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It has been stressed that overall healthy lifestyle, including elements of diet, exercise, and sound mind all help to lead to a better night’s sleep.  But, a new study is linking sleep and exercise even more closely. Researchers at Appalachian State University found that not only does exercise play a key role in sleep patterns,…
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You have questions … and Dr. Lisa, The Sleep M.D., is answering them!  This is the first installment of a new feature on SleepBetter.org that we call Ask Dr. Lisa.  Each week we ask you to submit questions on our Facebook page, and we pick several of them to submit to our medical sleep expert,…
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When it comes to school age children, one topic that seems to always top the headlines is bullying. A new study is making a connection between lack of sleep and bullying behavior.  The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Michigan, found that children who bullied other children at school were twice as likely…
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When it comes to school age children, one topic that seems to always top the headlines is bullying. A new study is making a connection between lack of sleep and bullying behavior.  The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Michigan, found that children who bullied other children at school were twice as likely…
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When you are ill or injured the one thing that seems to help most is plenty of rest. This notion has prompted a doctor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine to conduct a study on the amount of sleep patients are getting in the ICU. The goal of this study is to help…
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We’ve talked about it before here on SleepBetter.org, but a new survey has some eye-opening stats related to smartphone usage and sleep.  Smartphones are devices that not only allow you to make phone calls, but also send and receive email and texts, log in to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, and even play…
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With the summer fast approaching and the temperatures rising, many people are beginning to plan their vacations. Besides jetlag and sleeping in sometimes uncomfortable hotel beds, there is another factor that could take a real toll on your sleep — the travel itself. How many times have you entered an airport terminal and seen slumbering…
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SleepBetter Article Collections put a series of related articles in one easy-to-find place.  We’ve selected the collection topics because we think you, our visitors, will find them particularly useful.  If you’d like to suggest an article collection, please contact us! This collection lists a series of articles that cover how sleep (or lack thereof) can…
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SleepBetter Article Collections put a series of related articles in one easy-to-find place.  We’ve selected the collection topics because we think you, our visitors, will find them particularly useful.  If you’d like to suggest an article collection, please contact us! This collection lists a series of articles that cover how important sleep is for your…
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How do you know when you have a sleep problem? There’s a new product out that claims to let you do a sleep test at home.  Here at SleepBetter we don’t endorse products, and we don’t recommend you use this one without consulting a physician first, but we did think this was interesting enough to…
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