You may not be aware of it, but the countless nights that you skipped sleep are actually accelerating your aging process. You may not notice it, but lack of proper slumber is making your eyes droop, forming wrinkles on your face, making your skin drier and causing your memory to fail from time to time. Probably, the underlying reason why you cannot remember the names of the street or simply where you placed your keys is your chronic lack of sleep.

Before you cutback on your...

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is the "gold standard" of treatment for patients with sleep apnea . The CPAP machine works by using pressure to send air flowing through the nasal passages, keeping the throat from collapsing during sleep—the main reason why individuals with sleep apnea stop breathing periodically throughout the night.

Why is this important? Most of us are aware that a good night’s sleep is essential. REM Sleep, the time during...

Snoring is often not a delibitating condition. But this does not negate the fact that its effects can range from keeping you or your bed partner awake during the night up to causing you daytime irritation. Not much of a trouble right? Yes, for the mean time.
If you would not want to take the risks of letting the effects of snoring distract you both on your waking and sleeping hours, you can avail of the various snoring solutions that are sure to provide some relief.

Since the...

A person experiences sleep disorder if he or she is taking pauses in breathing while sleeping. This sleep disorder is known as sleep apnea. The person misses one or more breaths in this disease. The long pause between breaths is known as apnea which repeats itself continuously while sleeping. The minimum pause between breaths is of 10 seconds. The disruption in breathing is combined with neurological arousal or desaturation in the oxygen present in blood. Sleep apnea cures can be...

I wanted to take the time to talk to you about how to control snoring problems. Many people suffer from this and I think the main reason that this can go on for decades with a single person is that people are ignorant. The entire educational system doesn't talk about this problem. You would never learn this from a teacher or in a science book. Your parents probably don't know what to do either. That is why they didn't teach you how to deal with it. This is what leads to the problem not...

'Stop snoring!'

How many times have I woken up to those words, either in bed or on the sofa in front of the TV?

Of course it isn't as easy as that. You can't just decide to stop snoring - but you can decide to work towards stopping. And you HAVE to make that decision. Snoring is not a problem that will just go away. In fact, it's likely to get worse, and the consequences can be severe - and by 'severe' I mean potentially fatal.

I got into the area of sleep disorder...

The body of your dreams may be closer than you think. Hormones in the body effect how you sleep and have been connected to inability to lose weight .  The hormones Leptin and Ghrelin work together to control sensations of hunger and fullness. Leptin, produced in fat cells, sends a signal to the brain when you are full and Ghrelin, which is produced in the gastrointestinal tract, stimulates appetite. When you don't get enough sleep, your Leptin levels drop, and you don’t feel...

Millions of people today are in serious sleep debt! An estimated 40% of general population are affected by insomnia, and about seventy million of that population comes from United States. Today, sleeplessness or insomnia affects children, teenager, and the rest of adults. Among adults, women have more difficulty sleeping than do men. The short term insomnia usually last for 1-3 weeks, and many of the causes are: common stimulant such as coffee or cola drink, use of alcohol, stressful...

It is well know that Aromatherapy can be beneficial for those who suffer from several mental disorders. The essential oil’s effectiveness comes through their calming and relaxing properties that can soothe stressed mind, unwind tired body and generally lull and overcome insomnia. Before suggesting some tips and aromatherapy recipes, read what exactly insomnia is and how it incommodes health and life.

The term “insomnia” describes the inability to have...

Oh! Pain in the Neck?!

Neck pain, at times, can become pain in the neck' quite literally. People who have experienced neck pain alone know how painful the neck pain can turnout to be.

Neck is one of the most flexible regions of the spine, which consists of vertebrae, seven shock absorbing discs, muscles, and vertebral ligaments to hold them in place. The uppermost cervical disc connects the top of the spinal column to the base of the skull. The spinal cord, which...