Dec 3, 2012 | Sleep and health, Sleep and holidays, Sleep tips
There is this idealistic view of the holidays that has something to do with sugarplums dancing in someone’s head but the truth is that most of us won’t get enough sleep over the coming weeks to have a sugar plum dream. Most of us are already stretched to the limit...
Nov 21, 2012 | Sleep and health, Sleep Articles, Sleep Disorder
There are a lot of myths about sleep. Some people still think that sleeping late on the weekend can make up for losing sleep during the week or that eating a big meal before bedtime will give you nightmares. Others believe that you the older you get, the less sleep...
Nov 13, 2012 | Cancer, Sleep and health, Sleep and women
If you are a woman and you work overnight shifts the news is not good. Two new studies into the effects of shift work on health outcomes have reinforced the negative consequences of following this type of schedule. The first study further established the link...
Jul 11, 2012 | Sleep and health, Sleep Articles, Sleep tips
It seems like everyone is talking about sleep. We talk about not getting enough, we talk about what we would give for a good night of it, and we talk about the serious health consequences of the lack of it. But even with all this talking, there is still a lot of...
Jun 28, 2012 | Sleep and health
Thanks to research conducted in recent years, the dangers of sleep apnea are well known. People with untreated sleep apnea experience higher rates of diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. But new research shows that the diagnosis of sleep apnea may carry...