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Wednesday, November, 25, 2009
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Better Sleep Often Means Less Chronic Pain

Dr. Mark Borigini
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Mark James Borigini, MD, graduated from Hahnemann University (now...

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Good sleep hygiene involves not eating late at night, as this can cause reflux and gas and affect sleep.  In particular, avoid eating or drinking things with caffeine-an old reliable STIMULANT found in chocolate and many sodas, in addition to, of course, coffee.

 

Good sleep hygiene involves sleeping in a room as dark as possible.  Again, the melatonin thing.

 

Sleep lessens pain.  It makes us feel refreshed.  It lets us dream again. 

 

You don't have to be a Shakespearean scholar to appreciate, "To sleep perchance to dream."

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