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Periodic Limb Movements During Sleep Can Be a Nuisance
1 Comment Published by Brian Yalung September 1st, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, Insomnia, SLEEP News.
At times during your sleep, sudden movements caused by muscles can cause you to get up and stay awake. Leg movement may occur at times, normally even without our knowledge. Muscle reactions or perhaps even low in some nutrients such as iron are causes which may eventually become factors in depriving you of your sleep mainly because they are bound to bother you as far as restful slumber is concerned.
Hence it is not surprising why PLMS is associated with Insomnia. But it would be likewise worthy to note that African-American suffer from this less mainly because of their higher iron stores and a good explanation to racial differences between other races.
Should you be among the people who are suffering from such, it would be wise to get yourself checked for assistance. Do not take such events for granted and wait for it to worsen into something graver than insomnia that may lead to dilapidating health in the long run.
According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, PLMS involves uncontrollable, repetitive muscle movements such as extending the big toe or bending the ankle. These frequent movements occur in one or both legs during sleep and often result in brief arousals, and in some cases, full awakenings from sleep.
The AASM also reports that low brain iron may play a role in worsening PLMS. According to the authors, studies demonstrate higher iron stores in African-Americans, providing a possible explanation for the racial differences found in the study. The results also are consistent with previous findings of racial differences for PLMS in children as young as five to seven years of age, suggesting that the racial differences found in adults may be present from an early age and pointing to potential genetic factors.
(Source) Science Daily
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Sleep can Prevent Kid Injuries
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung February 23rd, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News.If you are wondering why most infants today sustain injuries, much of it may be caused by lack of sleep. A lot of this has to do with losing the proper rest and of course nutrients that places them high risk individuals who can sustain injuries during their age of mischief. Mischief in the sense that we all know how hyperactive kids can be during their toddler years and with the improper amount of nutrients, they surely lack the proper healing conditions that will eventually be critical once these injuries do come out.
“The results of our study have significant implications for the prevention of injuries,” Koulouglioti concludes. “The findings provide additional support for the essential role of poor sleep as a risk factor for injuries among preschool children.”
(Source) Science Daily
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Lack of Sleep, Loss of Life?
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung October 4th, 2007 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
Many would call it an exaggerated point of view but lack of sleep may indeed lead to loss of life if health is continued to be overlooked. The main agenda here is not really on sleep alone but the overall health of the body as far as getting the necessary respite to generate the needed nutrients and recharging of tired body cells.
Abuse of the body is certainly something that no ordinary being can withstand for long. It will always come to a point where people will suffer illnesses and some signs of deteriorating health concerns.
This is one reason that some people resort to vitamins and additives everyday to help offset the lost nutrients. But then again, overall rest is still the best alternative for people to consider today for continued health maintenance and living.
Read more: Can Sleep Loss Kill You?
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Healthy Meals Produce Restful Sleep
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung July 29th, 2007 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues, Sleep Therapy.
A lot of the people today would normally suffer some identified health problem to go with sleep. One of them is that of diabetes, something that arises from continuous fluctuations in the blood sugar. While monitoring these problems from someone dear to us is already a sleep deprivation of sorts on its own, the patient undergoing this problem suffers a whole lot dearly.
Some may not know the essence of controlling and treating the main problem above all. Physicians are even baffled by the whole thing and relying heavily on medication and prescribed drugs do not always solve the problem at hand.
Food intake and controlling the carbohydrates and related nutrients can help ease the burden at times. Sleep is often interrupted by these illnesses as diabetes but if a person plays and observes the cycle, anyone can try to test some form of alternative remedy to address the whole situation and gain headway in putting emphasis on quality sleeping habits as needed by the human body.
Reference article: A Good Night’s Sleep With Diabetes by Laura Plunkett
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