Insomnia is nothing to smile at. It can be very detrimental to your general health and job performance. It is closely linked with episodes of depression, hostility, anger, and other chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. According to…
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Sleep deprivation refers to a condition of not having sufficient sleep. In today’s modern age, we’ve become increasingly busy to the extent of subtracting from?our sleep time as we rush to attend to our responsibilities. Some of us have developed…
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“Why should I bother myself about sleep?” This was one of the questions I used to ask myself as a child, and even moreso as an adolescent. How could sleep be considered important when there were some many things to…
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The Circadian Rhythm, also called the body clock, refers to physiological and behavioral processes in biological organisms (plants, animals, and microbes) that align closely to a 24-hour cycle. In animals, with specific emphasis on human beings, this cycle is primarily…
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Did you know that the quality of sleep you have at night has an impact on how you can perform and feel during the day? Perhaps, if you find that sleepiness is taking the better part of your life, then…
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For a long time, scientists and psychologists have been busy inventing and explaining how the human brain operates. Your brain is the central part that controls all the activities you engage in. In 1839, Heinrich Wilhelm discovered binaural beats, a…
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Did you know that your sleeping habits significantly influence your overall health? Under normal conditions, it should not take you more than 15 minutes in bed before falling asleep. If you find that you?re taking an hour or two tossing…
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It is no surprise that half of the people across the United States suffer from sleep problems. If you are one of them, then chances are you either can?t sleep all night long or have an arduous time falling asleep…
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Sleep apnea refers to a condition when you stop breathing while you are asleep at night. In the context of this article, which focuses on obstructive sleep apnea, this disturbance to breathing?happens when your throat tissues block the air passage….
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I recently dislocated my shoulder?while swimming–an intensely painful (not to mention frightening!) experience. This unfortunate injury has really been affecting my sleep. Even in my most comfortable position I still experience moderate pain. Incidentally, a visitor to my website also…
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