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Sleep Deprivation 101: What You Should Know

In my previous blogs I have written about the importance of good sleep, but I don’t think we ever really explained the significance of sleep deprivation and the effects on society and the individual. I thought that it would be a good idea to go over some significant facts and figures to convince you of the importance of getting a good... Read moreChevron
posted 02/18/2009, comments (4)|
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Acupuncture to Help Insomniacs

The Alternative Medicine site at About.com describes acupressure as "The application of pressure to certain points along the flow of energy or "qi" in the body. This therapy is used to promote health, prevent and treat disease, and relieve pain."   Some reports tell us that acupuncture (acupressure using needles) has a 90% success rate... Read moreChevron
posted 01/27/2009, comments (0)|
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Insomnia and Paranoia Link Identified

People who suffer with insomnia are five times more likely to have paranoid thinking. Dr. Daniel Freeman, a Wellcome Trust Research Career Development Fellow at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, is a well known researcher in the area of paranoid thinking. His study, the first to examine the association between sleep loss and... Read moreChevron
posted 01/09/2009, comments (2)|
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Kicking those Addictions

As we move into the New Year and make out our list of resolutions, be sure to add giving up your addictions. I'm not speaking of the hard drugs. I'm sure the majority of my readers aren't hooked on heroine or cocaine.   Neither am I talking about drugs prescribed by your doctor. It's true that some of these may be addictive, or, at the very... Read moreChevron
posted 01/05/2009, comments (2)|
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We Need to Let Our Teens Sleep More...and Encourage It!!

If you are the parent of a teen(s) you've heard them grumbling and complaining and dragging themselves out of bed, with true suffering every school morning!!! And there is no doubt that due to text messaging, and computer time and homework and after school acitivities AND partying on the weekend (sometimes) - teens are tired.  Well according... Read moreChevron
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