If you think your teen is not getting enough sleep, you're probably right. A recent study at San Diego State University found that 40% of adolescents clock less than 7 hours a night, even though most experts recommend about 9 hours of sleep for teens. According to this study, technology is one of the primary…
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There's more to a productive bedtime than brushing your teeth and putting on your pajamas. Most people waste time between dinner and retiring for the evening. Learning to make the most of this opportunity can be the difference between having a great day and a poor one. It can also determine whether or not you…
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If you're someone who did not sleep so well last night for whatever reason, you may be feeling a little jaded as you read this. This is understandable. You may well be thinking that just by getting your so-called 'eight hours' of sleep for the next few nights may redress the balance. This is true,…
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Sleep-related issues affect on every area of our lives. A poor night's sleep can cause cracks to appear in our relationships; we become irritable, less calm, more prone to feeling vulnerable and can take things far more personally than under normal circumstances. We may become grumpy and increasingly intolerant. At work concentration, focus and motivation…
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American culture has fallen prey to busyness. The push to get ahead has forced wives and mothers into the work. Sometimes it's not the push to get ahead but the struggle to keep afloat. Sometimes in the mix it holds the embarrassment of not keeping up with friends – in toys, the latest gadgets, etc.…
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It's challenging to enjoy your day if you're not sleeping well at night. A lack of sleep is damaging to both your physical and mental health. You're a less-capable person when your sleep is off. While insomnia can be challenging to solve in a few instances, there are often things you can do on your…
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As far as your overall health is concerned, sleep comes in as one of the top things you must be doing to feel and perform your best. Sadly, many people fall short on quality rest every single night. While getting to bed at a decent hour so you can get enough sleep is one thing,…
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Sleep Apnea is a condition caused by a lack of air passing through to the lungs during sleep; it is an episode that lasts for more than 10 seconds. This deficiency of air leads to a decreased saturation of oxygen levels in the blood, which results in oxygen deprivation of the brain and other bodily…
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If you or someone you love has sleep apnea, obesity may be a contributing factor. Maybe you are kept awake by the horrendous snoring, snorting or get worried because sometimes your spouse sounds like they are choking. These are all signs and symptoms of sleep apnea and you should encourage them to go to the doctor or get yourself to the doctor if this is you. The way obesity comes into play with sleep apnea is that the fatty tissue that has built up around the neck […]
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Sleep apnea effects on your life and livelihood can be devastating. Such side effects as decreased mental acuity or inattentiveness can have serious consequences on your life or the lives of others if you put yourself in their path and the situation becomes dangerous, as in putting yourself behind the steering wheel of a car and then falling asleep at that same steering wheel. Sleep apnea affects approximately 18 million people and causes several problems with the people who have it including the two listed above and […]
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