Dec 10, 2010 | Kids and sleep, Sleep and health, Sleep Articles, Sleep tips
Everyone knows the importance of getting a good night’s sleep – it helps you function and get through your day, whether work or school, much better. If you’re having trouble falling asleep you already know how hard it is to stay alert and concentrate on your daily...
Dec 2, 2010 | Sleep and health, Sleep Articles, Sleep tips
More than 50 percent of middle aged and older adults complain of chronic insomnia symptoms and it’s been found that these adults may gain relief from their insomnia by participating in aerobic exercise. A study, completed by the Feinberg School of Medicine at...
Nov 23, 2010 | Sleep and health, Sleep and holidays, Sleep Articles, Sleep tips
We’ve either all heard the story that you eat turkey and then you fall asleep, right? It was even spoofed on a Seinfeld episode when Jerry met a woman who had a collection of never-before-opened classic toys that he wanted to play with. He and his friends fed her...
Nov 18, 2010 | Sleep and health, Sleep Articles, Sleep tips
If you’re a diabetic and find that your blood sugar levels are out of control, the problem could be that you simply aren’t getting enough sleep. According to Lynn Maarouf, RD, diabetes education director of the Stark Diabetes Center at the University of Texas, “Any...
Nov 16, 2010 | Kids and sleep, Sleep and health, Sleep Articles, Sleep tips
Everyone knows that different stages of your life lead to altered sleep patterns – for example, hot flashes, pregnancy pains and many others effect a woman’s sleep. There are myriad other health concerns that could be silently interfering with your sleep and you might...
Nov 13, 2010 | Kids and sleep, Sleep and health, Sleep Articles, Sleep tips
Can you have too much of a good thing when it comes to sleep? Everyone knows you that a good night’s sleep is essential for good health so does that mean that more sleep is better? Not necessarily, because oversleeping is linked to myriad health problems ranging from...