Health Expert Craig Stoltz shares health management news and commentary at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/5075/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/5075/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/5075/index http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/5075/26767/sleep-makes Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:48:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz It's rare in health science that a hypothesis stands up under multiple studies in multiple population groups done over a long period of time. It's as close as we can come to "proving" anything about human health and behavior, with all its damnable complexities.   But a study appearing in the May 1 issue of the journal Sleep--at least form where I sit--pretty much nails down the link between insufficient sleep and being... http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/5075/26767/sleep-makes http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/5075/23921/link-gain Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:22:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz Once again, a study confirms that too little or too much sleep is bad for you.  This report, published in the medical journal Sleep, shows a link between sleepers who get less than 7 or more than 8 hours of sleep per night and weight gain over time. Getting less sleep increased risk more than getting extra sleep did.  Three Things You Need to Know: 1. This study is higher quality than most--it followed individuals for six years,... http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/5075/23921/link-gain http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/5075/13592/fruity Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:39:00 -0500 Craig Stoltz  According to a recent report in the journal Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, kids who eat higher-than-usual amounts of fish and "fruity vegetables" appear to be less likely to develop asthma than kids who eat less of these things. What's a "fruity vegetable," you ask? The researchers defined them as tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, green beans and zucchini). This study in 50 words or less Spanish... http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/5075/13592/fruity http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/5075/14205/sleep-too Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:08:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz News reports about a study presented at a sleep conference suggest that the window for a healthy amount of sleep may be pretty small--and that leaning too far outside that window can be dangerous. This may be true--or not. Let's take a careful look. Bottom line first Changing from getting around 7 hours of sleep to less than 5 hours or more than 8 hours of sleep per night can increase risk of death. Consistently maintaining about 7... http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/5075/14205/sleep-too