Coffee has always been known to help people stay awake but can also be addicting. You can perhaps liken it to smoking which to many is a hard habit to break. Immediate withdrawal is perhaps close to imminent failure but incremental or withdrawal can be done to try and regulate coffee intake.
But that may be easier said than done, especially for people who consume 600 to 700 grams of coffee. The withdrawal syndrome usually occurs 18 to 24 hours later. It consists of severe fatigue, irritability
People who have gone through cancer are bound to have problems and this includes sleep. After going through various chemotherapy and radiation procedures, a new study has revealed that yoga can help in this area and also cut back on sleeping medications.
The study included 410 cancer survivors who had completed treatment in the previous two years and had been experiencing sleep problems for at least two months. All but 16 of the patients were women, and 75 percent were breast cancer survivors. In addit
Wisconsin got a multi-state settlement from drug maker Astra-Zeneca for marketing an anti-psychotic drug which did not gain FDA approval. The said drug was aimed towards treating sleep problems such as insomnia and other psychiatric conditions.
Astra-Zeneca denied these claims and chose to settle the issue rather than let the drug issue get out of hand. At $4 million, that was indeed some issue which cost them a lot of dough!
For the elderly folks, valuing their way of living for the remaining years of their lives should be given focus. And if you think that surrendering them at Assisted-Living Facilities (ALFs) is the best alternative is the best solution, guess again. It seems that thanks to a study, their way of living is placed in jeopardy, especially if you talk about the value of sleep that they should be getting.
Elder people need longer hours of sleep and if this study by the Journal of the American Geriatrics S
For the people out there who are pretty much concerned about their skin, here is something for you. While many leave skin care to the dermatologists or those skin creams to take care of their skin, the best and natural way is to sleep. A good night sleep (or sufficient) is the best way to combat skin problems like aging.
Particularly for women, sleeping at the required number of hours is your best bet to take care of your precious skin issues. Mind you, this means natural sleep cycles meaning
For all the workaholics and people who mythically believe that they can be more productive by sleeping less, heed this warning. A new study has found that people who sleep less than 6 hours are putting themselves at risk, possibly leading to early death if they are not careful.
Results of the research indicate that people who sleep less than six hours a night were 12% more likely to die prematurely over the 25 year period than those who slept for 6-8 hours consistently. Researchers describe
A couple of sleep aids have been put into question for failing to do what they claim to be; help people sleep. The recall involves children’s versions of Tylenol, Tylenol Plus, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl, because they don’t meet quality standards.
Though there was no questions concerning their safety, it seems the matter of their actual use and purpose is the one being put into question. Hopefully though, no side effects will be reported which for now is zilch.
Technology may yet offer something beneficial, particularly for the people who have poor eyesight. A new kind of contact lenses called Corneal Refractive Therapy Lens (CRT) may improve eyesight. They only need to be worn when a user sleeps after which people can look forward to better vision the following day.
There are a few drawbacks however, as those contact lens wearers with long-sightedness will not be able to use the CRT lens.
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Sleep would normally be contribute to weight gain but it seems that it can be a good way to stay slim as well. At least that is what some researchers found when normal-weight young men consumed extra calories when they had just four hours of sleep the night before compared to when they slept for eight hours.
Given the findings and the fact that people have been sleeping less and getting fatter over the past few decades, “sleep restriction could be one of the environmental
Sleep Apnea has been known to be associated with heart problems and apparently that is the case in this new study connecting stroke. OSA doubles the risk of stroke in men and also increases the danger in women. Data was taken from the Sleep Heart Health Study.
Men with moderate to severe sleep apnea are three times more likely to have a stroke than men with mild or no sleep apnea while the increased risk of stroke in women with obstructive sleep apnea was significant only in cases of severe apnea than
