The basic cause of snoring is disruption in the air passageway. Normally, air comes through the nose and then to throat and to lungs unhindered. But in the case of snorers, soft tissues situated in upper palate or the throat usually comes in the way thus, starts vibrating, and this explains well the famous Zzzzzzzzzz sound we hear when asleep.

So does that make it sound hopeless? No, actually, it’s not. Like other physical conditions, snoring also has effective...

Sleep is a period of rest during which the sleeper loses awareness of his or her surroundings. When a person falls asleep, all activity decreases and the muscles relax.  The heartbeat and breathing rate slow down.  The person slowly becomes less aware of what may be happening all around. The two major stages of sleep are the non-rapid eye movement (NREM) or resting stage and the rapid eye movement (REM) or non-resting stage. The REM stage is also known as dreaming sleep.

Everybody may have encountered sleep problems at least once in his or her life. In fact, according to experts, insomnia is very common. However, the sleep problems that most people experience is often temporary and due to stress or emotional problems. In general, temporary insomnia is relieved or eased after the underlying crisis has been resolved and stress is no longer an issue.

If you experience insomnia every now and then, do not be afraid. There are a lot of things that...

Many new drugs have come out into the mainstream market which claim to reduce drastically if not completely cure snoring. For those few for whom all these medicenes have failed, doctors suggest surgery as the drastic last resort.
But what do you do, if you thoroughly dislike medicenes and are scared of the knife. Are you doomed to be the laughing stock for snoring for the rest of youy life?
This can probably drive you nuts if you were unaware that herbs are very effective in...

There are so many difficult aspects of dealing with tinnitus that sometimes sufferers who have this incessant ear ringing in their head just want to give up in defeat. Some of the difficulties include:

1.) Difficulty describing the sounds to your doctor - Is it ear ringing, whizzing, whooshing, whirring, a high-pitched wine? This is exacerbated by the fact that often you are the only one who can hear it. Frequently, even your doctor's diagnostic instruments can't pick up the...

Traditionally, sleep has always been considered as a passive condition. But in recent years, scientists continue to unlock secrets which all point to the fact that sleep is an active process vital for both mental and physical health. If there is one thing that can be learned from all the research done on the subject, it is that sleep is responsible, in no small part, for the proper functioning of all bodily functions.

It is easy to underestimate the power of sleep. After all,...

If you suffer from daytime panic attacks, chances are you will also have experienced nocturnal episodes. Waking suddenly with a racing heart, shortness of breath, spasms and feeling sheer terror – sound familiar? While the attack may only last ten minutes or so, you are unable to sleep again until the early hours of the morning - maybe an hour or so before you have to get up and face another day.

Nocturnal or sleep panic attacks should not be confused with having a...

Are you popping Advil and Tylenol P.M. like Pez candy before bedtime just to get a good night’s rest? Well, if the answer is yes, you may be someone who suffers from an inability to sleep due to chronic pain.  The condition is far more common than you might think: nearly half of America’s population suffers from some sort of chronic pain, ranging from athletes with common sports injuries to cancer patients fighting to survive.  Of those, between 50-90% say they...

It's hard to get a good night's sleep in today's overstressed world. The events of the day tend to bleed over into the hours of the night. The residual anxiety that you feel could be what's keeping you awake at night. The encouraging news is that the causes of insomnia are well-known. Even better news is that there are a full range of sleep aids--not just pills--that can be used safely and effectively to eliminate sleep disorders and return you to rested well-being.

Insomnia...

Sleep is a vital part of our life which is very important for our health and well being. Yet there are millions of people worldwide who do not get sufficient sleep. According to latest reports about a quarter of the adult population in America is deprived of sufficient sleep. Here in this article we are going to discuss the consequences of lack of sleep and how natural herbs can help overcome this problem medically called insomnia.

Effects of Lack of Sleep
Sleeping for...