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Craig Stoltz

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posted 06/18/2008, comment (1)

Poor Sleep Makes You Fat

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... Read more Chevron

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Jerry Kennard

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posted 06/18/2008, comments (0)

How to Maintain your Body Clock

Our society is characterized more and more by work patterns and other activities that have negative effects on the body clock. Shift work, being ‘on-call’, long-haul flights and even our food and drink contribute to body clock disruptions. The full extent of the relationship between sleep and health remains undiscovered. What we... Read more Chevron

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Harry

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posted 06/18/2008, comment (1)

Central apnea.

I had an overnight in a sleep disorder clinic and then several weeks later another one. I never slept at all during either test because, I guess, of all the noise and the discomfort. One doctor had me sign a paper indicating that I would not use the cpap treatment he recommended. But another doctor, after reviewing the same information,... Read more Chevron

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Florence Cardinal

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posted 06/16/2008, comments (2)

Sleep Apnea Linked to Specific Body Type

Sleep apnea is often present in people with a certain body type, those with short, thick necks. A propensity for obesity is also often present. If a child inherits these characteristics, of course there is a possibility of getting apnea. The most common age for this is from two to six years but it does continue through or strike children... Read more Chevron

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Beth Irvine

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posted 06/13/2008, comment (1)

Share a Secret with You

Dear readers, I want to share a secret with you. This is one of my favorite yoga poses. It doesn't require anything more than a few minutes of your focused attention. You can do it anywhere, anytime, and no one has to know what you are doing. Except, the benefits you feel from practicing this pose may ripple out... and someone may... Read more Chevron

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