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, …
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 …
Up all night: all about insomnia
James Evan Bowen-Gaddy / Staff Writer December 12, 2016 – PittNews.com Kelly Shaw is lying in bed, staring at the ceiling and wondering why she’s so tired, but she can’t sleep. At this point she’s just a third-grader, so she asks her father what to do. He tells her he bets she can’t count to 2,000 before falling asleep, so she takes him up on it. “It worked the first couple of nights,” Shaw said. “But once you start getting to 2,000, the counting isn’t as effective.” Shaw, now a senior at Pitt studying psychology and sociology, has given up …
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