Jun 19, 2014 | Sleep Articles
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...
Jun 17, 2014 | Sleep and 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...
Jun 16, 2014 | Sleep Disorder
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...
Jun 10, 2014 | Sleep and health
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...
May 13, 2014 | Sleep and women
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...
May 12, 2014 | Sleep and Driving, Sleep Articles
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...
Apr 28, 2014 | Sleep tips
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...
Apr 24, 2014 | Sleep and health
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...
Apr 23, 2014 | Sleep & Memory, Sleep and health
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...
Apr 8, 2014 | Sleep Articles
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...