Does Magnesium Help You Sleep?
Published on January 5, 2018 | SleepReviewMag.com Studies have found a link between low levels of magnesium, an essential mineral that plays a crucial role in a wide range of bodily processes, and sleep disorders, according to the New York Times. But if you are concerned you aren’t getting enough magnesium, changing your diet may be a better option than taking a supplement, as “there is really sparse evidence that taking super-therapeutic doses of magnesium will give you a benefit,” said Dr. Raj Dasgupta, a professor of pulmonary and sleep medicine at the University of Southern California. The mineral is widely available in …
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 …
Tossing, Turning, Sweating and … Snoring? It’s the Unspoken Menopause Symptom
DECEMBER 23, 2017 | By Nancy Rothstein | The Sleep Ambassador | MilwaukeeCourierOnline.com If you’re a woman over 40, you may be a snorer and not even realize it. Or if you know you snore, you may not talk about it with your partner or your doctor. It’s just not ladylike. Yet snoring could have a negative impact on every area of your life. Women tend to begin snoring later in life than men. Snoring is more common and more severe once we are post-menopausal. 1. The National Sleep Foundation reported that 43 percent of perimenopausal women report experiencing symptoms of a sleep disorder, such …
Orthosomnia Is the New Sleep Disorder You Haven’t Heard Of
Yes, it’s possible to be too obsessed with sleep. By Julia Malacoff | Nov 06, 2017 | Shape.com Fitness trackers are great for monitoring your activity and making you more aware of your habits, including how much (or how little) you sleep. For the truly sleep-obsessed, there are dedicated sleep trackers, like the Emfit QS, which tracks your heart rate all night long to give you information about the quality of your sleep. Overall, that’s a good thing: high-quality sleep has been linked to healthy brain function, emotional well-being, and a stronger immune system, according to the National Institutes of Health. But like all good things (exercise, …
Scientists Make Progress Linking Sleep Duration Genes to Variety of Biological Processes
Published on December 14, 2017 – SleepReviewMag.com Scientists have identified differences in a group of genes they say might help explain why some people need a lot more sleep—and others less—than most. The study, conducted using fruit fly populations bred to model natural variations in human sleep patterns, provides new clues to how genes for sleep duration are linked to a wide variety of biological processes. Researchers say a better understanding of these processes could lead to new ways to treat sleep disorders such as insomnia and narcolepsy. Led by scientists with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part …
Is snoring always a sign of sleep apnea?
Health.Harvard.edu Ask the doctors Published: January, 2018 Q. My partner says I snore at night. Does this mean I have sleep apnea? A. If you snore at night, you’re in good company. Some 90 million Americans have the same problem, according to the American Sleep Apnea Association. And luckily, not all of them have sleep apnea. Snoring is typically caused by a narrowing of your upper airway. Tissues in the back of your throat sometimes relax in your sleep and drop down, partially blocking the passageway. Air from your breathing rattles the tissue, creating that distinctive noise as it flows past. Simple …
Why Women Can’t Afford to Overlook Sleep Apnea
Katherine Sharkey MD, Ph.D. Feeling the Rhythm Overlook Sleep Apnea A new toolkit aims to raise awareness of sleep-disordered breathing in women. Posted Dec 02, 2017 | PsychologyToday.com On November 29, 2017, after more than three years of collaborative work, the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) Interdisciplinary Network on Sleep released its Women & Sleep Apnea Toolkit to provide women and their health-care providers with gender-specific information about obstructive sleep apnea and sleep-disordered breathing. This resource is particularly special, because it represents the combined efforts of 12 researchers and clinicians across sleep-related fields, including epidemiology, obstetrics/gynecology, neurology, pain, physiology, psychiatry, pulmonology, and sleep medicine — and it involves real women with sleep apnea, …
Lack of sleep could cause mood disorders in teens
Date: December 6, 2017 | ScienceDaily.com Source: American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Summary: Chronic sleep deprivation — which can involve staying up late, and waking up early for work or school — has become a way of life for both kids and adults, especially with the increasing use of phones and tablets late into the night. But this social jet lag poses some serious health and mental health risks: new research finds that for teenagers, even a short period of sleep restriction could, over the long-term, raise their risk for depression and addiction. FULL STORY Chronic sleep deprivation — which can …
Sleep apnea: Listening closer for the telltale signs of dental patients not sleeping well
December 4, 2017 | DentistryIQ.com By Jeff Rodgers, DMD It’s a typical day on the job: you see several patients, observe and clean their teeth and get them ready for a visit from the dentist. As you’re cleaning one patient’s mouth, something seems a little off. You notice that they have a large neck, and it’s difficult to see their soft palate as they say “Ahhhh.” When you ask the patient about their week, they complain that they’ve been feeling tired and haven’t been sleeping well at night. You’ve experienced patients with a similar story and appearance before. What’s the …
CPAP May Reduce Seizures in People with Epilepsy Who Also Have Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Published on December 6, 2017 | SleepReviewMag.com Common treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may decrease the risk of seizures in people with epilepsy who also suffer from the sleep disorder, suggests research presented at the American Epilepsy Society 71st Annual Meeting. The abstract is titled “Long-Term Seizure Control in Epileptic Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Using Positive Airway Pressure Therapy.” The most efficacious treatment for OSA is positive airway pressure therapy, also known as PAP or CPAP (referring to the continuous mode) therapy. “Sleep apnea is common in people with epilepsy, but few physicians screen for it,” says Thapanee Somboon, MD, lead …
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