When it comes to sleep, more isn’t necessarily better, according to a global study. Researchers who studied more than 116,000 people in seven regions of the world found that who slept for longer than the recommended duration of six to eight hours a day had an increased risk of dying or developing diseases of the… Continue reading Too Much of A Good Thing?
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Sleep and Memory: How They Work Together
“Sleep on it.” We’ve long known that a good night’s sleep confers important benefits on mood, alertness, concentration, and judgment. Research over more than a century has also established that sleep plays an important role in memory retention. More recently, studies have begun to establish more precisely how the connection between sleep and memory works.… Continue reading Sleep and Memory: How They Work Together
5 Things NOT to Do in The Morning if You Want A Good Day – and What to Do Instead
Your current morning routine could be adversely affecting your quality of life. Set yourself up for success by replacing these harmful habits with actions that empower you to create a life you love. So, determine that you WON’T: Hit the snooze button. “Sleeping in” by hitting snooze can actually make you feel more sluggish, and… Continue reading 5 Things NOT to Do in The Morning if You Want A Good Day – and What to Do Instead
Restless Legs Syndrome and Your Sleep
For millions of Americans, a good night’s sleep is an elusive goal. Insomniacs are plagued by a persistent combination of difficulty falling asleep, frequent waking and difficulty getting back to sleep, waking too early, and not feeling rested on waking. Chronic insomnia can have serious implications for quality of life, resulting in daytime sleepiness, irritability,… Continue reading Restless Legs Syndrome and Your Sleep
Back-to-School Healthy Habits for Families
The end of summer means the resumption of routines for most families. This can be a great time to build new healthy habits or to get on track again after a few months’ break. Here are a few areas that can benefit everyone in the household. Eating Breakfast Starting the day off as a family… Continue reading Back-to-School Healthy Habits for Families
Better Sleep Can Prevent Cognitive Decline
Sleep is as important to our health as good nutrition and regular exercise. Not getting enough sleep is detrimental to daytime functioning – to our mood, energy, concentration and reaction time – and over the long term, it contributes to obesity and the risk of serious illness. But sleepless nights have implications well beyond making… Continue reading Better Sleep Can Prevent Cognitive Decline
Both Quantity and Quality of Sleep in Adolescents Affect Cardiovascular Risk
Young adolescents with poor sleeping habits experience significant effects on blood pressure, cholesterol levels and abdominal fat deposition, according to a new study. The research, led by a Massachusetts General Hospital for Children (MGHfC) physician, was published in the journal Pediatrics. “While many studies have associated shorter sleep duration with increased obesity levels in children,… Continue reading Both Quantity and Quality of Sleep in Adolescents Affect Cardiovascular Risk
Lack of Sleep Impairs Brain Power, Promotes Disease
“To sleep, perchance to dream, ay, there’s the rub.” Unfortunately, the lament of Shakespeare’s Hamlet remains all too true for as many as 70 million Americans who experience some type of sleeping disorder. Getting a sufficient amount of sleep is closely associated with good physical and mental health and overall quality of life. Most adults… Continue reading Lack of Sleep Impairs Brain Power, Promotes Disease
No More Excuses: Tips for Having a Healthy Heart
February is American Heart Month, making it a great time to pause and consider what we are doing for our hearts. After all, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 610,000 people die every year in the U.S. because of heart disease. That’s one out of every fourth deaths. Heart disease is… Continue reading No More Excuses: Tips for Having a Healthy Heart
How to Conquer Insomnia
The most common sleep problem in adults age 60 and older is insomonia. People with this condition have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. Insomnia can last for days, months, and even years. There are many reasons why older people in particular may not get enough sleep at night. Feeling sick or being in pain can… Continue reading How to Conquer Insomnia
Sleep Gets Better in Retirement
Retirement is proving restful. A new study has found that retirees sleep an average of about 20 minutes longer per night than they did before retirement. And the quality of their sleep also improves. Researchers at the University of Turku, Finland, in collaboration with the Finnish Institution of Occupational Health, University of Helsinki, and University… Continue reading Sleep Gets Better in Retirement
Dream Deprivation: The Hidden Cost of Sleep Loss
Many health concerns attributed to sleep loss may actually be linked to dream loss, an expert says. Rubin Naiman, PhD, a sleep and dream specialist at the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, recently published a comprehensive review of data on the problem. His review, “Dreamless: the silent epidemic of REM sleep loss” in… Continue reading Dream Deprivation: The Hidden Cost of Sleep Loss
10 Tips to Pursue Your Definition of Happiness
What we want always seems just out of reach, but that isn’t so. That concept is merely a self-imposed limitation we create for ourselves. It is a limit we put on our perspective and our abilities. The truth is, you must create an environment you enjoy for yourself to be happy. It’s not about possessions… Continue reading 10 Tips to Pursue Your Definition of Happiness
Poor Sleep and Your Smartphone
If you’re habitually scrolling through your tablet or smartphone before you go to bed, you might want to rethink that. Researchers at the University of Houston College of Optometry, in a study published in Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics, found that blue light emitted from those devices could contribute to the high prevalence of reported sleep… Continue reading Poor Sleep and Your Smartphone
Sleep and Heart Disease
People who have a common set of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes – and who sleep less than six hours daily – are about twice as likely to die of heart disease or stroke as are people who don’t have those risk factors, according to new research. For those with the same factors who did… Continue reading Sleep and Heart Disease
Memory Loss Linked to Poor Sleep
A lack of sleep among older people elevates risk of memory loss as well as a number of physical and mental disorders, according to new research. UC Berkeley researchers published their conclusion in the journal Neuron. “Nearly every disease killing us in later life has a causal link to lack of sleep,” said the article’s… Continue reading Memory Loss Linked to Poor Sleep
A Better Sleep App?
Researchers have come up with an app that goes one step beyond the sleep-monitoring apps already on the market. The old-style apps help people monitor their sleep patterns by monitoring time of going to bed, time of waking up and any tossing and turning. Now, a group of Brown University computer scientists and clinical psychologists… Continue reading A Better Sleep App?
Daylight Savings Time and Your Health
Even though “fall back” time gives us an extra hour (for 2016, the date is Nov. 6), when we move our clocks back the additional 60 minutes can have a number of health consequences. Most obvious is the disturbance to our sleep patterns, and the havoc that can wreak with our routine and our health. Inconsistent… Continue reading Daylight Savings Time and Your Health