Mar 5, 2013 | Sleep Disorder
Insomnia is a common sleep complaint that can impact nearly every aspect of your life. The causes, symptoms and severity of insomnia are different for everyone. A board certified sleep medicine physician can help treat insomnia....
Dec 5, 2012 | Sleep and health, Sleep and weight Loss
Everyone has heard the old question which came first, the chicken or the egg. New research has people wondering the same thing about weight and sleep. Past studies have shown that one of the consequences of sleep deprivation can be weight gain. When we don’t get...
Sep 11, 2012 | Sleep & Memory, Sleep and health, Sleep Articles
Everyone knows that not getting enough sleep makes it hard to perform at the top of your game. Being overtired impacts your cognitive abilities, making it harder to concentrate and slowing your response time. It compromises your decision making capabilities and...
Aug 9, 2012 | Restless Leg Syndrome
People with Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) have real difficulty getting a good night sleep and scientists may be closer to understanding why. Earlier research indicated that there may be a link between a specific gene, called BTBD9, and the symptoms most commonly...
Jul 25, 2012 | Sleep and health, Sleep Articles
We are a very tired country. In a past Sleep in America poll, the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) found that 36% of us having trouble driving because we are so drowsy, 29% of us are super sleepy at work, and 20% of us are too tired to even have sex. All this fatigue...