Jun 11, 2019 | Lifestyle, Sleep and Driving
By: Lauri Leadley, CCSH, RPSGT – Clinical Sleep Educator|Sleep Coach Most of us, at some point in our lives, have felt sleepy behind the wheel. You could be driving back from a long, hard day at work or returning from a road trip. Suddenly, you find yourself...
Jun 6, 2019 | Press Releases
Sleep Expert Explains Why Turkey is Not the Reason You Are too Tired to Wash the Dishes. If you immediately want to take a nap right after Thanksgiving dinner, don’t blame the turkey says sleep expert Lauri Leadley of Valley Sleep Center. Turkey contains a natural...
May 28, 2019 | Babies, Kids and sleep
By: Lauri Leadley, CCSH, RPSGT – Clinical Sleep Educator|Sleep Coach Sleep apnea is not an age-related sleep disorder. Even children can suffer from the condition and may exhibit the common symptoms of loud snoring, frequent pauses in their breathing cycle, and waking...
May 20, 2019 | Sleep and health
By: Lauri Leadley, CCSH, RPSGT – Clinical Sleep Educator|Sleep Coach Since 1949, the United States has been observing Mental Health Awareness Month or Mental Health Month in the month of May which was started by the Mental Health America organization. Back then the...
May 6, 2019 | Sleep Articles, Sleep tips
Have you ever stopped working for a few minutes to take a nap, and woke up alert, refreshed, and ready to finish a project? Or, have you ever tried to nap to reenergize and woke up groggy and even sleepier than when you fell asleep? The answer to why you may have...
Apr 26, 2019 | Press Releases, Sleep Therapy
There’s a new treatment for sleep apnea available in Phoenix, and Valley Sleep Center is one of just a few providers in the US to be approved to administer it. It’s an outpatient surgery called Inspire Therapy and for many sleep apnea sufferers, it could be a...
Apr 22, 2019 | Sleep and health, Sleep Deprivation
By: Lauri Leadley, CCSH, RPSGT- Clinical Sleep Educator|Sleep Coach I know what it’s like to not be able to sleep. It wears down your body and your mind. You can feel so exhausted that you may feel like a walking zombie. Many people ask me, “Can I die from sleep...
Apr 8, 2019 | Insomnia, Sleep and travel
By: Lauri Leadley, CCSH, RPSGT- Clinical Sleep Educator|Sleep Coach Anyone who regularly travels across time zones has experienced jet lag. Moving between different time-zones can disrupt your internal clock or your circadian rhythms which in turn impacts your...
Mar 26, 2019 | Night Owls
By: Lauri Leadley, CCSH, RPSGT- Clinical Sleep Educator|Sleep Coach If you are a night owl, you probably feel far more energized and productive in the late hours. This also means you might be going to sleep late and waking up late as well. However, if you are a night...
Mar 13, 2019 | Sleep tips
If you’re like me, your mind is a whirlwind of thoughts always going, going going. Even when you lay down to sleep it’s hard to quiet your mind. Instead you toss and turn, waiting for that elusive sleep. If we can quiet the mind, healing energy restores....
