How do you start your morning? Do you jump out of bed at the crack of dawn, race around the house and out the door with barely enough time to eat breakfast or pack lunch? If this sounds like you, then keep reading. If you are lucky enough to wake up gently, cook breakfast from […]
Monthly Archives: July 2018
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A recent poll of 180 business leaders and executives found that 4 out of 10 had sleep issues. Maybe that’s not so surprising, but did you know that sleep deprivation can affect your performance like drinking alcohol on the job? When your sleep suffers, your performance at work suffers. According to the American Sleep Association if you […]
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May is mental health awareness month, and today we are focusing on the links between sleep and mental health conditions. If you have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), there is a good chance that you also have depression. A recent study reported that 19% of people with OSA were also depressed. People who have depression, anxiety, and other mental health problems […]
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Getting your partner to stop snoring can be impossible. You probably start with a gentle nudge, which quickly escalates to a full force shove to get him or her to change position. Finally, you get some peace and quiet. You fall asleep. An hour later, the process starts over. (And they never wake up, do […]
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Working the night shift can have a negative effect on your overall health. The importance of getting enough sleep on a regular basis – 7 to 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep – seems common sense, but how do you insure you can accomplish that when you work a night shift or swing shift job? The […]
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In today’s world of high tech and seemingly non-stop availability of information, we strive to do more and in smarter ways. One of the areas that technology has really exploded is fitness. Fitness monitors are very popular, and they help us track our goals to improve our health. Sleep monitoring devices can tell us how […]