This sounds contradicting as far as the issue of snoring is concerned. Just when we thought that people who snore are in danger of potential health risks associated with their heart, here is a study the proves that snoring at your worst is actually good since it burns more calories in the process.
Weird? Well, if you compare it to the earlier studies, it does indeed seem confusing. It makes you wonder which is more important or whether there is a connection between the two.
Snorers can b
For anyone, there is a limit as to how far you can go as far as staying awake is concerned. Particularly for people in profession, it would be wise to know when to keep on going and when to sleep. As far as medical people are concerned, it has been found that after 16 hours, they better slow down and get some rest if they want to remain competent.
Forced to go beyond that could lead to inconsistency as far as rendering their expertise and that
For employees, benefits that include sick leaves are only normal. But while we are used to seeing common excuses as fever, flu and bowel movements as their reason for not reporting for work, you may be surprised that sleep apnea can become the next reason for being absent.
People who have sleep issues are expected to perform below par. And we all know that productivity needs full attention as well
Babies and infants are prone towards sleep terrors and apparently while many point towards other possible causes such as the things they see or what they hear, it can really be borne genetically.
Sleep terrors are the most dramatic type of arousal disorder, usually occurring abruptly with screaming. The person is confused, disoriented and cannot be consoled.
A lot of people in the world are addressing the problem of insomnia. However much of them attribute this to lifestyle but as far as scientific explanation, most attribute it to food consumption or psychological issues that affect us when we are thinking too much.
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), the most common inhibitory transmitter in the brain, has been identified as severely reduced in people suffering with primary insomnia. Primary insomnia is a manifestation of a neurobiological state of
Jet lag has long been a problem particularly for people who frequently travel. Changes in the time zone are often the problem and having to adjust sleep, sometimes extending just to adjust to the actual time schedule of the region you may be is a problem.
Now reverting back to the regular sleeping schedule may become an issue. In fact, it can be health risk as the need to address how your body can take such is in question. With that in mind, studies ha
Our brain can only take so much and at some point, we may have problems as far as memory issues, recalling certain events or even understanding a complicated task. Ideally, when we lack sleep, we feel haggard and long to lay back and try to reorganize our senses. Thanks to some studies conducted by the University of Chicago, it has been justified that getting the right amount of sleep does indeed help in memory problems and even bring you as far as recalling the past skills you once mastered.
One thing that can make people sleepy or easily irritated would be the presence of eye bags which can be the result of a late night, too little water or the natural aging process. Now as far as adults are concerned, it can be a drag especially if you want to avoid wanting to sleep practically all the time because of the heaviness that they bring.
One good thing to do is find ways to try and remedy them. Some have used vegetables like cucumber but tea can be a good cure as well. Drinking te
When you find yourself in the office setting, you barely notice the impact that the usual fluorescent lamps have on you. Unknowingly, you fail to realize that it affects various parts of your production that includes alertness and being less sleepy.
Traditionally this was never noticed. But apparently based on studies, the lighting you have at the office or even your home does indeed play a vital role in keeping you awake and productive.
Research carried out at the Surrey Sleep Centre at t
Though the name may be different, it is still the same old sleeping drug Lunesta that has been named differently once it is approved for distribution in Europe. Sepracor is reportedly planning to penetrate the Europe market to help insomniacs residing here. However, Lunesta is already a familiar brand and perhaps changing it catered towards the Europeans can help ease the impressions that some have seen as negative due to some issues.
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use gave a
