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Your Sleep Comfort Zone

How well you sleep depends a great deal on how deep you're into your comfort zone. That comfort zone includes several factors, including a firm mattress and a pillow suited to your individual taste.   Noise is also a consideration. Noisy neighbors. Barking dogs. The honking and screeching of traffic. Any and all of these can keep you awake.... Read moreChevron
posted 07/20/2010, comments (0)|
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Total Sleep Deprivation and the Brain

Long periods of sleep deprivation are often a way of life for members of essential services, including medical and military personnel. Sleep deprivation can lead to poor decisions, indecisiveness, accidents and even death.   For almost four years, Dr. Sean Drummond, researcher with the Department of Defense, has conducted a study into the... Read moreChevron
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Alternatives to Sleeping Pills

This is the second of a series of articles I'll be running touching on various aspects of sleep, sleep problems and sleep deprivation. Today's article focuses on the increasing usage of sleeping pills, for everyone from children to senior citizens.   Yes, people need sleep, but they should also remember there might be other methods to... Read moreChevron
posted 06/28/2010, comments (0)|
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Insomnia and Your Health

This is the first of a series of articles I'll be running touching on various aspects of sleep, sleep problems and sleep deprivation.   This first article deals with a widespread problem - insomnia. The Free Dictionary describes insomnia as "Chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of ... Read moreChevron
posted 06/22/2010, comments (0)|
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Sleep Apnea, Men and Denial

In June, we celebrate our fathers. I hope you still have a father to celebrate with. Our family lost our father twelve years ago. Ill health, and in particular, sleep apnea, took him from us three days before his 67th birthday.   We knew he was ill a long time before he sought a doctor's help. But people, and, I believe, in particular, men,... Read moreChevron
posted 06/08/2010, comments (0)|

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