to researchers from the National Taiwan University College of Medicine in Taipei, Taiwan. “This isn’t a surprise,” says Elena Christofides, MD, FACE, chief operating officer of Endocrinology Associates in Columbus, Ohio, and a member of the editorial board for EndocrineWeb. Insomnia, she says, puts the body in a constant state of stress. “Stress is a known …
Sleep therapy may help ease knee pain troubles for some
Friday, August 11, 2017 1:06 p.m. CDT | By Lisa Rapaport | WHBL.com Patients with knee osteoarthritis and insomnia may be less troubled by joint pain after they get treatment to help them sleep better, a recent study suggests. Knee osteoarthritis, a leading cause of pain and disability in older adults, occurs when flexible tissue at the ends of bones wears down. While it can’t be cured, physical therapy or anti-inflammatory medications are often prescribed to relieve pain and improve mobility. More than 70 percent of people with knee osteoarthritis also suffer from sleep disturbances, researchers note in the journal …
You’re Not Yourself When You’re Sleepy
July 17, 2017 | by Greg Richter | PennMedicine.org More than a third of Americans don’t get enough sleep, and growing evidence suggests it’s not only taking a toll on their physical health through heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and/or other conditions, but hurting their mental health as well. According to a recent study led by Postdoctoral Fellow Ivan Vargas, PhD, in the journal Cognitive Therapy and Research, those who are sleep deprived lose some of their ability to be positive-minded people. That may not sound serious, but medical experts say an inability to think positively is a serious symptom of …
Sacrificing sleep? Here’s what it will do to your health
by Sandee LaMotte, CNN | Updated 6:32 AM ET, Fri August 18, 2017 This feature is part of CNN Parallels, an interactive series exploring ways you can improve your health by making small changes to your daily habits. (CNN) – We are one groggy, cranky, sleep-deprived population. Depending on our age, we are supposed to get between seven and 10 hours of sleep each night. But according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a third of us get fewer than seven hours of sleep per night. In addition, 50 million to 70 million Americans suffer from sleep …
Lack of sleep is the most neglected medical condition
Sleep deprivation could result in depression and anxiety, erectile dysfunction, strokes, and a range of other health problems 10 July 2017 – 10:51 | BY UFRIEDA HO | TimesLive.co.za The longest nights of the year are upon us, the dark hours rush on quickly and the day’s exhales come with certain urging to get more sleep. But instead of crawling into bed and drifting off to our dreams, most of us do not get enough good-quality shut-eye. We stay up late chasing deadlines or binge-watching TV till the wee hours. When we do get to bed we battle with snoring …
Motivated people sleep better: Finding a life purpose is a ‘drug free cure’ for sleep apnea and insomnia, study claims
Researchers in Illinois surveyed more than 800 people aged 60-100 for 2 years Those who said they’d found a purpose in life slept better than those that felt lost It is the first long-term study to assess how a life purpose affects sleep patterns The research said it is applicable to all ages, and could be a drug-free alternative By Mia De Graaf For Dailymail.com PUBLISHED: 20:37 EDT, 7 July 2017 | UPDATED: 23:08 EDT, 7 July 2017 Motivated people sleep better at night, a new study claims. Researchers at Northwestern University found people are more likely to suffer sleep …
#SleepBetterFeelBetter: Hospital’s Sleep Navigators reinforce sleep as a vital sign
by sleepadmin | Apr 26, 2017 | SleepApnea.org Note: The American Sleep Apnea Association is proud to include Kristina Weaver on our team as one of our all star AWAKE coordinators. On World HeHospital Sleep Navigators make sleep a vital signalth Day, we praised the idea of making sleep health a part of vital sign collection during each and every doctor’s visit. Why? Because sleep health itself is an indicator of general overall health and wellness. When sleep is poor, chances are extremely good it’s due to an undetected or untreated health problem. It might be an undiagnosed medical condition, …
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 …
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 …
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