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healthgal

posted 11/13/2008, comments (2)

Get 7 1/2 Hours of Sleep Or Else.........

People are simply sleeping less. Maybe it' technology or now, the growing financial crisis, but the reality is that in modern society, sleeping seems to be relegated to a less than top of the list priority. But getting adequate sleep is essential for health and too little sleep is considered a risk factor for diabetes and heart... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/13/2008, comments (0)

Chronic Nightmares

Recognizing Nightmares as an Independent Sleep Disorder The overwhelming majority of nightmare patients do not fully accept that their disturbing dreams represent a sleep disorder. In fact, when we direct one of our sleep patients to start treatment in our Nightmare Clinic, the most common reply we receive goes something like this: "Oh, well,... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/12/2008, comments (0)

Insomnia a sleep disorder

Insomnia Insomnia often includes two elements: poor sleep quality and not sleeping when you want to be sleeping. Many terms are used to describe "insomnia," such as "poor sleep," "unwanted sleeplessness," "troubled sleep," or "problematic sleep." In general these terms are interchangeable particularly so because individuals with sleep problems... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/10/2008, comment (1)

What Would Your Slumber Diary Say About You?

If I asked you to keep a sleep diary for the next couple of weeks, just like a food and exercise diary, charting your hours of sleep/night, quality of sleep, how long it took to fall asleep, whether or not you awaken during the night, how many times you woke up, whether or not you could fall back asleep easily - what would your responses look... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/22/2008, comment (1)

Jet Lag and Insomnia...Maybe a Diet is the Answer

We all may have a food-based biological clock (as well as a light-based biological clock), so maybe, just maybe, when you are traveling you might need to adjust your eating schedule to help avoid or reduce jet lag. We already know that there are certain "light exposure rules" you can do, depending whether you are traveling from East to... Read more Chevron

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