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The Connection Between Sleep Disorders and Eye Health

Experts have told us that chronic loss of sleep can increase risk of heart disease, weight gain, poor performance, diabetes and other serious conditions. Well a new study in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggests several associations between sleep disorders and eye health. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common form of... Read more Chevron

posted 11/17/2008, comments (2)|

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Depression and Insomnia

Emerging scientific research clearly shows that the relationships between depression and insomnia are far more complex than originally understood. The current model as expressed in the psychiatric terminology of the DSM-IV-TR (the diagnostic manual used by psychiatrists and psychologists to define mental health disorders) emphasizes insomnia as a... Read more Chevron

posted 11/16/2008, comments (0)|

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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

posted 11/13/2008, comments (2)|

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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

posted 11/13/2008, comments (0)|

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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

posted 11/12/2008, comments (0)|

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