Sleep apnea is a disorder characterized by a reduction or cessation of breathing and air flow during sleep. It is much more common in adults than in children. An “apnea” is a period of time w breathing stops or is significantly reduced. Apnea occurs when a person stops breathing for ten seconds or more. When an apnea occurs, sleep is disrupted. Sometimes this means the person wakes up completely, but sometimes this can mean the person comes out of a deep level of...

Getting enough sleep is essential to looking and feeling our best during the day.  Most of us deal with a lot of stress and hectic schedules so it is even more important today than ever before.  In general, we are too hard on ourselves and push our minds and bodies over the limit.  Life is very competitive and we are constantly trying to keep up with the joneses.  This article will address natural ways we can get enough restful sleep to put our best foot forward in...

Believe it or not, trying to fall asleep is the single biggest reason for not being able to get to sleep!

The reason that it takes you so long to fall asleep is because you have unwittingly conditioned your brain to not fall asleep when you go to bed. The amazing fact is that the easiest way to actually fall asleep quickly is to do the exact opposite, that is, to condition your brain to fall asleep as soon as you lie down. However, before you can do this, you must first re-educate...

Snoring has long been a prevalent condition upsetting many people's lives. Nearly 50% of middle-aged adults have some episode of snoring in their lifetime. Let's see, that is about 75 million Americans. Talk about making a lot of noise!

Some people are regular snorers; others not so much. The degree of loudness also varies with each individual. The odd thing about it is that snoring is accepted as normal. People don't often think about it as anything more than an...

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.

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If you suffer from sleep problems during the night, then your days probably aren't going very well either. Almost one out of every three adults is affected by conditions that damage the quality of their sleep. Some of the more commons problems reported include restless legs syndrome, sleep apnea, periodic limb movement disorder, and insomnia.

Sleep disorders can be caused by a wide range of factors, but they essentially add up to one thing: sleep deprivation. Each one of us...

The most common kind of sleep apnea is called Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. Sleep apnea means "cessation of breath." It is characterized by repetitive episodes of upper airway obstruction that occur during sleep, usually associated with a reduction in blood oxygen saturation. In other words, the airway becomes obstructed at several possible sites. The upper airway can be obstructed by excess tissue in the airway, large tonsils, and a large tongue and usually includes the...

A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor s book (Irish Proverb). However, getting to sleep is sometimes the problem. With all our pressures, problems and pains of everyday living, it is no wonder that millions suffer from sleep disorders. According to a national survey, 54% of adults said they have experienced insomnia at one time or another. Additionally, back pain, neck stiffness, muscle injuries and menopause can add to sleeplessness.

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The medical profession is finally waking up to what logic and intuition has always told us: stress is a major factor in high blood pressure. Until recently stress was considered only a contributing factor and not in itself a primary cause of hypertension.

It therefore followed that relaxation and stress relief would have only a negligible and/or temporary effect on blood pressure. But fresh research is now beginning to reveal the obvious: high stress levels are linked to high...

A ninety minute daytime nap helps speed up the process of long term memory consolidation, a recent study conducted by Prof. Avi Karni and Dr. Maria Korman of the Center for Brain and Behavior Research at the University of Haifa found. The research was published in the scientific journal Nature Neuroscience.

"We still don't know the exact mechanism of the memory process that occurs during sleep, but the results of this research suggest the possibility that it is possible...