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These 7 Daily Habits Could Be Ruining Your Sleep

Sleep Could Be Ruined With These Habits

When it comes to getting a good night’s sleep, a few musts come to mind: a quiet room, comfortable bed and plenty of time. But research actually shows that what we do during the day can have as much effect on sleeping as anything we do at night.

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RESEARCH: Lack Of Sleep Could Raise Risk of Atrial Fibrillation

Preliminary research suggests disruptions in sleep may raise the risk of an irregular heartbeat, known as atrial fibrillation (AF).

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Survey: Couples Should Not Sleep Together In The Same Bed

Should Couples Not Sleep In The Same Bed?

Do you find yourself tossing and turning throughout the night, left incensed by your partner’s snoring and often embroiled in a game of duvet tug of war?

If this sounds all too familiar, it may be time to consider sleeping in a separate room or bed to your loved one.

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Five Sleep Tips To Improve An Athlete’s Performance

By Bri Groves, Swimming World College Intern.

Sleep is a popular area for athletes to see improvements in performance with relatively low effort. To examine the affects that increasing sleep can have on your swimming, check out this research.

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What Is The Minimal Amount Of Sleep You Need To Function?

Can you get away with less sleep than you need?

We’ve discussed how much sleep you need (at least seven hours, for most people), but often our real question is the flip side: Can you get away with less than the optimal amount, or even replace sleeping with a series of round-the-clock naps?

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Study: Phones, Tablets and Laptops Depriving Kids Of Quality Sleep

Good night, sleep tight, and don’t look into that tablet light.

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Sleep Disruption

Study: Sleep Disruption Could Have An Affect On Your Gut Health

If you have trouble sleeping or your sleep pattern is disrupted, you may be surprised to learn that the bacterial colonies in your gut are also being disturbed.

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Sleep loss and violence

Sleep Loss And Violence: Could The Two Be Linked?

I love sleep.  My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know?   Ernest Hemingway

Everybody enjoys a good night’s sleep.  While there are different theories about why we first evolved the ability to sleep,  it seems essential in purging the brain‘s toxins, promoting rest and regeneration, and even helping the brain encode new memories.

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STUDY: A Man's Sleep Habits Could Affect His Fertility

STUDY: A Man’s Sleep Habits Could Affect His Fertility

Sleeping too little or too much can affect a man’s ability to impregnate his partner, new research suggests.

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Sleep Apnea: 8 Questions and Answers About The Disorder

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.

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