Tag Archives: sleep disorder
Tent Sleep: Science Says It’s The Best Kind You Can Get
Our circadian clocks are governed by the natural rise and fall of melatonin, the “sleep hormone” that cues off of light. In the evenings, melatonin levels rise, telling our bodies it’s time for sleep.
Sleep Apnea Has Become A New Focus of the Transportation Industry
NEW YORK – A commuter train crash at a busy New York City terminal on Wednesday morning was the latest of several accidents that have focused attention on how rail agencies monitor the health of their operators, especially sleep disorders like sleep apnea.
Do You Have Insomnia? Here’s What Might Be Causing Your Lack Of Sleep
Find A Reason For Your Insomnia
Instead of counting sheep, try tallying the many things that can cause insomnia, such as sleeping pills, nighttime noshing, stress and hormonal changes.
Can Sleep Help Reduce PTSD Symptoms?
Can Sleeping Help Reduce PTSD Symptoms?
Sleeping in the first 24 hours after a traumatic event may help people to process the memory more effectively and therefore minimize the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to research published in the journal Sleep.
Sleep Apnea: 8 Questions and Answers You Should Know About
Sleep apnea is a disorder characterized by brief pauses in breathing during sleep. The pauses cause a partial arousal from sleep and prevent a good night’s rest.
Whether you have just been diagnosed with sleep apnea or think your partner may have the condition, you probably have some questions. Learning more about the disorder and how it’s treated will help you manage the condition, decrease complications and improve your quality of sleep. Below are some common questions and answers.
An Up Close and Personal Account of Having Sleep Apnea
This column is about sleep apnea. To be precise, my obstructive sleep apnea. I’m not going to apologize for writing about something that’s quite personal. I’m on a bit of a mission actually.
Study: Sleep Apnea Treatment For Commercial Drivers Is Beneficial
Commercial truck drivers who get treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for two years may reduce their crash risk to the level of drivers without apnea, a study from Italy suggests.
Yoga: It Could Cure Your Insomnia And Help Your Sleep
Yoga: Can it be cured by insomnia?
During my many years of teaching the science of yoga, one of the struggles that many people experience in their life is insomnia, especially entrepreneurs. Due to a hectic lifestyle, business owners will find themselves laying awake at night, preoccupied with their thoughts. As a result, my clients frequently ask me, “Can yoga help me to sleep better?”
Sleep Can Help Manage Your Diabetes
Poor Sleep = High Blood Glucose Levels?
Often, people with diabetes blame what they ate or their inactivity as the culprit for an out-of-range blood glucose level. But there are other health behaviors that can affect blood glucose levels, and poor sleep habits is a common – and maybe unnoticed – one.
What We Can Learn From Animals About Sleeping
Sleeping is a basic part of our everyday lives, yet surprisingly little is known about its purpose and evolutionary history.
