Archive for the 'SLEEP News' Category
Quality Sleep Can Rejuvenate Moods
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung July 26th, 2008 in How to sleep better, SLEEP News, SLEEP Psychology, Sleep Disorders.People who get incomplete sleep for one reason or another are likely to become cranky at times and others can only try to understand and get along with them for the meantime. Quality sleeps is essential to setting the tone and mood for most people today. Logically, how can a person relate or even get along with others if he alone cannot understand himself?

Such is a common thing we see for the people who lack sleep. Aside from being drained, their emotions are surely something that will be tender and picky. But once they do get their proper respite and sleep to make up for their lacking sleep endeavors, you will be surprised at the immediate change in mood and character. Who can blame them? Once you are rejuvenated you are bound to feel like a million bucks!
Dr Nilesh Dave, medical director of the Sleep and Breathing Disorders Centre at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre, says: “When you get good-quality sleep and enough hours of it, it is amazing how much better patients’ moods are, how much better they’re functioning. They’re truly happy.”
(Source) Theage.com.au
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Get Better Sleep through Stretching Regularly
1 Comment Published by Brian Yalung July 25th, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News, SLEEP Psychology, Sleep Cures, Sleep Education.When it comes to sleep, we hardly want to be active so that we can relax and perhaps be lulled to sleep. But the thing is, we do not sleep 24 hours a day. Now that would be really lazy and we may even get a headache in the process.

Exercise is something good for the heart and is associated and getting great sleep. Routine exercise such as yoga or tai chi can be helpful to our bodies as far as making sure our blood flow is better. But for some people, particularly the elderly, our body metabolism is likewise important. As we age, it slows down and in the process we may find ourselves becoming idle and even reach the point of unhealthy.
Exercise regularly and you may finally get that great sleep. It doesn’t have to be hectic. Just make sure your body can have a proper circulation since in the end, your health may be relying a lot on it.
(Source) Seattlepi.com
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MedGen to Offer Melatonin Strip Sleep Aids
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung July 23rd, 2008 in How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Cures, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues, Sleeping Pills.Don’t be surprised if you get to see another sleeping pill in the market that not only helps you sleep better but makes your breath fresher. The TransMedia Group has been commissioned by Medgen to help in promoting its new sleeping aid called “4 Good Night’s Sleep”.

We know that there are quite a number of sleeping aids out there at the moment and apparently here is another one to add to potential sleep aids that can assist people who have trouble sleeping.
Based on reports, the TransMedia Group aims to kick thing off by a news release on July 21.
“We’re looking for TransMedia to get our product known and into the right hands, so that [consumers] can relate to the product and know the company,” said Paul Mitchell, president and COO of MedGen. “What we’re trying to do is tie the PR end of the business into advertising, prior to our ads running.”
(Source) PR Week
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Pounds on Heart Attacks
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung July 22nd, 2008 in Health Issues, SLEEP News, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.As far as our health is concerned, we are all aware that the worst type of illness or diseases that we can encounter would be heart attacks or stroke. For one thing, they can occur at any time and is one reason why most of us are trying to eat and stay healthy.

So much for this issue when we are awake, how about when we are asleep? It has been proven that no thanks to obstructive sleep apnea, the potential existence of heart attacks during our sleep can occur. This is perhaps the manner to which we cannot be prepared since we will surely be in deep slumber.
For people who want to make sure, it would be best to check if you have OSA or Obstructive Sleep Apnea. If you do have one, you had better be careful since you may not know what may be happening during your sleep.
(Source) Top News
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Training Toddlers to Sleep Independently
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung July 21st, 2008 in How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Cures, Sleep Education, Sleep Issues.As far as babies are concerned, many of us may perhaps have noticed that they sleep for most parts of their days. But the real question here is the time to which they will be sleeping. Apparently, for most new parents, this is something that they are unaware of. For the seasoned parents, it means that they will have to adjust accordingly to how their children would sleep. It also means that they should be open to some sleep disorders ahead.

But rather than sulking in agony, there are new practices to help regulate a baby’s sleeping cycle. The answer? Teach them to sleep on their own. It is called sleep training by some but if you know your way on how to be a parent, it is something you should check out.
For some parents, it may be hard. But just take it as a challenge in itself. Outside sleeping, it’s a form of teaching kids on how to be independent at their primal age. No one said it would be easy but if you master it, you will be surprised at other things that your child will learn later on.
(Source) Canada.com
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