Sleep and the American Family

Earlier this year, the National Sleep Foundation released the results of the 2024 Sleep in America poll.  The topic of this year’s poll was Sleep in the American Family and the findings are unlikely to surprise many people.  Overall, American families are struggling...

A Tragic Reminder of the Dangers of Drowsy Driving

Unfortunately, it often takes a tragedy to illustrate the importance of an issue related to public safety.  This was definitely the case this weekend when actor and comedian Tracy Morgan and several members of his inner circle were involved in a motor vehicle accident...

REM Behavior Disorder May Predict Degenerative Brain Conditions

New research indicates that REM Behavior Disorder, one of the parasomnia sleep disorders, may be a precursor or predictive of future diagnosis with degenerative brain disorders like dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s.  REM Behavior Disorder (RBD) causes the body’s...

Sleep Apnea Linked to High Blood Sugar

  New research indicates that there may be a link between obstructive sleep apnea and high blood sugar.  The study, which used data from the European Sleep Apnea Database (ESADA) found that sleep apnea is independently predictive of poor glycemic health...

The Role of Sleep in Women’s Health

In honor of Women’s Health Week which will be held from May 11th to the 17th this year, we wanted to focus in on the link between sleep and women’s health. Research in recent years has repeatedly demonstrated how crucial sleep is to our overall health and our...

Sleep Disorders and Public Safety

There is an issue that is rapidly rising in the areas of safety sensitive employment like over the road truck drivers and airline pilots that seems to pit the rights of the 1 against the good of the many. Pilots, train conductors, truck drivers, and other people whose...

5 Unusual Ways to Get to Sleep Without Counting Sheep

Sleep is essential to life and not getting enough of it can cause serious short and long term health problems.   But for many of us, getting a good night sleep on a regular basis can feel like an impossible dream. While some sleep issues are the result of stress, bad...

How Sleep Affects Heart Failure

Research study after research study have shown how important sleep is to our overall health and more than once chronic sleep deprivation has been linked to higher risks for developing cardiovascular problems. The results of a new study show that sleep is also crucial...

Too Little Sleep May Burn Out Your Brain

By now, we all know that not getting enough sleep is very bad for your health. Not getting enough sleep increases your risk for diabetes, cardiovascular problems, obesity, and even high blood pressure. It impairs your attention, focus, memory, and alertness. It makes...

Is There Really A Sleep Switch?

New research indicates that there may be a biological “switch” in our brains that makes us go to sleep.  For the millions of people who struggle to get the sleep they need because of insomnia and other sleep disorders, this initial finding offers hope of more...