Easy Ways to Catch More ZZZs
If you've had one or two bad nights lately, you can probably solve the problem by taking some of the measures below. These strategies may require you to change your sleeping habits, but the effort is well worth it in the long run. Your room ... [... more]
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Best Wake-Up Call
From Reader's Digest More than a quarter of American teenagers nod off in class at least once a week, according to the National Sleep Foundation. Says its CEO, Darrel Drobnich, "The average teen needs about nine and a half hours of sleep but gets ... [... more]
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Sleep, Stress, and Worry
Stress. Its biochemical surge tosses us into a fast-paced hyper-alertness that allows us to dodge an oncoming car, sidestep a fist, or save the data on a crashing computer. But that's in the short term. In the long term, the biochemistry of ... [... more]
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Beat Depression and End Insomnia
Depression is a life-threatening disorder that seems to be triggered by stress, hormones, genetic glitches, medical conditions, medication, and maybe even the kitchen sink. Its onset is predicted by insomnia, insomnia usually accompanies it, and ... [... more]
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Sleep-Related Eating Disorder
By Ellen Michaud with Julie Bain From Sleep to Be Sexy Smart and Slim [... more]
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Work Schedules and Sleep Deprivation
Studies show that 85 percent of police officers, 80 percent of regional pilots, and 48 percent of air-traffic controllers nod off on the job. And a frightening 41 percent of medical workers admit they've made fatigue-related errors. In one survey ... [... more]
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Sleep Apnea: Types and Treatments
If you wake in the morning feeling sleepy, irritable, sad, forgetful, and headachy, there's a good chance that you have sleep apnea, a sleep-related breathing disorder that affects 20 million of us -- particularly when we're pregnant. When you ... [... more]
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Pregnancy and Sleep Problems
Thirty-four-year-old Becky Hanf Nezin experiences pregnancy the way every woman wishes she could. She sleeps like a log at night, wakes up refreshed in the morning, and stays in shape by running after her five kids and walking along country roads ... [... more]
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The Quick Fix: Napping
Studies show that not only will you feel better almost immediately, says Sara Mednick, Ph.D., a sleep medicine researcher at the University of California at San Diego and author of Take a Nap! Change Your Life, but a daily nap of between 20 and ... [... more]
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Does Online Sleep Therapy Work?
Does online sleep therapy work? You can bet your Yves Delorme sheets it does. What's more, it's cheaper, more private, more convenient, and available when you have the time -- not when a therapist 10 miles away can give you an appointment. In a ... [... more]
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Here's a list of snoozers!
Golden Grahams Plain Bagel Corn chips Watermelon Mashed potatoes Saltine crackers Graham crackers French fries Frozen waffles Vanilla wafers Grape-Nuts Flakes Jelly beans Rice cakes Cornflakes Instant Rice Red baked potato French bread Tofu ... [... more]
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Effective Use of Sleep Medications
Sleeping pills have become a way of life for an amazing number of women trying to survive and compete in today's world. Whether they're overworked short-order cooks with a family of five to support, Bluetooth-enabled businesswomen with the ... [... more]
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