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healthgal on Sleep Disorders
Wednesday, April 01 2009
When Sleep Goes Awry
When we look at infant and toddler sleep patterns, there are often simple clues that explain why a sleep pattern (if it is in place) has become disrupted.
Causes can include:
-Stomach discomfort due to gas or a type of food that was eaten
-Illness
-Dirty or wet diaper/bed-wetting in older children
-Scary... Read more
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healthgal on Sleep Disorders
Wednesday, April 01 2009
Sleep is probably the most scrutinized and discussed aspect of a baby-child-teen's care. Of course we all expect newborns to wake up....a lot. And since they cannot tell us what's wrong, we often have to depend on our own instincts, and the advice of doctor's and friends, as we navigate those early days and weeks. Those struggles... Read more
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healthgal on Sleep Disorders
Friday, March 13 2009
I've written extensively about insomnia, but since so many of us have a bout of insomnia at some point during our lives, it continues to feature prominently in topics that I track. If the insomnia is short-lived, it's considered a part of life and we usually know that stress, anxiety, worries, some life transition, a sudden change in our... Read more
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healthgal on Sleep Disorders
Tuesday, December 30 2008
Two new health headlines on sleep offer the following:
(1) If you have a sleep disorder called REM sleep behavior disorder, which means that during REM phase of sleep, you have excessive muscle activity like punching/kicking/crying out (instead of the normal lack of muscle tone expected) then you may be at greater risk for... Read more
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healthgal on Sleep Disorders
Wednesday, December 24 2008
One extra hour...just one extra hour of sleep seems to lower the risk of developing calcifications, a precursor to heart disease. The converse is also true, namely, chronic partial sleep deprivation may be a risk factor for an array of common problems including weight gain, hypertension and diabetes - which all correlate with an increased... Read more
