Oct 19, 2016 | Dreams, Kids and sleep, Nightmares, Sleep Facts
Night terrors are very different from your run-of-the-mill nightmare, and if your child ever experiences one, you’ll know it. For parents, witnessing your child go through a night terror can be a frightening experience. According to kidshealth.org, during a night...
Oct 18, 2016 | Cancer, Charity Events, Press Releases
(Phoenix, AZ) October 10, 2016 – Valley Sleep Center is dedicating the month of October to breast cancer awareness. They will be donating 10% of their profits in October to the Provision Project, a local nonprofit whose mission is to provide financial relief to women...
Oct 10, 2016 | Cancer, Sleep and health
Can Lack of Sleep Make You More Susceptible to Breast Cancer? Most of us understand that not getting enough sleep causes a wide range of problems. We may snap at our kids, argue with our spouse, forget to get a report to the boss, and burst into tears when he...
Oct 9, 2016 | Sleep and health, Treatment
For people who suspect they have sleep apnea, as well as for those who are already struggling with this sleep disorder, the answer to this question isn’t always clear. Fortunately, a new study just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association...
Oct 7, 2016 | Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorder
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that causes you to stop breathing briefly and repeatedly while you sleep. Even with nearly 18 million Americans suffering from sleep apnea, there are still many misconceptions about the disorder. For people who suffer from sleep apnea,...
Sep 30, 2016 | Insomnia, Sleep and health, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Facts
Sleep is essential for a waking life filled with energy, and good health. This is a fact proven by science and one you have probably noticed in your own life; especially if you have ever experienced the effects of sleep deprivation. Everyone knows that lack of sleep...
Sep 23, 2016 | Sleep and health, Sleep Facts, Uncategorized
Getting the recommended eight hours of sleep every night can be challenging in a hospital setting. With the conversations between on-duty doctors and nurses, fluorescent lights, and being woken for things like vital checks and bloodwork, it is a wonder that patients...
Sep 15, 2016 | Sleep Deprivation, Sleep tips
Did you know that the human body has a sort of built-in clock? This internal clock is known scientifically as the circadian clock. The National Sleep Foundation states that our internal circadian biological clocks regulate the timing of periods of sleepiness and...
Sep 11, 2016 | Depression, Insomnia, Sleep and Mental Health, Sleep Disorder
It is a well-known fact that insomnia and depression often go hand-in-hand. The relationship between troubled sleep and depressive illness is a complex one, to say the least. For some patients, depression may cause sleep problems, and in others sleep problems...
