tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311259142011-04-21T21:38:53.349-04:00sleep is absolutely crucial for our bodies and minds to be able to continue normal, healthy function. This blog is dedicated to helping you get better sleep.George Dodgenoreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31125914.post-1156734144062800382006-08-27T22:59:00.000-04:002006-08-27T23:09:49.816-04:00

Tips To Get A Good Night's Sleep (Medical News Today)Short on sleep? According to sleep experts, people are sleeping less than they used to and the "sleep debt" can take a toll on your health, relationships and work performance. Despite the popular notion that you need less sleep as you get older, sleep needs generally remain constant throughout adulthood. And sleep loss can take a real toll on

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Tired Americans turn to pills for sleep - Worcester Telegram (subscription)It seems that Americans and the American Medical Establishment are turning to drugs or pills for almost everything these days.  We take one drug to address one symptom, then one or two more to counteract the side afects of the first drug, etc.  But, perhaps we should first try to determine the actual cause oi the symptoms

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95% of People Who Have a Sleeping Disorder Don't Know it - PR Web (press release)"Today, More than 40 million people in the U.S. alone suffer from sometype of sleep disorder—and 95% of them drag through life not even awareof it..." according to the press release below. And the problem is that sleep disorders can in turn cause many other health problems to include hypertension, obesity, and acid

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Good sleeping habits are the best sleep aid - Gainesville Sun"Pharmaceutical companies spend their advertising dollars to convinceyou that the secret lies in a pill. Sales of sleep medications hit anall-time high last year, with 43 million prescriptions written." We are turning our society into a society of drugs. The first thing the medical community wants to do for any health problem is to

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Cross: Night frights - Woburn AdvocateAccording to Jack Cross, " Seniors' sleep problems are rooted in many sources. The source could be as simple as too much napping during the day, so that sleeping at night is difficult. There are also physiological changes occurring with age, and many seniors tend to have diseases that can make sleep difficult. For instance, people who suffer from congestive

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Women need more help getting sleep, officials say - Arizona RepublicFor a variety of reasons, women tend to experience sleep deprevation due to sleep disorders more than men.  One distinctive factor might be hormones, especially during menopause or pregnancy.  Some of the sleep disorders discussed in the article include sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, and insomnia. For more information,

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Nodding out at the wheel - Times Herald-RecordWow! Did you know that "Studies show that going without sleep for 24 hours is equivalent todriving with a blood alcohol content of 0.10 percent - well above thelegal limit." Driving without adequate sleep is especially a major problem among teenagers the article reports. Good article, you should definately read. Click the link below....Nodding out

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Sleeping Va. Driver Convicted In Crash - Washington PostThere is an "...increasing national problem of people sleepwalking and driving while under the influence of popular prescription sleep medications."  Brian Riley was one of those people when he crashed into Paris Gebrkidan on an Alexandria, Va street, maiming her in the crash.  He now faces up to siz years in prison.  He had been taking

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Forgetful? Sleep on it - Canada.com"Sleep benefits an individual's ability to recall recently learned memories, say researchers....  This finding is particularly important for individuals with mentally demanding lifestyles, such as doctors, medical residents and college students, who often do not get adequate amounts of sleep."  I wonder if this will change the way medical residents and intern's

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Sleep Disorders - ABC NewsThe common sleep disorder known as sleepwalking can be very dangerous as one junior tennis circuit foundout recently when during a nightmare, he fell out a 3 story window!  Not long ago another sleepwalker, walked out into traffic and was hit by a truck and killed.  Not all sleep disorders are quike so dramatic,but the loss of sleep can lead to a number of other health

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Local woman to appear on 'Primetime' - Iowa City Press CitizenBecky Allgood appeared on ABC's "Primetime" news in an effort to bfring to public awareness the problems of sleep disorders, including the problem of sleepwalking that resulted in the death of her 21-year-old son, Jarod.  She hopes to inform people so they can take care of their or their loved ones sleep disorders before they result in

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Sleep Pattern Differences Strongly Associated with Demographic ... - Science in the HeadlinesA new recently published study "found that there are significant differences in the sleep patterns of men and women, whites and blacks, and those of different income groups. The study further reveals that participants believed they were sleeping more hours than they actually were."  For more on this study

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Dr. Julie Gammack, assistant professor of geriatrics at St. Louis University suggest people with sleep problems keep a diary for a week or two "...that includes tracking usual wake-up and bedtimes, timeing and size of meals, amount of exercise, medications and descriptions of how much and how restful sleep was each day."  I know that dringing beverages with caffine after 5:00PM or eating late in

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Chronic Sleep Problems Affect Millions - Montreal GazetteAs many as 70 million Americans are afflicted with chronic sleeping problems according to a recent U.S. study.  These problems can lead to accidents, lost productivity, and billions in medical expenses. Unfortunately, medical students get very little training on the more than 80 sleep disorders.  They are lucky if they get more than two or

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Health notes - MLive.comAre you one of the more that 70 million Americans that are affected by one or more of the 85 named sleep disorders?  I know that I am.  I am affected by Obstructive Sleep Apnea if I sleep on my back, but seem to do fine when sleeping on my side or stomach.  However, most cases go untreated because most people are not aware that they actually have a sleep disorder.  They

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Rest easy -- easier said than done - Waterloo RecordIn the fast pased world, many of us are not getting all the sleep we need.  Check out this article for a number of possible inhibitors to getting a good nights sleep, then perhaps you can rest easy afterall. Rest easy -- easier said than done Waterloo Record,?Canada?- 13 hours ago ... get eight or nine hours a night, said Dr. Christopher Drake,

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Evaluating sleep disorders - Beatrice Daily Sun"In many cases, a sleep disorder is the problem for people who regularly feel tired during the day, don't have a lot of energy or are generally fatigued on a daily basis, although in many cases people don't realize they have a problem because they believe they are getting a good night's sleep each night" says Rusty Byrd, registered respiratory

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HEALTH WATCH: RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME - KRDORestless Legs Syndrome (RLS) affects millions of people and can leave one tired during the day.   Do you have trouble sitting still for long periods, do you feel that you have to get up frequently to walk around and stretch? Are you often tired throughout the day but don't know why?  Then you may suffer from Restless Legs Syndrome.  If you suspect that

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Sleep Disorders Linked To Brain Imbalance - PR Web (press release) In an issue of the journal Neurology, University of Michigan Health System researchers report that there are apparent links between deficits in brain chemistry and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD). Both are relatively common sleep problems that disturb the slumber- and daytime behavior- of

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Medical Sleep Studies Can Help Correct Common Sleep Disorders - Newswise (press release)Henry Raroque, Jr., M.D., a board-certified neurologist and sleep specialist on the medical staff at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine, says that "if you have trouble falling or staying asleep, you’re not alone. It's been reported that nearly seven out of 10 Americans say they frequently have

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Sleep is a highly complex physiological process that is not fully understood. However, what is known is that sleep is absolutely crucial for our bodies and minds to be able to continue normal, healthy function. The goal of this blog is to provide details and news about Sleeping Disorders that would otherwise need to be obtained from a variety of sources, such as internet, reference books,

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