Tag Archive for 'heart-attacks'
Keep Pets Away from Your Kids
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung August 22nd, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Issues, Snoring.
Snoring is something many are now aware of being a health risk and if you are not careful, your kids may develop them if you don’t keep the pets away. In fact, don’t get them pets at all since this study by Karl Franklin of University Hospital in Umea, Sweden revealed that kids exposed to pets such as cats and dogs are susceptible to various germs that may contribute to the inflammatory processes and thereby alter upper airway anatomy early in life.
While we have a hard time to tell our kids no, this time around, we just have to and explain to them that it is all for their own good!
Snoring is no laughing matter. Besides sleep deprivation — for the snorer, and especially for anyone within earshot — snoring is linked to more serious consequences.
It increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, such as heart attacks or a stroke, and can even result in premature death.
(Source) Yahoo News
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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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