Researchers Find Possible Missing Link Between Sleep and Improved Memory
These results have implications for understanding the mind/body connection and relationships between sleep, cardiovascular health and cognitive functioning.
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Sleep Your Way Out Of Metabolic Disorders
Addressing some types of sleep disturbances may have a directly beneficial effect on patients’ metabolic health. Now that’s a sweet dream.
Read MoreSleep Deprivation Increases Food Purchasing the Next Day
Sleep-deprived men purchased significantly more calories (+9%) and grams (+18%) of food than they did after one night of sleep.
Read MoreSleep Boosts Production of Brain Support Cells
Genes promoting myelin formation were turned on during sleep. In contrast, the genes implicated in cell death and the cellular stress response were turned on when the animals stayed awake.
Read MoreA Primer For The Perfect Nap
Studies have found different benefits—and detriments—to a nap’s timing, duration and even effect on different people, depending on one’s age and possibly genetics.
Read More10 Reasons Why You’re Not Seeing Better Results At The Gym
The top ten reasons for guaranteed disappointment in reaching your health goals are actually part of the rule book for winning your own is it healthy game. Practice makes perfect.
Read MoreA Good Night’s Sleep Increases Cardiovascular Benefits Of A Healthy Lifestyle
A good night’s sleep in combination with the four traditional healthy lifestyle habits was associated with a 57% lower risk of cardiovascular disease. Now that’s something to sleep on.
Read MoreShould Babies Cry Themselves Back to Sleep? Three Tips to Teach Babies to Self Sooth:
Academics claim it is more beneficial for mothers to let their babies cry themselves back to sleep.
Read MoreCommon Causes Of Memory Slips
When memory seems to slip, many older people wonder if they are sliding into Alzheimer’s disease. Most of the time, the cause of that forgetfulness is something more common and easily remedied. Stress, anxiety and sleep deprivation are a good place to start.
Read MoreGo Ahead, Hit The Snooze Button
One-third of American workers aren’t sleeping enough to function at peak levels, and that chronic exhaustion is costing billions of dollars in lost productivity, according to researchers from Harvard Medical School.
Read More5 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Sleep — But Should
Healthy sleep is an essential need in all of our lives and with it we are healthier and happier. But there are other things about sleep we think we know, that may not necessarily be so… Here are 5 Sleep Myths we’d like to bust right now
Read MoreSleep Disturbances Associated With Work Disability
Just over one-fifth or 22 per cent of the employees studied reported sleep disturbances on at least five nights a week. A further 26 per cent reported sleep disturbances on 2–4 nights a week. In the former group, the risk of work disability for any reason was one and a half times greater than in employees who reported sleep disturbances once a week or less often.
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