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Care to Try the Sleep Diet?

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Brian Yalung

If you have tried all efforts to slim down, then perhaps sleep is the answer to losing some excess pounds. Weird as it may seem, a study was able to prove this and overall showed that a good night’s sleep is your ticket to a better body and better life.

During the study, adults were asked to sleep for 8.5 and 5.5 hours. The researchers measured loss of fat and lean body mass and found that those people who slept 8.5 hours per night lost 56 per cent more body fat than those who slept only 5.5 hour

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Brooklyn VA Hospital Opens New Sleep Center

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Brian Yalung

VA Medical Center Brooklyn 800 Poly Place Brooklyn, NY

New York Harbor Healthcare System will officially open a new Sleep Center this September 27, Monday. Now, veterans of all ages will be able to be diagnosed and treated for various sleep issues like obstructive sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, central sleep apnea syndromes, narcolepsy, as well as sleep problems associated with traumatic brain injury.

The new Sleep Center will be armed with a four-bed, state-of-the-art sleep laboratory that will provide advanced diagnostic sleep studies and thera

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Go Ahead and Sleep on the Job!

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Sleeping on the job seems to be imminent for most workers. In fact, a recent survey by the National Sleep Foundation shows that 30% of workers fall asleep while at work while 65% have trouble concentrating due to lack of sleep.

Ben and Jerry’s in Vermont may have a solution in the form of a work place nap rooms made for employees. They allow their employees to snooze but is not a permanent solution for employees who lack sleep. Further, there is that possibility that employees may abuse such a privilege.

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Sleep Better or Get Fat!

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Brian Yalung

If you are conscious about your weight, then exercising may not be the only solution. In fact, you can probably sleep on it! Especially if you are in your teens, a study suggest that the best ways to fight calories and the fat is to sleep regularly.

This is not the first time we have heard of the link between obesity and sleep loss. It has been reported by other studies that lack of sleep may alter levels of hormones that regulate one’s appetite, but only a few tried to see the influence of sle

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Sleep Deprivation Affects the Brain

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Here is an interesting take on Sleep Deprivation. Though we all know that lack of sleep does have a bearing towards healthier lives, it is our body and our brain that will eventually be the affected parties. And though we do find sleep deprivation as not serious for now, the amount or effects it would have will eventually be something that will set in.

Getting into the details may be a bit too scientific but overall, sleep deprivation is no laughing matter. If you are a

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Sleep Concerts for the Sleepless

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Brian Yalung

In an odd way to address the sleep deprived people over in Britain, a sleep concert will be held where artists will be playing doze-stirring tracks to help sleepless employees overcome their sleep problems. And while the whole intent may be good, this is perhaps the first time you would hear of such an event, something that employers find useless.

75% of Britons suffer from lack of sleep while others do not sleep more than 6 hours daily. Sleep concerts have been a great success in Japan where

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Less Sleep Triggers Migraines

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Though it should not be surprising to associate migraine with lack of sleep, new research further explains why such would contribute to the growing headaches people have to deal with. It all boils down to the proper safeguarding of proteins.

Using rats to prove the theory, sleep- deprived rats secreted high levels of proteins that arouse the nervous system and low levels of proteins that shut it down. In short, arousal proteins occur at levels that are high enough to cause pain.

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New Dads Suffer from Post Natal Depression

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Brian Yalung

While it is always a joy to see a baby enter your family, it seems that this is short-lived. As far as this study is concerned, new dads (not moms) suffer from post natal depression three to six months after their new child is born.

The rate of “baby blues” is lower than that of mothers but it seems that when dad’s have to deal with lack of sleep and new responsibilities, the realities of being a father starts to kick in and provide depression all the more.

Dr James Paul

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Lack of Sleep Leads to Mood Disorders for Teens

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Brian Yalung

You can add another issue to highlight among teens if they lack sleep. A study showed that lack of sleep could become a high risk issue for teens who lack sufficient shuteye. Teens who go to be after midnight are more likely to experience depression, especially the ones who get less than 5 hours of sleep. Worst, 50% of those sleep-deprived teens may even commit suicide!

Doctors recommended that parents remove television sets and video games from teenagers’ rooms to help them get

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DJ Moby Says No To “SLEEPING” Drugs

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Brian Yalung

You just have to give DJ Moby a lot of credit for being wise despite his growing Insomnia problem. Perhaps learning from the fate of stars such as Michael Jackson, he refuses to take sleeping pills to aid him with his Insomnia. His reason is of course being addicted to them which as we all know has led to more deaths than remedies.

His insomnia problem is so bad that he often hallucinates through lack of sleep but says that he won’t turn to medication to solve his restle

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