One unfortunate side-effect of our sleep deprived society is that people sometimes start to doze off when they’re sedentary. The problem comes when that sedentary time is behind the wheel of a car. A recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study of nearly 75,000 people shows that more than five percent had nodded off…
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Are you the type of person who clears out his/her inbox first thing each morning? It’s a practice that allows you to start the day fresh. It turns out that sleeping .. even napping .. may serve the same purpose. And, without the proper amount of sleep, we learn less efficiently. Researchers at the University…
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You probably haven’t napped regularly ince you were a toddler, but according to new research, it’s a habit you should pick up. The study, by researchers at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, found that participants who slept for at least 45 minutes during the day had lower average blood pressure after psychological stress than those who…
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During the recent severe recession, jet lag faded into the background as companies and individuals saved money by traveling less. But, with the economy slowly rebounding, we’re starting to see a return of one of the biggest sleep problems — the disorientation and fatigue associated with traveling across multiple time zones. A recent article in…
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There’s an interesting blog post on CNNHealth this week from sleep expert Dr. Lisa Shives on a disorder called REM behavior disorder, or RBD. What is it? Let’s hear from Dr. Shives: RBD occurs when people are able to act out their dreams or usually their nightmares. Most of us are not able to do…
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ABC’s Good Morning America and Prevention Magazine tackled sleep this week, and had some great tips for everyone hoping to get a better night’s rest. Those tips included keeping to a set sleep schedule, maintaining a sleep diary, avoiding bedtime exercise, drinking relaxing tea like chamomile, using white noise, and blocking light in the bedroom….
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It’s well known that alcohol can reduce the effectiveness of a full night’s sleep, but a new study indicates that the impact is worse on women than men. the analysis involved monitoring the sleep of 93 healthy adults in their twenties, including 59 women and 34 men, after their consumption of either alcohol to the…
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It’s well known that alcohol can reduce the effectiveness of a full night’s sleep, but a new study indicates that the impact is worse on women than men. the analysis involved monitoring the sleep of 93 healthy adults in their twenties, including 59 women and 34 men, after their consumption of either alcohol to the…
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A study in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that poor sleep quality correlated with higher levels of depressive symptoms, greater pain severity, increased fatigue, and greater functional disability in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). The study suggests that addressing sleep problems via pharmacological or behavioral interventions may have…
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Add another problem to the growing list of issues that can be caused by not getting enough sleep. A research team at the University of Warwick in Great Britain says individuals who don’t get at least six hours of sleep each night face a 48% higher chance of developing or dying from heart disease and…
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