Tag: sleep
Obama & Romney Can Agree On This: Candidates Need Their Sleep
Election season is fast approaching, and as it does, we become inundated with the images and soundbites of candidates espousing rhetoric and promising us...
Sleepless at Night? Try These 8 Tips for a Better Slumber
After a night spent tossing and turning, you wake up feeling like a couple of the Seven Dwarves: sleepy...and grumpy. Restless nights and weary...
Melatonin and Exercise May Stave Off Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease is a debilitating and cruel disease. Researchers in Spain have published preliminary studies that provide early hope that use of melatonin and...
Can You Learn by Scent While You Sleep?
Wake up and smell the coffee. Or stay asleep and smell it. You might learn something either way. People can make new scent associations...
Night Shift Poses Potential Health Risks; 6 Ways to Avoid Them
If you're among the 1 in 5 North Americans who work a night shift, swing shift or rotating shift, you may enjoy easy traffic,...
There’s a Link Between Sleep Apnea and Diabetes, Sort of
Q. I've been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea. Is there any connection between the two?
A. There's one sure connection between type...
Disrupted Circadian Rhythm Can Contribute to Serious Health Problems
It's no secret that a solid night's sleep is crucial to your daily well-being, but now studies are pin-pointing exactly how lack of sleep...
Can’t Sleep at Night? 7 Long-term Effects of Not Sleeping Enough
When you wake up in the morning, are you refreshed and ready to go, or groggy and grumpy? For many people, the second scenario...
Successful Experiment Tricks Insomniacs to Fall Asleep
If your nights are spent counting sheep instead of getting sleep, a new treatment could teach you to rest easy. Insomniacs are unfamiliar with...
Study: A Full Belly Doesn’t Cause Nightmares, but Will Wake You...
A person who wakes up during the dreaming phase of sleep is "closer" to the dream and will therefore recall it more vividly. As...
