Many things make a difference to how long and how well we sleep. Sleep disorders (sleep apnea, insomnia,) stress, poor sleep hygiene, or just a bedroom that's too hot, too cold or too light - any of these things can disrupt your sleep. Now Statistics Canada has released new research that shows that employment and lifestyle have a direct effect on the length and quality of our sleep.
Lack of sleep, on the other hand, affects our work and our lifestyle. "When we don't get enough sleep, our...
People are simply sleeping less. Maybe it' technology or now, the growing financial crisis, but the reality is that in modern society,... Read more »
Sleep is essential to everyone's health and well being. Yet, with so many distracting activities available, sleep has slipped farther and... Read more »
I've been reading, researching and writing about sleep and sleep disorders for over ten years now, since my husband was diagnosed with... Read more »
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... Read more »
Hey! You're doing a great job! You're the first one to work every morning, one of the last to leave every night. And, you even take a... Read more »
BASICS:A shift worker is anyone who follows a work schedule that is outside of the typical "9 to 5" business day. In the past few decades the United... Read more »
Between kids, caffeine and continuous compromises, moms from coast to coast are consistently challenged to get the sleep they need. On Mother’s... Read more »
In late 2006, I heard Frederick Goodwin MD, former director of the NIMH, speak to a DBSA group in Washington DC.Managing sleep, he told the... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Sleep Disorders vary in nature and degree. The three major sleep disorders are dyssomnias (insomnia), hypersomnia (disorders of excessive sleepiness)... Read more »
As a mother of three teenagers, observing their current sleep habits makes me stop and wonder—why do all three of them appear to have morphed into... Read more »
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