Sleep apnea symptoms include loud snoring, gasping for air during sleep, waking up with a dry mouth or sore throat, daytime sleepiness, irritability, and difficulty concentrating. Treatment options include lifestyle changes, such as losing weight and quitting smoking, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines, or surgery in severe cases.... Read More
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Melatonin is Not a Sleeping Pill
Circadian rhythms are physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle. These natural processes respond primarily to light and dark and affect most living things, including animals, plants, and microbes. Chronobiology is the study of circadian rhythms. One example of a light-related circadian rhythm is sleeping at night and awake during the day.... Read More
NASA: How to Nap
Compared to individuals who reported never taking a nap, people who usually nap had a 1.12 times higher likelihood of developing high blood pressure and a 1.24-fold increase in stroke risk;... Read More
Do Weighted Blankets Work?
“Melatonin is not a sleep-promoting hormone. It prepares your body and brain for the biological night. Sleep coincides with the biological night, but it’s not like you take melatonin and have a very nice uninterrupted slumber.”... Read More
Is Sleeping Separately Better?
Adult partner. Sleeping with an adult partner is associated with falling asleep faster, staying asleep longer, and having less sleep apnea.... Read More
Optimize Sleep to Lose Weight, Say the Experts
So what happens with inadequate sleep? Can it affect your weight? Health and well-being are at risk for the one in three Americans who don’t get adequate sleep. Chronic sleep inadequacy is associated with depression, type 2 diabetes, heart disease. Metabolic syndrome, and more. And yes, get short or poor-quality sleep, and you are more likely to be overweight or obese.... Read More