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Florence Cardinal

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posted 12/02/2008, comment (1)

These Golden Years

I'm sure it comes as no surprise to the majority of my readers when I say that health problems escalate as we grow older. Not only do the problems we already have become worse, new problems develop. Diseases like diabetes and arthritis either appear or become harder to deal with. Broken bones take longer to heal. Minor ailments like colds... Read more Chevron

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Jerry Kennard

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posted 10/16/2008, comment (1)

You've Never Slept so Well, Expert Claims

Just because you'd like more sleep doesn't mean you actually need it. Sleep expert, Professor Jim Horne, director of Loughborough University's Sleep Research Center, UK, says genes determine whether you feel fresh and alert during the day - not eight hours of shut-eye. Compare today's sleeping patterns with 150 years ago, Horne says,... Read more Chevron

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Allen Blaivas, M.D.

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posted 09/08/2008, comment (1)

Restore and Refresh

Let’s continue on the topic of napping. We left off discussing some of the negative aspects of napping. We were reviewing the concept of sleep inertia and how if a nap is too long, a person might have a reduction in performance and worsened mood soon after waking. Obviously this usually is counterproductive to the... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/05/2008, comment (1)

Let's Have a Nap

With the hectic lifestyles most of us lead these days, napping has become almost a way of life. Think naps are for sissies? Listen. Even the sports teams are getting into it. "A lot of things may change in the NHL," Scott Mellanby of the Atlanta Thrashers says, "but not naps. It's just a part of being a hockey... Read more Chevron

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Allen Blaivas, M.D.

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posted 08/18/2008, comments (0)

But How Could a Nap Be Bad?

Let’s continue on our topic of naps in healthy adults- the good, the bad, and the otherwise. Some more good news about napping. As we all have probably experienced in our life, a short nap has helped us learn something that we simply couldn’t grasp beforehand. This is because after intense work, parts of our... Read more Chevron

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