Category Archives: Sleep

Stop and take a moment to think about your sleeping position. Do you sleep on your side, possibly in the fetal position? Do you lay on your stomach with your head cranked to one side? Or are you continually changing positions throughout the night? Well, the position in which you sleep can play a significant ...click here to read more

Your whole life, you’ve been told you need at least eight hours of sleep to feel refreshed and support your health. But maybe you find that you still feel tired and unenergized regardless of how much or how little sleep you get. What’s going on? You may not know this, but there are different sleep ...click here to read more

We’re a couple of weeks into 2019, so I have to ask – are you sticking to your new year’s resolution? Many common resolutions involve eating better, working out, or other healthy habits. Regardless of what your resolution may be, if you aren’t sleeping well, you are at a higher risk of not sticking with ...click here to read more

Ever notice that after a night of poor sleep, you’re more irritable – it seems like everything becomes so much more frustrating. Research findings suggest that missing out on a few hours of sleep is enough to turn you into an angry person the next day. Furthermore, your ability to deal with frustrating situations is ...click here to read more

Gout is a common form of arthritis, most often affecting the joints in the hands and feet, caused by a build-up of uric acid crystals, which results in inflammation and pain in these joints. It is believed to affect nearly 3 percent of all adults. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is also thought to affect a ...click here to read more

Osteoporosis is most common among women over the age of 50. Tips to reduce your risk of bone fractures include getting enough calcium and vitamin D along with regular exercise. New research now suggests that getting adequate sleep is another integral part to healthy bones. The new study found that women aged 50 to 79 ...click here to read more

Inflammation is a means for your body to protect itself from trauma. On the other hand, it can lead to health complications when it becomes chronic. Inflammation can affect all areas of the body and health and can take quite the toll on your health. One area of health that inflammation can affect is your ...click here to read more

When it comes to poor sleep, there are many reasons why you are left tossing and turning. Stress, diet, underlying medical conditions, and even lack of comfort can all play a role in a poor night’s sleep. But did you know that vitamin deficiencies can also be a culprit? Your body needs a wide variety ...click here to read more

Many of us see retirement as the time in our lives when we can slow down and begin to enjoy the very simple pleasures that life has to offer, like taking a nap in the middle of the afternoon. New research has suggested that napping might actually be detrimental to our cognitive health as we ...click here to read more

Light pollution is a term most of us have heard, but what does it really mean and why are its effects important to understand? In short, light pollution is excessive exposure to artificial light. It is what causes us discomfort when faced with too many brightly lit screens or signs, such as in Times Square. ...click here to read more

In the past, sleep may have been taken for granted, even by some medical experts, but today we know more about the benefits of sleep and just how important the right amount of sleep is to our overall health. Some people shrug off the idea of an extra hour of sleep making much of a ...click here to read more

A new study has found that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and snoring have a link to cardiovascular disease that affects women earlier in life than men. Obstructive sleep apnea is a surprisingly common sleep disorder, causing a person to temporarily stop breathing while they are asleep. It is known to increase a person’s risk for ...click here to read more

How many hours of sleep do you typically get? If it’s not between seven and nine hours, then, unfortunately, you are probably sleep-deprived. Lack of sleep and poor sleep is a serious epidemic across the country, and it can lead to serious health consequences. Just by adding an extra hour of sleep each night to ...click here to read more

Sleep disturbances are more common than you might think. They are estimated to affect between 36 and 69% of older adults. Past research has linked sleep disturbances to depression, increased risk of mortality, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, cognitive decline, decrease in physical function, and lowered quality of life. Because of the known vast ...click here to read more