Unfortunately, there are many medications that can interfere with your ability to sleep. It may be that your insomnia is nothing more than an unwanted side effect from a medication that you’re taking to help you with a separate problem. But because there are so many factors that affect sleep, it’s important to rule […]
5 Ways Working Moms Can Get the Best Sleep Ever
Sleep. Such a simple word. Unfortunately, if you’re a working mom, that word might not have much meaning for you these days. Odds are that you’re getting not only less sleep but lesser quality sleep than your better half. This lack of rest at night has effects that spill over to the day, making it […]
Learning to Recognize Symptoms of Stress
The nagging headache starts at the office. You feel tired. You’re having trouble concentrating. Your productivity starts to suffer, and you begin to wonder if you’re coming down with the flu. By the time you get home you’re ready to tuck yourself into bed. The chills and fever never materialize but your symptoms don’t go […]
Lack of Sleep Increases Risk of Dying
That sleepless night that makes you grouchy and tired the next day can be a killer — literally. New research shows that getting less than 5 hours of sleep a night increases your risk of death from cardiovascular disease. In a study of 4,600 men and women aged 35 to 55, researchers at University College London […]
Talk Yourself to Sleep
Using talk therapy to help insomniacs fall asleep produced better results than commonly used sleep medications, according to a new study released this week. In a Canadian study of 160 chronic adult insomniacs, researchers at Laval University in Quebec, Canada compared talk therapy to the popular sleep aid zolpidem, which is sold both generically and under […]
What You Do Before Bedtime Matters
We don’t fully understand the mechanism of insomnia (defined as difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep). But some theorists believe untimely central nervous system arousal plays a large part. Our brains are always on, however when we think hard about something, our brain is more activated or aroused than when we are not consciously thinking about […]